Andøya
in Kristiansand of Vest-Agder Fylke, Norway
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Billund Airport (3.885 mi) - Karup Airport (3.923 mi)
- Skive Airport (3.940 mi)
- Thisted Airport (3.972 mi)
- Aalborg Airport (3.982 mi)
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Lista Airport (4.031 mi) - Kristiansand Airport (4.046 mi)
- Stavanger Airport, Sola (4.079 mi)
- Skien Airport (4.122 mi)
- Notodden Airport (4.145 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 0.000 and 0.000 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 0° 0' 0" and E 0° 0' 0"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Krone - NOK
- Spoken languages:
- Norwegian, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, Northern Sami, Finnish
- Local electricity:
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- Local Time: 12:43 PM (Tuesday)
- Timezone: Europe/Oslo
- UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:40 am and 6:47 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -44.033 and -176.367 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Ouwenga - References
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 2,8 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to Norway.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Norway. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Touring Andøya
The district Andøya of in Kristiansand (Vest-Agder Fylke) is a subburb located in Norway about 159 mi south-west of Oslo, the country's capital place.
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Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 10°C / 50 °F
| Morning Temperature | 7°C / 45 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 8°C / 47 °F |
| Night Temperature | 7°C / 45 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 78% |
| Air Pressure | 1025 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Light breeze with 5 km/h (3 mph) from East |
| Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 70% of sky |
| General Conditions | Broken clouds |
Wednesday, 6th of November 2024
11°C (52 °F)
8°C (46 °F)
Overcast clouds, moderate breeze.
Thursday, 7th of November 2024
9°C (48 °F)
7°C (45 °F)
Scattered clouds, light breeze.
Friday, 8th of November 2024
9°C (48 °F)
10°C (49 °F)
Broken clouds, light breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Kristiansand Radisson Blu Caledonien Hotel
BEST WESTERN PLUS HOTEL NORGE
Clarion Hotel Ernst
SCANDIC KRISTIANSAND BYSTRANDA
Comfort
Yess!
Thon Hotel Kristiansand
THON HOTEL WERGELAND
First Hotel Kristiansand
Roligheden Ferieleiligheter
Videos from this area
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17. mai fra morgen til kveld. Kristiansand 2011.
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17 mai 2011 Kristiansand
17 May 2011 Kristiansand, southern Norway - Norway's national day and celebration of the constitution. School parade through the town centre of Kristiansand in glorious sunshine.
Boudicca leaving Kristiansand
This is a short video of Boudicca leaving Kristiansand October 2nd, 2011. It started to rain so thats the reason why it is so short. Bound to Newcastle were she ends her cruise.
Husbrann i Kristiansand
Et hus brenner utenfor Kristiansand. Huset er helt overtent. Brannvesenet prøver desperat og begrense skadeomfanget og at brannen skal spre seg. Det hele er filmet med Sony Handycam DCR-SR37.
Paragliding Kristiansand, Odderøya, landing på Silokaia. Juni 2014
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When love came to town- på Midnight Cafe Kristiansand
Akustisk Søndag på Midnight Cafe Kristiansand, 13.5.2012. Husbandets superbassist Knut "Cap Pagan" Johansen , trommis Gard Winnæss, guitarist Odd Magne Jordal og guitarist Geir Winnæss.
YMERIUM med Choosing my Side på Midnight Café Kristiansand
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Kreuzfahrt mit der "Costa Fortuna" - Abschied von Kristiansand.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
University of Agder
University of Agder (Norwegian: Universitetet i Agder) is a public university with campuses in Kristiansand and Grimstad, Norway. The institution was established as a university college in 1994 with the merger of six colleges and was granted its current status as a university in 2007, but its academic activity dates as far back as 1839.
Diocese of Agder og Telemark
The Diocese of Agder og Telemark Agder og Telemark bispedømme) is a diocese of the Church of Norway, covering the counties of Telemark, Aust-Agder and Vest-Agder in Norway. The diocese was created in 1925 as the Diocese of Agder, with the name being changed to the Diocese of Agder og Telemark in 2005.
Otra
The Otra river is the largest river in the Sørlandet region of Norway. It flows from the Setesdalsheiene mountains in Bykle municipality in Aust-Agder county in the north, down to the municipality of Kristiansand in the south, where it flows into the Skagerrak. The Otra is 245 kilometres long, making it Norway’s eighth longest river. There are many large lakes along the river including: Åraksfjorden, Byglandsfjorden, Hartevatnet, and Kilefjorden.
Lagmannsholmen
Lagmannsholmen in Kristiansand's western harbour was the fleet station for the Danish-Norwegian skjærgård fleet from 1686 forward until the construction of a headquarters for the navy in Fredriksværn in the years 1750-1758. Today Lagmannsholmen forms part of Kristiansand's container port and is connected to Fiskebrygga (the Fish Wharf). Most of the island consists of large warehouses and a concrete grain silo.
Skålevik
Skålevik is a place on the northern part of the island Flekkerøy in the municipality of Kristiansand, Norway. Its population (2005) is 2,599.
Kristiansand Stadion
Kristiansand stadion is a multi-use stadium in Kristiansand, Norway. The stadium holds 16,600 people. It was mostly used for football matches and was the home ground of I.K. Start. In 2007 Sør Arena replaced Kristiansand stadion as home ground. The venue hosted Norway national under-21 football team matches twice, the first home game ever, losing 1–2 against Sweden on 31 May 1969 and winning 3–1 over Hungary on 9 October 1990.
Kristiansand Cathedral School
Kristiansand katedralskole (the Cathedral School of Kristiansand), known in Latin as Schola Christiansandensis, is a high school in Kristiansand, Vest-Agder, Norway. It is the oldest high school on the southern coast of Norway, having been founded in 1686. Originally, the school was located near the cathedral in the center of the town of Kristiansand.
Christiansholm Fortress
Christiansholm Fortress (Christiansholm festning) was a Norwegian fortress built to defend the city of Kristiansand. The fortress was finished in 1672 and formed a part of King Christian IV's plan for defense of Kristiansand when the city was founded in 1641. The architect of the fortress was quartermaster general Willem Coucheron. It was built on an islet, about 100 yards from shore. Today the fortress is connected to the mainland.
Kristiansand Station
Kristiansand Station is a railway station located in downtown Kristiansand in Vest-Agder, Norway on the Sørlandet Line. The station is served by regional trains to Oslo and Stavanger. Kristiansand Station is a cul-de-sac station, requiring all trains to change direction at the station.
Baneheia
Baneheia is an area in Kristiansand in Norway, mostly known at the national level from the Baneheia case, as the scene of a notorious murder of two girls aged 8 and 10 that took place in 2000. The area is a local recreational area with lakes and forest. The Baneheia area, close to Downtown Kristiansand and Ravnedalen Park, was given to the citizens of Kristiansand by king Christian 4th of Denmark-Norway when the city was founded in 1641.
Ravnedalen, Kristiansand
Ravnedalen is a park at Grim in Kristiansand, close to Baneheia. It was constructed 1874–1878 by military soldiers under Colonel, later Major General Joseph Frantz Oscar Wergeland's command.
Agder Teater
Agder Teater is a Norwegian theatre based in Kristiansand. It was established in 1991, and has been the regional theatre for Agder since 1995. Its first theatre director was Bentein Baardson, who led the theatre from 1991 to 1994. Alex Scherpf has been theatre director since 2005.
Flekkerøy
Flekkerøy is an island situated outside the town of Kristiansand, part of Kristiansand municipality. Since 1989 it is connected to the mainland through a 2320 meter long tunnel. It has 2,632 inhabitants (1 January 2005).
Kristiansand Prison
Kristiansand Prison is a prison in Kristiansand, Norway. It has a capacity of 44 inmates.
Odderøya Lighthouse
Odderøya Lighthouse is a coastal lighthouse located at Odderøya in Kristiansand, Norway. It was first lit in 1832.
Kilden Performing Arts Centre
Kilden Performing Arts Centre is a theater and concert hall on Odderøya in Kristiansand, Norway. It houses Agder Teater, Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra (KSO) and Opera Sør in a joint project never previously embarked upon. There is room for a variety of concerts and other forms of cultural expression. Managing Director: Bentein Baardson.
Agder Natural History Museum and Botanical Garden
Agder Natural History Museum and Botanical Garden is the only natural history museum on the Southern Coast of Norway, located in Kristiansand in Vest-Agder County. The museum was founded in 1828 as part of Kristiansand Katedralskole, named Kristiansand Museum.
Fiskebrygga, Kristiansand
Fiskebrygga (The Fish Wharf) is an urban area in Kristiansand, Norway
Sørlandets Art Museum
Sørlandet's Museum of Art is located in Kristiansand, Norway in the building that until 1970 hosted Kristiansand Katedralskole. The museum is a foundation, and it was created in 1995, with the counties of Aust-Agder and Vest-Agder as initiators together with the municipality of Kristiansand and Christianssands Billedalleri. The museum is working with both art and crafts.
Kristiansand Cannon Museum
Kristiansand Cannon Museum is a museum at Møvik, 8 kilometers west of the town centre of Kristiansand, Norway. The museum has collected authentic equipment from a former military installation.
Odderøya
Odderøya is an island off Kristiansand, Norway, connected to the mainland by bridges south of the city. The island creates a natural division between Eastern and Western Port of Kristiansand. The canal Gravanekanalen separates Odderøya from the city center and Fiskebrygga (the fish market), but four bridges ensure that the island is easily accessible. The island is until now, mostly undeveloped, but in the town development plan is also added an area to allow for up to 500 homes.
Fredriksholm Fortress
Fredriksholm Fortress is situated on an islet off Kristiansand, Norway, one kilometer north of the precursor, Christiansø Fortress. Both fortresses were built to protect Flekkerøy port. The work of Frederiksholm Fortress was begun in 1655. After the fort was abandoned Christiansø 1 May 1658, the stone, building materials and useful material were transferred to Fredriksholm. The fortress was completed in 1662. It is named after Frederick III of Denmark.
Vågsbygd
Vågsbygd is the largest borough of Kristiansand in Norway with approx. 22 000 inhabitants. Until 1965, Vågsbygd was a part of Oddernes municipality. The district extends south and west of the city center of Kristiansand. From Møvig in Vågsbygd are good views of the to Fredriksholm Fortress and on to Flekkerøy, which is often not considered as parts of Vågsbygd. On Kroodden in Vågsbygd is Kristiansand Cannon Museum, an authentic fortress from World War II.
Bragdøya
Bragdøya is an island in Kristiansand Fjord in Kristiansand municipality in Southern Norway. The island is owned by the municipality of Kristiansand who bought it in 1969 with a government grant. This with the proviso that the islands would be a recreation of the city. It has for centuries been inhabitors Bragdøya. "Siffuord Bragdøen" is mentioned in written sources as owner from 1610 and onwards. The first manor house in Kristiansand was built in Bragdøya around 1770.
Arkivet (Kristiansand)
Arkivet is the established name of Vesterveien 4 in Kristiansand, Norway. The building was constructed in 1935 for the Archival Services in Kristiansand, and in the periods 1935–1940 and 1945–1997 used by this institution. Nevertheless, the building is known as the headquarters of the Gestapo in southern Norway in the period 1942–1945. The building is owned and operated by the foundation Stiftelsen Arkivet.
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