Rød, Arendal

Nidelva is the main river in the Arendal drainage basin in Agder county, Norway. The 221.7-kilometre (137.8 mi) long river begins at the confluence of two rivers: Nisserelva and Fyreselv. The confluence is located by the village of Haugsjåsund in Nissedal municipality in southern Vestfold og Telemark county. The river flows south into the Skagerrak at the city of Arendal. The watershed covers 4,011 square kilometres (1,549 sq mi) and has an average waterflow of 114.4 cubic metres per second (4,040 cu ft/s) at Rykene near the mouth. The highest waterflow ever recorded on the river was 1,200 cubic metres per second (42,000 cu ft/s) in the autumn of 1987.

Vrengen is a village in Arendal municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located in the Bjorbekk area of Arendal, along the Norwegian County Road 407, just north of the mouth of the river Nidelva. The Bjorbekk Church lies just northwest of Vrengen and the village of Asdal lies just to the south.

Norwegian county road 407 (Fylkesvei 407) is a Norwegian county road in Agder county, Norway. The 13.9-kilometre (8.6 mi) highway runs between the village of Vik in Grimstad municipality and Sponvika on the south side of the city of Arendal in Arendal municipality. Prior to the transportation reforms of 2010, this road was a Norwegian national road, but since then it was taken over by the county.

Asdal is a village in Arendal municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located along Norwegian County Road 407 between the European route E18 highway and the river Nidelva. The village sits between the village of Fevik to the south and the town of Arendal to the northeast. The village of Vrengen lies immediately north of Asdal and the village of Rød lies across the river to the southeast.

Bjorbekk is a village in Arendal municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located between the Norwegian County Road 407 and the European route E18 highway. The village of Vrengen lies just east of Bjorbekk and the village of Asdal lies just to the south. Bjorbekk Church is located in the village.

Nedenes is a village in Arendal municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located in the southern part of Arendal, just north of the municipal border with Grimstad. The Norwegian County Road 420 runs through the village heading north to the village of Rød and onwards to the island of Hisøya to the north. Engene Church is located in Nedenes.The county of Agder was named Nedenes amt from the 1600s until 1919. This name was chosen because the Nedenes village was once a large, medieval farm and later was the seat of the county officials.

Bjorbekk Church (Norwegian: Bjorbekk kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Arendal Municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the village of Bjorbekk. It is one of the churches for the Øyestad parish which is part of the Arendal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1884 using plans drawn up by the architect Johan Christoff Friedrich Reuter (1829-1909). The church seats about 650 people.

Engene Church (Norwegian: Engene kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Arendal Municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the village of Nedenes. It is one of the churches for the Øyestad parish which is part of the Arendal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1882 using plans originally drawn up by the architect Wilhelm Hanstein. The church seats about 480 people.

Hisøy (historically: Hisø) is a former municipality in the old Aust-Agder county in Norway. The 10-square-kilometre (3.9 sq mi) municipality existed from 1881 until 1992 when it was merged into the municipality of Arendal in what is now Agder county. At the time of its dissolution, it was the smallest municipality in the whole county. The municipality encompassed the islands of Hisøya, Gjervoldsøy, Havsøya, Ærøya, Store Torungen, Lille Torungen, and several other small, unpopulated islands. The administrative centre was the village of Kolbjørnsvik on Hisøya island.Hisøy Church was the main church for the municipality, located in the village of His in the central part of Hisøya.

His is a village in Arendal municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located in the central part of the island of Hisøya, along the Skaggerak coast. The village is the site of the historic Hisøy Church. The main village on the island, Kolbjørnsvik lies about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) northeast of His, and the city centre of Arendal lies about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) to the northeast.

Espenes is a small village area in the northeastern part of the municipality of Grimstad in Agder county, Norway. The village lies near the Skaggerak coast, just north of the village of Fevik and just south of the town of Arendal.

Hisøy Church (Norwegian: Hisøy kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Arendal Municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the village of His on the island of Hisøya. It is one of the churches for the Hisøy parish which is part of the Arendal prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. The white, wooden, empire style church was built in a cruciform design in 1849 using plans drawn up by the architect Gustav Adolph Lammers. The church seats about 500 people. From 1881 until 1992 it was the main church for Hisøy municipality.