Tvedestrand, Norway

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is a town and municipality in Aust-Agder county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Sørlandet. The administrative center is the village of Tvedestrand.The town has a white-painted town center with irregular streets climbing steep hills around the harbor. The natural environment of the area makes it a tourist destination. The municipality includes numerous islands, which makes it popular in the summer for boaters. The number of people in the county at least double in the summer, due to vacationers. There are approximately 1,700 summer cottages ("hytter") around the fjord. Tvedestrand has over 2,000 buildings that are more than 100 years old.General informationThe town of Tvedestrand was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 . On 1 January 1960, the rural municipalities of Dypvåg and Holt were merged with Tvedestrand to form a new municipality named Tvedestrand.On 1 January 1962, the Strengereid area of Tvedestrand was transferred to neighboring Moland municipality. Then on 1 January 1964, the Holtegården area was transferred from Moland to Tvedestrand. The uninhabited Folevatnet area in Tvedestrand was transferred to the municipality of Risør on 1 January 1984.