Kongshavn is a village in Arendal Municipality in Agder county, Norway. Kongshavn is located on the north side of the island of Tromøya, across the Tromøysundet strait from the village of Eydehavn. It is about east of the town of Arendal and it is directly west of the village of Åmdalsøyra.
The village had a population (2012) of and a population density of . Since 2012, the population and area data for this village area has not been separately tracked by Statistics Norway.
Name It is said that Kongshavn was a safe haven for the king's ships during the Viking Age. Kongshavn is a Norwegian language word meaning "King's Landing" or "King's Port". The first element is which means "king" and the second element is which means "harbor".
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