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25-446: The town of Tvedestrand 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 municipality practically doubles in the summer, due to vacationers. There are approximately 1,700 summer cottages ("hytter") around

50-457: A population density of 1,267 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,280/sq mi). In Norway, Tvedestrand is considered a by which can be translated as either a "town" or "city" in English. Tvedestrand had been a small coastal village with a small amount of industry when it became the main port of departure for the materials from the nearby Næs Jernverk (iron works) starting in 1738. In 1836,

75-573: A new municipality named Tvedestrand. On 1 January 1962, the Strengereid area (population: 375) of Tvedestrand was transferred to neighboring Moland municipality. Then on 1 January 1964, the Holtegården area (population: 5) was transferred from Moland to Tvedestrand. The uninhabited Folevatnet area in Tvedestrand was transferred to the municipality of Risør on 1 January 1984. The town and municipality

100-599: A temperate oceanic climate (Cfb, marine west coast), with autumn as the wettest season and spring as the driest. The weather station in Lyngør, about 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) from the town of Tvedestrand , has been recording since 1920. The all-time high at Lyngør lighthouse is 29.8 °C (85.6 °F) from 12. August 1975. A number of rare minerals are found in Tvedestrand: The following cities are twinned with Tvedestrand: Tvedestrand (town) Tvedestrand

125-401: Is " Azure , a tern volant argent " ( Norwegian : I blått en oppflyvende sølv terne ). This means the arms have a blue field (background) and the charge is a tern , a type of local seabird. The tern has a tincture of argent which means it is commonly colored white, but if it is made out of metal, then silver is used. The blue color in the field and the tern were chosen to represent

150-576: Is a town and the administrative centre of Tvedestrand municipality in Agder county, Norway . The town is located at the northern end of the Tvedestrandfjorden at the intersection of the Norwegian County Road 411 and Norwegian County Road 410 . The Tvedestrand Church is located in the central part of the town. The 2.04-square-kilometre (500-acre) town has a population (2019) of 2,582 and

175-521: Is governed by a municipal council of directly elected representatives. The mayor is indirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council. The municipality is under the jurisdiction of the Agder District Court and the Agder Court of Appeal . The municipal council ( Kommunestyre ) of Tvedestrand is made up of 23 representatives that are elected to four-year terms. The tables below show

200-487: Is named after the old Tveite farm ( Old Norse : Þveitar ) since that is the location of the present town of Tvedestrand . The first element is the farm name which is the genitive case of the word þveit which means " clearing " or "small farm". The last element is strǫnd which means " beach " or "strand". Thus this is the beach of the Tveit farm. The coat of arms was granted on 4 April 1986. The official blazon

225-698: The Royal Danish-Norwegian Navy . She was commissioned in 1811 and originally carried 36 guns, later being upgraded to 42. She served briefly during the Gunboat War only seeing action once, when on 6 July 1812 the British ship of the line HMS  Dictator and the Cruizer -class brig-sloop HMS  Calypso sank her during the Battle of Lyngør . The Battle of Lyngør effectively ended Denmark's involvement in

250-509: The sea since the municipality was historically dependent on it for its economy . The arms were designed by Daniel Rike. The municipal flag has the same design as the coat of arms. The Church of Norway has three parishes ( sokn ) within the municipality of Tvedestrand. It is part of the Aust-Nedenes prosti ( deanery ) in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark . Holt Church probably dates from

275-467: The Østre Agder area of Agder county. The town itself lies at the end of a picturesque fjord, Tvedestrandfjorden , which is the name for the inner part of the Oksefjorden (originally Ufsefjorden , meaning the fjord with steep, rocky sides). The municipality also encompasses the islands Borøy , Sandøy , and Askerøya as well as the unique village of Lyngør which lies on several small islands. Lyngør

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300-524: The 14-gun gun-brig Flamer . Within 45 minutes of the commencement of the action, Najaden had sunk, having suffered 133 dead and 82 wounded. Captain Holm survived, only to drown in an accident a few months later. The battle resumed as Norwegian gunboats found their way into Lyngør. At 2 a.m. on July 7, Dictator , which had grounded, pulled herself off and departed from the battleifeld. The British took Lolland and Kiel as prizes but had to abandon them after

325-551: The 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee . On 1 January 1960, the neighboring municipalities of Dypvåg (population: 1,805) and Holt (population: 3,759) were merged with the town of Tvedestrand (population: 868) to form a new municipality called Tvedestrand . Due to the merger, however, Tvedestrand lost its town status. A new law was passed in 1996 that allowed municipalities to declare urban areas as towns once again. In 1997,

350-573: The Napoleonic Wars. During their occupation of Copenhagen in 1807 , the British destroyed a partially built ship-of-the-line by hacking away the supports so that the ship fell on its port side, which crushed most of its timbers. The starboard side was essentially intact however, and the Danes used these timbers to build a new frigate – the Najaden . During her entire short life, Najaden ' s captain

375-441: The crew. Najaden ' s captain, Hans Peter Holm, also commanded the squadron that consisted of the three brigs - Kiel , Lolland (or Laaland ) and Samsøe . Eyeing an opportunity to enforce the blockade and break the back of Dano-Norwegian seapower, the British deployed the 64-gun third-rate ship-of-the-line Dictator and three brigs, the 18-gun Cruizer -class brig-sloop Calypso , 14-gun brig-sloop Podargus and

400-420: The current and historical composition of the council by political party . The mayors ( Norwegian : ordfører ) of Tvedestrand: Tvedestrand municipality lies between the towns of Arendal to the southwest and Risør to the northeast. The municipality also borders the municipalities of Arendal , Risør , Froland , Åmli , and Vegårshei . Tvedestrand belongs to the geographical region of Sørlandet in

425-510: The fjord and coastal areas. Tvedestrand has over 2,000 buildings that are more than 100 years old. The 215-square-kilometre (83 sq mi) municipality is the 298th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Tvedestrand is the 154th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 6,184. The municipality's population density is 30.3 inhabitants per square kilometre (78/sq mi) and its population has increased by 2% over

450-407: The municipality approved the town status for the former town of Tvedestrand. The first element is the genitive case of the name of the old Tveite farm ( Old Norse : Þveitar ) and the last element is strond which means "strand" or " beach ". The name of the farm is the plural form of þveit which means "small farm". HDMS Najaden (1811) HDMS Najaden was a frigate in

475-461: The neighborhood and set up several sawmills in the district. He obtained a special license to export timber directly from Tvedestrand, establishing the basis for an international harbor. Tvedestrand Municipality is responsible for primary education (through 10th grade), outpatient health services , senior citizen services, welfare and other social services , zoning , economic development , and municipal roads and utilities. The municipality

500-442: The port was declared to be a ladested and then on 1 January 1838, it became a town municipality under the new civil municipality law (see formannskapsdistrikt law). The town status was granted to allow it a special license to export timber and iron from the harbour. On 1 January 1858, there was a boundary adjustment that added 70 more residents to the town of Tvedestrand from the neighboring rural municipality of Holt . During

525-426: The previous 10-year period. The town of Tvedestrand was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee . On 1 January 1960, the rural municipalities of Dypvåg (population: 1,805) and Holt (population: 3,759) were merged with the town of Tvedestrand (population: 868) to form

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550-557: The sinking of the frigate of the Dano-Norwegian forces, Najaden by the British ship-of-the-line Dictator in 1812. The town, as it now exists, was built in the 19th century as a harbour for Norway's longest existing iron works, Næs jernverk . Lying in the parish of Holt, Næs jernverk has one of the largest and most significant of the surviving mansions in Sørlandet , built by Ulrich Schnell. Schnell bought up various iron works in

575-556: The twelfth century and it has an ancient baptismal font . The interior was decorated by Torsten Hoff . Around 1600, Tvedestrand was mainly a harbour for the Berge and Tveite farms’ boats, hence the name Tvedestrand ( strand means beach or coast in Norwegian). Lyngør was the site of the Battle of Lyngør between English and Dano-Norwegian forces during the Napoleonic Wars resulting in

600-565: Was acclaimed "Europe's best preserved village" by Europa Nostra in 1991. Lyngør Lighthouse is located by the village. Tvedestrand municipality includes 162 islands, with a collected coastline of 214 kilometres (133 mi). The river Storelva, one of the Southern Coast's best salmon and sea trout rivers, flows past the Næs jernverk and ultimately out into the Sandnesfjorden . Tvedestrand has

625-576: Was the Danish naval officer Hans Peter Holm . Her maiden voyage on 29 February 1812 (a leap year) had been delayed by one day because the ship grounded whilst leaving Copenhagen harbour. She then dragged an anchor on arrival in Brekkestø, Norway, which led to rudder damage on rocks, which further delayed her entry on active service. Still, on this short voyage the ship had achieved a good average speed of ten knots. Then yet more early storm damage curtailed training of

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