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is a city and municipality in the county of Aust-Agder, Norway. The city of Risør (until 1909 named "Østerrisør") was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). The rural municipality of Søndeled was merged with Risør January 1, 1964. The city belongs to the geographical region of Sørlandet. It is a popular tourist place. The surrounding area includes many small lakes and hills. It is known for its beautiful coastline as well. Risør is world famous for the wooden boat festival which is staged during the first week of August every year. Risør has in the last decade got a growing reputation as the regional capital of arts and crafts, which culminates in the "Villvin-festival" during the summer holiday. In 2007 Knut Henning Thygesen was elected as the first and only mayor from the Red Party through a direct mayor election. The name: The Norse form of the name must have been "*Rísøyjar". The first element is "rís" n 'thicket', the last element is the plural ... Read more about Risør on Wikipedia

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