Hillestad, Agder

Hillestad
Village
View of the village church
View of the village church
Interactive map of Hillestad
Coordinates: 58°48′27″N 8°10′34″E / 58.8076°N 08.1762°E / 58.8076; 08.1762
CountryNorway
RegionSouthern Norway
CountyAgder
DistrictØstre Agder
MunicipalityÅmli Municipality
Elevation230 m (750 ft)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
4869 Dølemo

Hillestad[2] is a village in Åmli Municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located in the Tovdalselva river valley. It sits about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) northwest of the village of Øvre Ramse and about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) northwest of the village of Dølemo. Tovdal Church is located in the village.

History

From 1908 until 1967, Hillestad was the administrative centre of the old Tovdal Municipality.

References

  1. ↑ "Hillestad, Åmli (Aust-Agder)". yr.no. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  2. ↑ "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 12 August 2026.