# Rykene
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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name = Rykene
|other_name = Rygene
|native_name =
|nickname =
|settlement_type = Village
|image_skyline = Arendal-Rykene-fabrikken.JPG
|image_caption = View of a factory in Rykene
|pushpin_map = Agder#Norway
|pushpin_label_position = top
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|pushpin_map_caption = Location of the village
|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = [Norway](/source/Norway)
|subdivision_type1 = [Region](/source/List_of_regions_of_Norway)
|subdivision_name1 = [Southern Norway](/source/Southern_Norway)
|subdivision_type2 = [County](/source/Counties_of_Norway)
|subdivision_name2 = [Agder](/source/Agder)
|subdivision_type3 = [District](/source/Districts_of_Norway)
|subdivision_name3 = [Østre Agder](/source/%C3%98stre_Agder)
|subdivision_type4 = [Municipality](/source/List_of_municipalities_of_Norway)
|subdivision_name4 = [Arendal](/source/Arendal)
|timezone1 = [CET](/source/Central_European_Time)
|utc_offset1 = +01:00
|timezone1_DST = [CEST](/source/Central_European_Summer_Time)
|utc_offset1_DST = +02:00
|area_footnotes = [{{cite web|title=Rykene, Arendal (Aust-Agder)|url=https://www.yr.no/place/Norway/Aust-Agder/Arendal/Rykene/|publisher=[yr.no](/source/yr.no)|accessdate=2017-12-03}}]}}
'''Rykene''' or '''Rygene''' is a village located along the river [Nidelva](/source/Nidelva_(Agder)) in [Agder](/source/Agder) county, [Norway](/source/Norway). The village is primarily located in [Arendal](/source/Arendal) municipality, but a small portion of the village lies across the river in the neighboring municipality of [Grimstad](/source/Grimstad). Rykene is located about {{convert|10|km}} north of the [town of Grimstad](/source/Grimstad_(town)) and about the same distance south of the [city of Arendal](/source/Arendal_(town)). Historically, the village grew up due to its close proximity to forests as the timber was floated down river to the sawmills in Rykene.[{{cite encyclopedia|url=https://snl.no/Rykene|title=Rykene|editor-first=Geir|editor-last=Thorsnæs|accessdate=2017-12-03|date=2016-01-14|encyclopedia=[Store norske leksikon](/source/Store_norske_leksikon)|publisher=[Kunnskapsforlaget](/source/Kunnskapsforlaget)|language=Norwegian}}] The village of [Lindtveit](/source/Lindtveit) lies about {{convert|2|km}} to the northwest, the village of [Løddesøl](/source/L%C3%B8ddes%C3%B8l) lies about {{convert|4|km}} to the north, the village of [Gjennestad](/source/Gjennestad) lies about {{convert|3|km}} to the northeast. The village sits at the junction of [Norwegian County Road 407](/source/Norwegian_County_Road_407) and [Norwegian County Road 408](/source/Norwegian_County_Road_408).
The {{convert|0.75|km2|acre|adj=on}} village has a population (2022) of 763 which gives the village a [population density](/source/population_density) of {{convert|965|PD/km2}}. An area of {{convert|0.05|km2|acre}} lies in Grimstad with 22 residents while the rest of the village lies in Arendal on the north side of the river.[{{cite web|title=Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality.|url=https://www.ssb.no/286025/urban-settlements.population-and-area-by-municipality.1-january-2016|date=1 January 2016|author-link=Statistics Norway|author=Statistisk sentralbyrå}}]
The village sits along the river Nidelva, at a [waterfall](/source/waterfall) called ''Rygene''. The village used to have the same name as the waterfall, but the spelling of the village was later changed to ''Rykene''. The name comes from the [Old Norse](/source/Old_Norse) name: ''rjúkandi'' which means "smoking", possibly referring to the mist at the base of the waterfall. The name has the same etymology as the municipality of [Rjukan](/source/Rjukan).[{{cite encyclopedia|url=https://snl.no/Rygene|title=Rygene|editor-first=Geir|editor-last=Thorsnæs|accessdate=2017-12-03|date=2015-06-24|encyclopedia=[Store norske leksikon](/source/Store_norske_leksikon)|publisher=[Kunnskapsforlaget](/source/Kunnskapsforlaget)|language=Norwegian}}] The waterfall has since been [dam](/source/dam)med and now is the site of the [Rykene Power Station](/source/Rykene_Power_Station) which has a maximum output of {{convert|55|MW}} and a mean annual output of {{convert|316|GWh}}.