Gjerstad (village)
Gjerstad | |
|---|---|
Village | |
 View of the village from the lake Gjerstadvatnet | |
Interactive map of Gjerstad | |
| Coordinates: 58°52′51″N 9°01′03″E / 58.8809°N 09.0175°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| Region | Southern Norway |
| County | Agder |
| District | Østre Agder |
| Municipality | Gjerstad Municipality |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.4 km2 (0.15 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 83 m (272 ft) |
| Population (2025)[1] | |
• Total | 301 |
| • Density | 753/km2 (1,950/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Post Code | 4980 Gjerstad |
Gjerstad[3] is the administrative centre of Gjerstad Municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located at the northern end of the Lake Gjerstadvatnet at the northern end of Norwegian County Road 418. The Sørlandsbanen railway line passes through the village and stops at Gjerstad Station. Gjerstad Church is located in the village along with a school and several stores.[4]
The 0.4-square-kilometre (99-acre) village has a population (2025) of 301 and a population density of 753 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,950/sq mi).[1]
Name
The village is named after the old Gjerstad farm (Old Norse: Geirreksstaðir), since the Gjerstad Church was built there. One explanation of the name says that the first element is the genitive case of the male name Geirrekr and the last element is staðir which means "homestead" or "farm".[5][6] Another possibly explanation of the first part of the name says that it comes from the word geirr which means "spear". Historically, the name has been spelled Gerikstadum (c. 1400), Gierestat (c. 1567), Gierrestad, and Gjerrestad.
Climate
| Climate data for Gjerstad stasjon 1991–2020 (32 m, average high/low 2012-2025) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 0.2 (32.4) |
2.6 (36.7) |
7 (45) |
11.5 (52.7) |
17.2 (63.0) |
21.1 (70.0) |
22.9 (73.2) |
21.1 (70.0) |
17.3 (63.1) |
10.9 (51.6) |
5.4 (41.7) |
1.7 (35.1) |
11.6 (52.9) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | −3 (27) |
−2.6 (27.3) |
0.5 (32.9) |
5 (41) |
10.6 (51.1) |
14.7 (58.5) |
16.9 (62.4) |
15.6 (60.1) |
11.7 (53.1) |
6.3 (43.3) |
1.8 (35.2) |
−2.4 (27.7) |
6.3 (43.3) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −6.9 (19.6) |
−5.8 (21.6) |
−3.4 (25.9) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
5.5 (41.9) |
9.8 (49.6) |
11.7 (53.1) |
10.5 (50.9) |
8.2 (46.8) |
3.6 (38.5) |
−0.1 (31.8) |
−4.6 (23.7) |
2.3 (36.2) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 112 (4.4) |
68 (2.7) |
63 (2.5) |
59 (2.3) |
78 (3.1) |
84 (3.3) |
92 (3.6) |
116 (4.6) |
117 (4.6) |
136 (5.4) |
137 (5.4) |
107 (4.2) |
1,169 (46.1) |
| Source 1: yr.no (mean)[7] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: seklima (average high/low)[8] | |||||||||||||
Media gallery
View of the village from the train station
Tunnel leading into the village
References
- 1 2 3 Statistisk sentralbyrå (27 October 2025). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
- ↑ "Gjerstad (Aust-Agder)". yr.no. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
- ↑ "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 13 August 2026.
- ↑ Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (19 July 2015). "Gjerstad – tettsted i Gjerstad kommune". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
- ↑ Rygh, Oluf (1905). Norske gaardnavne: Nedenes amt (in Norwegian) (8 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. p. 11.
- ↑ Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (2 November 2017). "Gjerstad". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
- ↑ "Gjerstad: Historikk".
- ↑ "Observations".