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Discover Kvarstein
The district Kvarstein of Vigelandsbruk in Vennesla (Vest-Agder Fylke) is a subburb in Norway about 153 mi south-west of Oslo, the country's capital city.
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: Vennesla, Kristiansand, Nodeland, Tangvall and Birketveit. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 19°C / 67 °F
Morning Temperature | 13°C / 55 °F |
Evening Temperature | 18°C / 65 °F |
Night Temperature | 13°C / 55 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 48% |
Air Pressure | 1019 hPa |
Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 8 km/h (5 mph) from West |
Cloud Conditions | Few clouds, covering 12% of sky |
General Conditions | Few clouds |
Thursday, 16th of May 2024
19°C (66 °F)
12°C (53 °F)
Scattered clouds, moderate breeze.
Friday, 17th of May 2024
18°C (64 °F)
11°C (52 °F)
Sky is clear, moderate breeze, clear sky.
Saturday, 18th of May 2024
20°C (68 °F)
12°C (54 °F)
Broken clouds, gentle breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
First Hotel Kristiansand
Roligheden Ferieleiligheter
Videos from this area
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Vi i Vennesla (1975!) Vennesla U skole
Vennesla Ungdomsskole hadde et prosjekt i 1975 som hele skolen deltok i. Når en ser denne filmen skulle man tro at den må være veldig mye eldre.
Moteshow i Vennesla 2013
Torsdag kveld var det Moteshow i Kulturhuset som stod for tur. Også der valfartet folk til bygdas stolthet( denne gangen mener jeg Kulturhuset....ikke meg) Ein flokk lettere nervøse modeller,...
Seasons greetings from Vennesla high school
The handesome fellas Christer and Glenn talks about their expectations around the coming christmas, and what they like the most about the holidays. Camera Operators : Simon Sondre.
Moonlight Filmen 2011
En filmsnutt angående noen av aktivitetene som foregår på Moonlight Aktivitetshus i Vennesla. Musikk: Samsaya - Good with the bad.
VennTV - LIVE fra Kulturhuset 29.01.2015 kl 1100
Direktesending fra kulturhuset i Vennesla. Programledere er Sivert Wergeland og Rebekka Sollie.
IN THE WOODS... STRANGE IN STEREO (1999 Full Album) official upload-
In The Woods... 3 full length album, Strange in Stereo. Released in 1999 on Misantrophy Records. Recorded in Jailhouse Studio, Vennesla, Norway. Produced by ITW... and Trond Are. Art-Works...
VennTV Live fra Kulturhuset 19. februar 2015
Elever i 3mka har sin premieresending på VennTV klokken 1100 19. februar.
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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.
Cross-Skagerrak
Cross-Skagerrak is the name of a high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission facility between Tjele and Kristiansand. It is owned and operated by Statnett in Norway, and Energinet. dk in Denmark.
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.
Aukland
Aukland is a village in the municipality of Kristiansand, Norway. It is located between Strai and Mosby, on the western bank of the river Otra.
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.
Strai
Strai is a village in the municipality of Kristiansand, Norway. Its population (2005) is 1,266.
Justvik
Justvik (also called Gjusvik) is a village in the municipality of Kristiansand, Norway. Its population (as of January 2012) is 1,803. Justvik is located to the West of Topdalsfjorden. Before municipal amalgamation with Kristiansand in 1965, Justvik was considered part of the Tveit municipality, while nearby areas Justnes and Eidsbukta belonged to Oddernes municipality.
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.
Mosby, Norway
Mosby is a village in Kristiansand municipality, Norway. Its population in 1999 was 1,950, but since 2001 it is considered a part of the urban area Vennesla.
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.
Vennesla Station
Vennesla Station is a railway station located at Vennesla, Norway on the Sørlandet Line. The station is served by express trains operated by the Norwegian State Railways to Oslo and Kristiansand.
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.
Kristiansand Prison
Kristiansand Prison is a prison in Kristiansand, Norway. It has a capacity of 44 inmates.
Grovane
Grovane is a railway village in Vennesla, Norway. Grovane Station on Sørlandsbanen and former station on Setesdalsbanen. Today, Setesdalsbanen (first opened 1885, closed 1962) is a heritage railway and a railway museum with steam trains serving the 8 km line between Grovane and Røyknes. Four steam locomotives from 1894-1902 are preserved, along with a number of passenger and freight cars.
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.
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.