Farsund

Farsund is the administrative centre of Farsund municipality in Agder county, Norway. The town is located near the mouth of the Lyngdalsfjorden, about 5 kilometres east of the village of Vanse. Frelserens Church is the main church for the town. The 2.96-square-kilometre town has a population of 3,377 and a population density of 1,140 inhabitants per square kilometre . In Norway, Farsund is considered a by which can be translated as either a "town" or "city" in English.

The village of Farsund grew up around a protected harbour on the Lyngdalsfjorden. It was a sheltered place for merchant ships to dock as opposed to the nearby ports at Lista or Lindesnes which were exposed to the open ocean. The merchant, Jochum Brinch Lund is often referred to as the founder of the town since he was instrumental in the village receiving ladested status in 1795, giving it special trading rights. Since then, Farsund became a very busy commercial and shipping port.

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