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Vanse

Village

View of the village location within Farsund
View of the village location within Farsund





Vanse is located in Vest-Agder

Vanse

Vanse



Location of the village

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Vanse is located in Norway

Vanse

Vanse



Vanse (Norway)

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Coordinates: 58°05′53″N 06°41′30″E / 58.09806°N 6.69167°E / 58.09806; 6.69167Coordinates: 58°05′53″N 06°41′30″E / 58.09806°N 6.69167°E / 58.09806; 6.69167
Country
Norway
Region
Southern Norway
County
Vest-Agder
District
Lister
Municipality
Farsund
Area[1]
 • Total
1.83 km2 (0.71 sq mi)
Elevation[2]

6 m (20 ft)
Population (2015)[1]
 • Total
2,016
 • Density
1,102/km2 (2,850/sq mi)
Time zone
UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)
UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
4557 Vanse

Vanse is a village in Farsund municipality in Vest-Agder county, Norway. The village is located about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) west of the town of Farsund and about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) east of the village of Vestbygd. The Farsund Airport, Lista is located just west of Vanse. The village was the administrative centre of the old municipality of Lista from 1838 until its dissolution in 1965. The old municipality was known as Vanse from 1838 until 1911.[3]


The 1.83-square-kilometre (450-acre) village has a population (2015) of 2,016 which gives the village a population density of 1,102 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,850/sq mi).[1]


Vanse Church is a medieval stone church, built in 1037 in the village of Vanse. A stone monument stands near the church. it is a memorial of fatalities during the Gunboat War (1807-1814). It is surrounded by authentic small cannons and a circle of stones with chain. A speech is held by this stone each year on Constitution Day, May 17.[4]




Contents






  • 1 American connections


  • 2 Media gallery


  • 3 Notable residents


  • 4 References


  • 5 External links





American connections[edit]




8th Avenue Diner in Vanse


The village of Vanse is notable for having several close connections to America due to the high number of inhabitants emigrating to the United States from 1825 to 1975. A lot of them returned to Norway and brought back American music, clothing, housewares, and values.


This connection is celebrated every year with the "American Festival" celebrated the last weekend in June every year. A stage is assembled in the middle of "Brooklyn Square" (named after Brooklyn, New York, where many of the Norwegian immigrants settled) and there is a small funfair set up. The festival starts on a Thursday and ends on Sunday morning, after culminating in a large outdoor street dance to live music.


Brooklyn Square in Vanse is the site of the "8th Avenue Diner", an American themed bar which regularly hosts live concerts, mostly in the country music genre. Kjell Elvis, a local Elvis Presley impersonator has performed at 8th Avenue a number of times. It is also home to "Trunken", a speciality store specializing in imported American goods such as furniture, clothing, candy items, and certain ingredients in American cuisine.



Media gallery[edit]




Notable residents[edit]



  • Kjell Elvis was raised in Vanse


References[edit]





  1. ^ abc Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2015). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality"..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ "Vanse, Farsund (Vest-Agder)". yr.no. Retrieved 2016-09-27.


  3. ^ Store norske leksikon. "Vanse – tettsted" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2016-09-27.


  4. ^ Rudjord, Kåre (1987). Listaboka IV. Bygdehistorie. Fra formannskapslov til kommunesammenslutning (in Norwegian). Farsund Kommune. pp. 450–452.




External links[edit]


  • American Festival, website









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