Søndeled (village)


Søndeled is a village in Risør municipality in Aust-Agder county, Norway. The village is located at the western end of the Søndeledfjorden at the mouth of the river Brøbøvann. The villages of Fiane and Eikeland lie about to the north, the village of Akland lies about to the south, and the town of Risør is about to the southeast.
Historically, the village was the administrative centre of the old municipality of Søndeled which existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1964. People from this area are called søndølingar. The Norwegian County Road 418 runs through the village, connecting to the European route E18 highway a short distance to the southwest. The village has a school, shops, and Søndeled Church.

Name

The village is named after the fjord that it sits along. The first element comes from the word sundene 'straits' and the last element is led 'path, way'. Hence the name means the 'path between the straits'.

Notable residents