Kristiansand
in Kristiansand of Vest-Agder Fylke, Norway
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Kristiansand Airport (5 mi) - Lista Airport (50 mi)
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Thisted Airport (79 mi) - Skien Airport (91 mi)
- Stavanger Airport, Sola (99 mi)
- Aalborg Airport (100 mi)
- Notodden Airport (107 mi)
- Skive Airport (119 mi)
- Karup Airport (135 mi)
- Billund Airport (172 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 58.147 and 7.996 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 58° 8' 48" and E 7° 59' 44"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Krone - NOK
- Spoken languages:
- Norwegian, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, Northern Sami, Finnish
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 05:40 AM (Saturday)
- Timezone: Europe/Oslo
- UTC/GMT offset: 1 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 5:08 am and 9:40 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: 2024-05-10 08:04:54
Delve into Kristiansand
Kristiansand in Kristiansand (Vest-Agder Fylke) with it's 63,814 habitants is a town located in Norway about 156 mi (or 252 km) south-west of Oslo, the country's capital town.
Time in Kristiansand is now 05:40 AM (Saturday). The local timezone is named Europe / Oslo with an UTC offset of 2 hours. We know of 10 airports closer to Kristiansand, of which 3 are larger airports. The closest airport in Norway is Kristiansand Airport in a distance of 5 mi (or 8 km), North-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
In need of a room? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Since you are here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Vennesla, Nodeland, Tangvall, Birkeland and Birketveit. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 14°C / 58 °F
| Morning Temperature | 11°C / 52 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 13°C / 55 °F |
| Night Temperature | 11°C / 51 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 63% |
| Air Pressure | 1024 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 6 km/h (4 mph) from East |
| Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 74% of sky |
| General Conditions | Broken clouds |
Sunday, 12th of May 2024
14°C (57 °F)
10°C (50 °F)
Few clouds, gentle breeze.
Monday, 13th of May 2024
13°C (56 °F)
11°C (51 °F)
Broken clouds, moderate breeze.
Tuesday, 14th of May 2024
14°C (57 °F)
13°C (55 °F)
Scattered clouds, fresh breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Clarion Hotel Ernst
BEST WESTERN PLUS HOTEL NORGE
Kristiansand Radisson Blu Caledonien Hotel
SCANDIC KRISTIANSAND BYSTRANDA
THON HOTEL WERGELAND
Comfort
Thon Hotel Kristiansand
Yess!
First Hotel Kristiansand
Roligheden Ferieleiligheter
Videos from this area
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Crossfit hero wod Murph - 21.04.2013 - Crossfit Kristiansand
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3D Christmas Show. Kristiansand, Norway 2013.
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Otra Kristiansand
Lower part of the river Otra Footage from Kristiansand to Kvarstein.
Teaser to Norwegian Strongest Showlift in Kristiansand 2014
Teaser til Norges Sterkeste Showlift 2014 i Kristiansand. Teaser to Norwegian Strongest Showlift 2014 in Kristiansand.
JOKER (June 12th 2013 - Kristiansand, Norway)
About 7:30 hours plus about 4 hours to create the drawing.
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Den egentlige opposisjonen - Bjørnar Moxnes i Kristiansand (Del 2)
Bjørnar Moxnes holder foredrag i Kristiansand (Del 2) Del 1: http://youtu.be/78DRbPZSZy8.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
Kristiansand Prison
Kristiansand Prison is a prison in Kristiansand, Norway. It has a capacity of 44 inmates.
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.
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.
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.
These districts belong to Kristiansand.
- Aukland
- Berge
- Dalane
- Dvergsnes
- Dvergsnestangen
- Eg
- Fiska
- Gimlekollen
- Hamresanden
- Hanes
- Kjere
- Kongsgard
- Kongshavn
- Korsvik
- Lund
- Marvika
- Medbo
- Movik
- Odderhei
- Sodefjed
- Som
- Sorlandsparken
- Stromme
- Timenes
- Tommersto
- Vaje
- Vige
These are districts that are close by, but belong to a different city than Kristiansand.
Popular in vicinityThese are some bigger and more relevant cities in the wider vivinity of Kristiansand.
This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Christiansand, Kristiansand Sør, Крысціянсан, Кристиансанд, Kristiansand, כריסטיאנסנד, KRS, Krisjānsanna, Кристиансанн, 克里斯蒂安桑
