Vennesla

Vennesla is a municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Sørlandet. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Vennesla. Other villages in Vennesla include Grovane, Hægeland, Homstean, Mushom, Øvre Eikeland, Øvrebø, Røyknes, and Skarpengland. Vennesla lies about north of the city of Kristiansand in the Otra river valley.

Key facts

Kommune.name: Vennesla
Kommune.image_skyline: Setesdalsbanen_9mai2004.JPG
Kommune.image_caption: View of the Setesdal Line railway museum in Vennesla municipality
Kommune.idnumber: 4223
Kommune.county: Agder
Kommune.district: Sørlandet
Kommune.capital: Vennesla
Kommune.established: 1864
Kommune.preceded: Øvrebø Municipality
Kommune.demonym: Venndøl
Kommune.language: Neutral
Kommune.coatofarms: Vennesla komm.svg
Kommune.webpage: www.vennesla.kommune.no
Kommune.mayor: Nils Olav Larsen
Kommune.mayor_party: KrF
Kommune.mayor_as_of: 2024
Kommune.area_rank: 242
Kommune.area_total_km2: 384.49

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Wikidata facts

Demonym: venndøl
Population: 15772
Area: 0.12
Official website: www.vennesla.kommune.no
Image: Vennesla.jpg
Households: 267

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Commons category: Vennesla
Commons gallery: Vennesla
inception: 1865-00-00

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General information
Name
Coat of arms
Churches
Government
Municipal council
Mayors
Geography
Climate
Economy
Media
Attractions
Vikeland Hovedgård
Vennesla Church
Vindbjart Football Club
Notable people
Twin towns – sister cities
See also
References
External links

The municipality is the 242nd largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Vennesla is the 79th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 15,294. The municipality's population density is and its population has increased by 11.2% over the previous 10-year period.