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Delve into Valhalla
The district Valhalla of in Kristiansand (Vest-Agder Fylke) is a subburb in Norway about 156 mi south-west of Oslo, the country's capital town.
If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Kristiansand, Vennesla, Nodeland, Tangvall and Birkeland. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 7°C / 44 °F
Morning Temperature | 5°C / 41 °F |
Evening Temperature | 7°C / 44 °F |
Night Temperature | 8°C / 47 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 10% |
Air Humidity | 92% |
Air Pressure | 1012 hPa |
Wind Speed | Strong breeze with 18 km/h (11 mph) from South-West |
Cloud Conditions | Broken clouds, covering 75% of sky |
General Conditions | Moderate rain |
Monday, 29th of April 2024
10°C (50 °F)
7°C (45 °F)
Light rain, fresh breeze, broken clouds.
Tuesday, 30th of April 2024
10°C (51 °F)
11°C (53 °F)
Broken clouds, moderate breeze.
Wednesday, 1st of May 2024
14°C (57 °F)
14°C (57 °F)
Broken clouds, strong breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
SCANDIC KRISTIANSAND BYSTRANDA
Kristiansand Radisson Blu Caledonien Hotel
BEST WESTERN PLUS HOTEL NORGE
Clarion Hotel Ernst
Roligheden Ferieleiligheter
First Hotel Kristiansand
THON HOTEL WERGELAND
Comfort
Thon Hotel Kristiansand
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Videos from this area
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CrossFit Kristiansand Harlem Shake
Harlem Shake CrossFit Kristiansand original edition. www.crossfitkristiansand.no CrossFit Kristiansand Nye Tegleverks Vei 9 4632 Kristiansand.
CrossFit Challenge Part 2 - RR vs RKSM - RR @ CrossFit Kristiansand (Kristen Strømme)
CrossFit Challenge RR vs RKSM - RR @ CrossFit Kristiansand. Presentert av Kristen Strømme v/CrossFit Kristiansand "Challenge Part 2" 4 Rounds for time: - 5 Burpees - 20 Push-Ups - 15 Sit-Ups...
Special trains of Norway
Setesdalsbanen The railway line was built to link the Setesdal to the coastal town of Kristiansand. With this town's port and connections to other Norwegian coastal towns and Europe, it opened...
Dennis Greenidge - Et nytt kar
Pastor Dennis Greenidge fra Worldwide Mission Fellowship i London, talte på formiddagsmøtet torsdag 7. august 2014 under sommerkonferansen i Filadelfia, Kristiansand.
Ole Kristian Iglebæk - Tabita - Gode gjerninger
Evangelist Ole Kristian Iglebæk talte på avslutningsmøtet av sommerkonferansen søndag 10. august 2014 kl. 19:00. Han talte om å være en trofast disippel og følge Jesus, med utgangspunkt...
TJEN promo
Klar for å rekke ut en hånd? Klar for å hjelpe andre? Ungdom sammen for byen arrangerer sammen med menigheter i Kristiansand kampanjen TJEN. www.ungdomsammenforbyen.no.
Thor Harald Evenstad - DU er regnet med!
Pastor Thor-Harald Evenstad talte på formiddagsmøtet søndag 10. august 2014 under sommerkonferansen. Konferansens tema var "Når de ser deres gode gjerninger"
Thor Harald Evenstad - Kjenner du virkelig Gud?
Pastor Thor Harald Evenstad talte på formiddagsmøtet søndag 30. november 2014, og stilte spørsmålet om vi virkelig kjenner Gud.
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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.
Varodd Bridge
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.
Sør Arena
Sør Arena ("South Arena") is a football stadium located at Torsvika in Kristiansand, Norway. The all-seater has a capacity of 14,563 people, and serves as the home ground of Tippeligaen side IK Start. It was designed by Kjell Kosberg, and is architecturally similar to Aker Stadion. The venue has seen concerts by Elton John, Dolly Parton and A-ha, among others. The name derives from a sponsorship agreement with Sparebanken Sør.
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.
New Varodd Bridge
The New Varodd Bridge is a cantilever road bridge that spans the Topdalsfjord in the city of Kristiansand, Norway. It carries the westbound lanes of European route E18; the eastbound lanes are carried by the adjacent Old Varodd Bridge. The length of the bridge is 663 metres, with 4 spans, of which the longest is 260 metres.
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.
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.
Vest-Agder Museum Kristiansand
Vest-Agder Museum Kristiansand (formerly Vest-Agder Fylkesmuseum) was founded in 1903 and is located in Kristiansand, Norway. The museum consists of a main building with collections and 40 old buildings, grouped by where they previously stood. Setesdaltunet consists of buildings from Valle and Bykle in Aust-Agder County, containing houses for living, stabbur, sauna and barns. The oldest buildings date from the middle of the 17th century.
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.
Vollevannet
Vollevannet is a freshwater lake in Kristiansand, between Gimlekollen and exit from the E18 to the Vest-Agder Museum Kristiansand and Ålefjær (county road 452) in Vest-Agder county, Norway. Vollevannet was earlier used as drinking water, and is held back by two dams. It is a strain of perch in the lake. On the north side is a small, sandy beach.
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.
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.