Lyngdal

Norway

Lyngdal is a municipality in Vest-Agder county, Norway.

Lyngdal was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838. Austad and Kvås were separated from Lyngdal on 1 January 1909 but they were again merged with Lyngdal on 1 January 1964, together with the area of Spangereid west of Lenesfjorden.

It is a coastal municipality, and borders to the southeast Lindesnes municipality, Audnedal to the northeast, Hægebostad to the north, and Kvinesdal and Farsund to the west. Lyngdal declared township on 1 January 2001.

Major sources of revenue are wood processing, agriculture, and commerce. Tourism is also central to the community, with the beaches of Kvavik and Rosfjord being popular resorts during the summer.

Lyngdal Turistkontor, Stasjonsgata 26, +47 38 33 48 33. Information on Lyngdal and the region.

  • Skreli. scenic area
  • . archipelago outside Korshavn, with old buildings
  • Kua. a statue in the town hall square
  • Hausvik Fortress. dating from World War II
  • Markøy. old, abandoned lighthouse
  • Kvåsfossen. waterfall
  • Lyngdal church. the second largest wooden church in Norway
  • Kongeparken. burial mounds from the Viking era, close to Lyngdal church
  • Klokkergården bygdetun. museum with, among other things, the smallest post office in Norway

Skreli. scenic area

Kua. a statue in the town hall square

Hausvik Fortress. dating from World War II

Markøy. old, abandoned lighthouse

Kvåsfossen. waterfall

Lyngdal church. the second largest wooden church in Norway

Kongeparken. burial mounds from the Viking era, close to Lyngdal church

Klokkergården bygdetun. museum with, among other things, the smallest post office in Norway

Lucky Strike. Bowling alley serving food.

Sørlandsbadet. Indoor heated pool.

Lyngdal Kulturhus, culture centre containing public library and cinema.

Lyngdal is a commercial centre for the western part of Vest-Agder. The city centre, Alleen, contains numerous shops, while the shopping centre Alleen Senter (counter-intuitively located outside of Alleen) is, as of early 2013, in the process of a significant expansion.

  • Lyngdal Inn. Trucks stop by E39. Serves the food typical for a place like this.
  • Jonas B. Gundersen. Part of a chain of pizza restaurants. In Alleen.

Lyngdal Inn. Trucks stop by E39. Serves the food typical for a place like this.

Jonas B. Gundersen. Part of a chain of pizza restaurants. In Alleen.

Lyngdal used to be a "dry" town, but with time a few places have cropped up where alcohol is served. Lyngdal Inn and Jonas B. Gundersen above, and Rosfjord Strandhotell and Paulsens Hotell below, all serve beer. Unlike before, one can now buy beer in the stores, and there is also a Vinmonopol (Wine Monopoly).