A Southern Norwegian Summer Scene
A typical summertime moment in Mandal, at the southern tip of Norway.
Mandal is the administrative center of Mandal municipality in Vest-Agder county, Norway. It is the second largest town by population in Vest-Agder county after Kristiansand and the fourth largest town in the Sørlandet/Agder region. The town is located at the mouth of the river Mandalselva at the southern end of the Mandalen valley. The area around what is today Mandal was not developed during the Middle Ages. During the 1300s, a trading post called Vester-Risør grew up along the Skogsfjorden, just west of the present-day town. The town began when King Eric of Pomerania gave the town the right to trade salmon. By the 1500s, Vesterrisør was a bustling kjøpstad, making it the oldest market town in Vest-Agder. During the 1600s, the name of the town was changed to Mandal. Salmon fishing and the timber industry pushed the town's growth even more during the 1700s. Today, the town is also a tourist destination, especially due to its Sjøsanden beach. (Wikipedia)
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A Southern Norwegian Summer Scene
A typical summertime moment in Mandal, at the southern tip of Norway.
Mandal is the administrative center of Mandal municipality in Vest-Agder county, Norway. It is the second largest town by population in Vest-Agder county after Kristiansand and the fourth largest town in the Sørlandet/Agder region. The town is located at the mouth of the river Mandalselva at the southern end of the Mandalen valley. The area around what is today Mandal was not developed during the Middle Ages. During the 1300s, a trading post called Vester-Risør grew up along the Skogsfjorden, just west of the present-day town. The town began when King Eric of Pomerania gave the town the right to trade salmon. By the 1500s, Vesterrisør was a bustling kjøpstad, making it the oldest market town in Vest-Agder. During the 1600s, the name of the town was changed to Mandal. Salmon fishing and the timber industry pushed the town's growth even more during the 1700s. Today, the town is also a tourist destination, especially due to its Sjøsanden beach. (Wikipedia)
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