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Line 1: {{Infobox settlement '''Korshamn''' is a small settlement in the southern part of the municipality of [[Lyngdal]] in [[Vest-Agder]], [[Norway]]. Traditionally a fishing village, it now caters to tourists, primarily through the guest house "Korshamn Rorbuer". \|official_name = Korshamn \|other_name = Korshavn \|native_name = \|nickname = \|settlement_type = Village \|image_skyline = Korshamn kapell 2.jpg \|image_caption = View of the village church \|pushpin_map = Agder#Norway \|pushpin_label_position = top \|pushpin_mapsize = \|pushpin_map_caption = Location of the village \|subdivision_type = Country \|subdivision_name = [[Norway]] \|subdivision_type1 = [[List of regions of Norway\|Region]] \|subdivision_name1 = [[Southern Norway]] \|subdivision_type2 = [[Counties of Norway\|County]] \|subdivision_name2 = [[Agder]] \|subdivision_type3 = [[Districts of Norway\|District]] \|subdivision_name3 = [[Lister Region\|Lister]] \|subdivision_type4 = [[List of municipalities of Norway\|Municipality]] \|subdivision_name4 = [[Lyngdal]] \|timezone1 = [[Central European Time\|CET]] \|utc_offset1 = +01:00 \|timezone1_DST = [[Central European Summer Time\|CEST]] \|utc_offset1_DST = +02:00 \|postal_code_type = Post Code \|postal_code = 4586 Korshamn \|elevation_m = 8 \|elevation_footnotes = <ref>{{cite web\|title=Korshavn, Lyngdal (Vest-Agder)\|url=http://www.yr.no/place/Norway/Vest-Agder/Lyngdal/Korshavn~2219820/\|publisher=[[yr.no]]\|accessdate=2016-10-16}}</ref> \|coordinates = {{coord\|58\|01\|22\|N\|07\|00\|03\|E\|type:city\|display=inline,title}} }} '''Korshamn''' or '''Korshavn''' is a [[fishing village]] in the southern part of [[Lyngdal]] municipality in [[Agder]] county, [[Norway]]. The village is located on the island of [[Revøy]], located at the mouth of the [[Grønsfjorden]]. Korshamn lies about {{convert\|10\|km}} south of the village of [[Austad, Lyngdal\|Austad]]. [[Korshamn Chapel]] is located in the village, serving the southern part of the municipality. Traditionally, a fishing village, it now caters to tourists, primarily through the ''"Korshamn Rorbuer"'' rental cottages.<ref name="snl">{{cite web\|url=https://snl.no/Korshamn\|title=Korshamn\|author=Store norske leksikon\|authorlink=Store norske leksikon\|language=Norwegian\|accessdate=2016-10-16}}</ref> According to [[Snorri Sturluson\|Snorre]], King [[Olaf II of Norway\|Olaf II]] - Saint Olaf - in 1028 made landfall on the island of '''Sælør''' here with thirteen ships and a thousand men. This event was commemorated by the erection of a sculpture of the king in central Lyngdal, revealed by King [[Olav V of Norway\|Olav V]] in 1983.▼ ▲According to [[Snorri Sturluson\|Snorre]], in the year 1028, King [[Olaf II of Norway\|Olaf II]] - (Saint Olaf ~~- in 1028~~) made landfall on the island of '''Sælør''', just south of ~~here~~Korshamn with thirteen ships and a thousand men. This event was commemorated by the erection of a sculpture of the king in central [[Lyngdal (town)\|Lyngdal]], revealed by King [[Olav V of Norway\|Olav V]] in 1983. ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== [http://www.korshamn.com/ Korshamn Rorbuer] [http://www.korshamn.~~net/~~no Korshamn.~~net~~no] Weather info, webcam, local pictures {{authority control}} ~~{{coord missing\|Norway}}~~ {{~~VestAgder~~Agder-geo-stub}}▼ [[Category:Villages in ~~Vest-~~Agder]] ~~[[Category:Geography of Vest-Agder]]~~ [[Category:Ports and harbours of Norway]] [[Category:Ports and harbours of the North Sea]] [[Category:Lyngdal]] ▲{{VestAgder-geo-stub}}