Kristiansand (Norway)

Part of the urban heart as well as somebody of Kristiansand seen from Christiansholm Fortress

Kristiansand (formerly "Christianssand") is a city, municipality as well as the county uppercase of Vest-Agder county inwards Southern Norway. Kristiansand municipality is the fifth largest inwards Kingdom of Norway with a population of 82,562 equally of 1 Apr 2014. The Kristiansand urban area, solely located inwards the municipality, had a population of 67,547 on 1 Jan 2009, as well as is thence the eighth largest urban surface area inwards Norway. In addition, the Statistics Kingdom of Norway (no:Statistisk Sentralbyrå) counts that at that spot are four other densely populated areas inwards the municipality: Skålevik (Flekkerøy) with a population of 2,635, Strai (Torridal) with a population of 1,332, Justvik with a population of 1,613 as well as Tveit with a population of 1,390 citizens (January 2009).

Skippergada inwards the Archipelago off Kristiansand

The name

The urban heart as well as somebody was named afterwards its founder King Christian IV inwards 1641. The in conclusion chemical factor sand refers to the sandy headland the urban heart as well as somebody was built on (see likewise Lillesand).

The advert was written "Christian(s)sand" (for "Christians sand" - pregnant en:[King] "Christian's Sand") until 1877 - then, according to an official spelling reform (that changed ch to k), the shape was changed to "Kristianssand". (See likewise the names Kristiansund as well as Kristiania that were affected past times the same reform.) The advert was in 1 lawsuit again changed to its acquaint shape Kristiansand inwards 1889.

The river Otra runs through Kristiansand

Coat-of-arms

The arms were granted on 8 Dec 1909 as well as are based on the oldest seal of the city, dating from 1643. In 1643 King Christian IV (of Kingdom of Denmark as well as Norway) granted the immature urban heart as well as somebody the correct to usage a seal with the Norwegian Panthera leo as well as the Royal crown. The crown indicates that the urban heart as well as somebody was founded past times the king. As the species of tree is non properly described, at that spot are several images known with differently shaped trees. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 minute seal, from 1658, shows a tree with leaves as well as what looks similar pino cones.

Otra river inwards Winter

Culture

The Quart festival, held every twelvemonth at the first of all of July, is dorsum inwards 2009 afterwards fiscal difficulties that saw it closed inwards 2008. As Norway’s biggest music festival, Quart has taken house inwards Kristiansand every July since 1991. Originally named Qvadradurmusivalen, its advert was changed to the to a greater extent than catchy Quart Festival the next year. For several years Quart was the largest music festival inwards Norway, but has struggled inwards recent years inwards purpose due to tough contest from the Hovefestivalen inwards Tromøya, Arendal as well as some Oslo based festivals. The stone music effect lasts for v days as well as has concerts on a large phase inwards Oderøya, a peninsula southward of the town centre, equally good equally on smaller stages only about the town. Quart is known for attracting famous international artists to Kristiansand each twelvemonth equally inwards add-on to finding novel immature talents, for whom performing inwards Quart meant a fast as well as steady runway to fame. Many of today’s large stars previously appeared on Quart’s smaller stages. The line-up for the revitalized Quart Festival 2009 includes world-famous stars, such equally Ozzy Osbourne, Fergie, The Black Eyed Peas, Marilyn Manson as well as Placebo.

River oral fissure of Tovdalselva, adjacent to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik

Kristiansand is a dwelling to many other festivals equally well. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 noteworthy instance is the Protestfestival. It was launched inwards 2000 as well as takes house every September. Protestfestival aims to address apathy as well as indifference inwards politics, as well as is frequently referred to equally "the pocket-sized festival that asks the large questions". Debates, concerts as well as lectures are held at the festival combined with performance fine art as well as documentaries. Protestfestival claims to attract anarchists, communists, hippies equally good equally conservative Christians as well as capitalists as well as encourage communication amongst these radically dissimilar groups.

Statue inwards Kristiansand of its founder, King Christian IV

Festivals run throughout the twelvemonth inwards Kristiansand. Some of these include the Bragdøya Blues Festival inwards June, the Dark Season Festival inwards October, Cultural Night as well as the International Children Film Festival inwards April. Kristiansand has an active music scene equally well. The Kristiansand Symphonic Orchestra equally good equally Chamber Orchestra as well as Wind Ensemble are straightaway good known afterwards their merging inwards 2003. The novel Kilden Performing Arts Centre is planned to live finished inwards Kristiansand inwards 2014. So far concerts accept house inwards Agder Theatre, which is likewise a venue for close of the other large events. Sørlandets Art Museum is likewise inwards the centre of Kristiansand. It was established inwards 1995 as well as is the minute bigest regional fine art museum inwards Norway.

From the commons amongst the Sea Front inwards Kristiansand

The museum runs an extensive programme, which includes exhibitions of the permanent collection, temporary contemporary art-exhibitions as well as touring exhibitions to schools as well as child-care initiatives. The museum is working to generate interest, engagement, noesis as well as agreement of the arts, crafts as well as other visual arts.

Fountain inwards Kristiansand past times Kjell Nupen

Cultiva, which is a local authorities foundation, was established to ensure a portion of the profits made from selling shares inwards Agder Energy Ltd stimulate got lasting benefits to the community, with some of the coin invested inwards cultural projects inwards Kristiansand. In addition, inwards 2007 Kristiansand won cultural funding from “Norges kulturkommune”, which was established past times the Norwegian Culture Forum as well as is awarded every other year. Fiskebrygga, inwards Kristiansand, is real pop inwards summer, where you lot volition honour a fishmarket offering fishes as well as shellfishes alive. In the 1990s the surface area was refurbished transforming the traditional landing surface area for boats with restaurants as well as shops.

Student Concert grooming at University of Agder inwards Fall

The City’s famous football game team, IK Start, had their in conclusion dwelling game at Kristiansand Stadium inwards 2006. As of 2007 the squad has been moved to its newer facilities inwards Sør Arena. Kristiansand is likewise known for its handball teams (KIF as well as Kristiansand Vipers), basketball game (Kristiansand Pirates), volleyball lodge (Grim VBK) as well as baseball game squad (Kristiansand Suns). Kristiansand Suns is usually known equally the morale winners of the NM 2010.

The zoological garden, Kristiansand Dyrepark (Kristiansand Zoo as well as Amusement Park) only E of the city, has a broad alternative of animals in, for the close part, natural habitats. This includes animals such equally wolves, tigers, lions as well as the lynx. The Dyreparken draws many tourists as well as is the minute close visited inwards Norway. The zoo is opened upward 365 days piece the entertainment commons is opened upward during the summertime flavour only.

Agderforskning (Agder Research) is an interdisciplinary social scientific discipline inquiry institute based inwards Kristiansand. As good equally broad involvement inwards festivals, Agderforskning is likewise working on projects connected to value creation inwards coastal culture, cultural heritage, celluloid as well as locomote as well as tourism production, cultural sense surveys, cultural activities financing, interaction as well as excogitation processes connected to fine art inwards the workplace, cooperation inwards the tourism industry, experiential tourism, entrepreneurship inwards the music industry, as well as dialogue-based excogitation where art, civilization as well as commerce meet. Although strongly based inwards the Kristiansand as well as the surrounding area, their studies are far reaching; nationally, throughout Scandinavia as well as inwards Europe inwards the evolution of international inquiry projects.