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The Best Attractions In Vest-Agder

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Vest-Agder [²vɛstˌɑɡdər] is a county in Norway, bordering Rogaland to the West and Aust-Agder to the East. In 2016, there were 182,701 inhabitants, which is about 3.5% of the total population of Norway. Its area is about 7,277 square kilometres . The county administration is located in its largest city, Kristiansand. Shipping, commerce, and recreation are the main industries here. Compared to other counties of Norway, Vest-Agder is noted for having the highest level of foreign exports. Another international dimension linked to the county is the large-scale emigration to North America that took place from the 1850s and onwards, which resulted in m...
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The Best Attractions In Vest-Agder

  • 1. Odderoya Kristiansand
    Odderøya is an island in Kristiansand municipality in Vest-Agder county, Norway. The 0.7-square-kilometre lies immediately to the south of the city centre of Kristiansand and it is connected to the mainland by four bridges. The island creates a natural division between the eastern and western parts of the port of Kristiansand. Gravanekanalen canal separates Odderøya from the city center and the fish wharf . Prior to 1993, the island was owned by the Norwegian government and it was used as a naval base and training grounds, but since that time, the municipality of Kristiansand has taken over and is now using it for recreational purposes. The island is mostly undeveloped, but the town development plan does include an area on the island for up to 500 homes.
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  • 2. Dyreparken Kristiansand
    The Kristiansand Zoo and Amusement Park is a zoological garden and amusement park situated in of Kristiansand, Norway. It is Norway's most frequently visited attraction, covering an area of 60 hectares . Established in 1966, it has been owned by Braganza since 2004. The Kristiansand Zoo and Amusement Park has Norway's largest collection of animals. It contains of over a hundred species of animals from around the world, that move freely on a relatively large area. Amusement attractions include Cardamom Town , which is made to look like the town in the book by Thorbjørn Egner, and Captain Sabertooth and pirate village Abra Havn , which is taken from a theatre act by the singer and actor Terje Formoe.
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  • 3. Baneheia Kristiansand
    The Baneheia murders was a notorious case of double rape-and murder that occurred in Norway on May 19, 2000. The victims were 10-year-old Lena Sløgedal Paulsen and 8-year-old Stine Sofie Sørstrønen who were found raped and killed at Baneheia in Kristiansand. Locals Viggo Kristiansen and Jan Helge Andersen were arrested and were convicted of the murders in 2002. The murders sent shock-waves through the Norwegian public who reacted with shock and disbelief. The case received massive media attention in Norway for several years in the early 2000s and beyond, as well as attracting attention abroad.Kristiansen was convicted of both murders and of raping both girls, and sentenced to 21 years of containment, equivalent to life sentence. Andersen was convicted of the murder of Sørstrønen, but ...
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  • 4. Sjosanden Mandal
    Sjøsanden is a beach in the town of Mandal in the municipality of Mandal in Vest-Agder county, Norway. The beach sits in the Furulunden nature park, along the Mannefjorden, just south of the mouth of the Mandalselva river. The 800-metre long beach has been voted several times as the best beach in Norway.
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  • 6. Kristiansand Cannon Museum Kristiansand
    Kristiansand [krɪstjɑnˈsɑn] , historically Christianssand and Christiansand, is a city and municipality in Norway. It is the fifth largest city in Norway and the municipality is the sixth largest in Norway, with a population of 88,598 as of June 2016. In addition to the city itself, Statistics Norway counts four other densely populated areas in the municipality: Skålevik in Flekkerøy with a population of 3,526 in the Vågsbygd borough, Strai with a population of 1,636 in the Grim borough, Justvik with a population of 1,803 in the Lund borough, and Tveit with a population of 1,396 in the Oddernes borough. Kristiansand is divided into five boroughs: Grim, which is located northwest in Kristiansand with a population of 15,000; Kvadraturen, which is the centre and downtown Kristiansand w...
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  • 9. Kristiansand Museum Kristiansand
    Kristiansand [krɪstjɑnˈsɑn] , historically Christianssand and Christiansand, is a city and municipality in Norway. It is the fifth largest city in Norway and the municipality is the sixth largest in Norway, with a population of 88,598 as of June 2016. In addition to the city itself, Statistics Norway counts four other densely populated areas in the municipality: Skålevik in Flekkerøy with a population of 3,526 in the Vågsbygd borough, Strai with a population of 1,636 in the Grim borough, Justvik with a population of 1,803 in the Lund borough, and Tveit with a population of 1,396 in the Oddernes borough. Kristiansand is divided into five boroughs: Grim, which is located northwest in Kristiansand with a population of 15,000; Kvadraturen, which is the centre and downtown Kristiansand w...
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  • 12. Eikerapen Alpinsenter Aseral Municipality
    Eikerapen or Eikjerapen is a village in Åseral municipality in Vest-Agder county, Norway. The village is located on the southwestern shore of the lake Øre , about 10 kilometres south of the municipal centre of Kyrkjebygda. Eikerapen has a popular ski resort that is open in the winter time, with ski lifts and many ski slopes. There are many holiday cottages in the village near the ski centre. Eikerapen Roots Festival is an annual international roots music festival, held at Eikerapen in August each year.
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  • 14. Bjornestad Skisenter Sirdal Municipality
    Bjørnestad is a village in Sirdal municipality in Vest-Agder county, Norway. The village is located about 10 kilometres west of the village of Tonstad, just west of the lake Bjørnestadvatnet. The village is known for the Bjørnestad Skisenter skiing resort.
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  • 15. Oksoy Lighthouse Kristiansand
    Oksøy Lighthouse is a coastal lighthouse in the municipality of Kristiansand in Vest-Agder county, Norway. The lighthouse sits on the islet of Oksøy which is located in the Kristiansandsfjorden, just east of the island of Flekkerøya. The lighthouse marks the western side of the main shipping channel that leads inland to the port of the city of Kristiansand. The other lighthouse, which marks the eastern entrance, Grønningen Lighthouse, lies about 2.2 kilometres to the east. The lighthouse has a racon signal, emitting a morse code O .The lighthouse was first built in 1832, but it was rebuilt in 1900. The present 36-metre tall cylindrical cast iron tower is white with two red bands painted around it. The light sits at an elevation of 47 metres and it emits two white flashes every 45 secon...
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