Grim, Vest-Agder

Grim
Grim, Kristiansand
Borough of Kristiansand

Grim and Tinnheia

Coat of arms

Location of Grim, shown in yellow, in Kristiansand
Country  Norway
County  Vest-Agder
City Kristiansand
Population (2015)
 • Total 16,000
ZIP Code prefix 461*, 462*, 467*
Website

Grim is a borough and district in Kristiansand, Norway. The borough is located north of Kvadraturen, east of Sogndalen, west of Eg and south for Vågsbygd. In business, the brewery for the main beer of the city and county, Vest-Agder, Christianssands Bryggeri is located at south of Grim. Grim church is the only church in the Grim district and was built in 1969 and is located near Idda Arena, an arena used by all kinds of sports and teams.

Population and demographic

Map of the district Grim in Kristiansand municipality.

Grim district consist by Tinnheia, Hellemyr, Mosby, Strai and Grim itself. While Tinnheia, Hellemyr and Grim is more a part of the city and has a series of numbers of apartments, Mosby and Strai is more of agriculture. The district has a population of 5,200.

List of district and population
Nr District Population [1]
1 Grim (Centrum) 5,200
2 Tinnheia 3,800
3 Hellemyr 2,900
4 Mosby 3,880
5 Strai 2,000

In the borough its population is 5,200 (2013). Although in the district, Grim includes Tinnheia, Hellemyr, Mosby and Strai which make the population ca 16,000 (2013).

Grim borough is the 3rd most populous place for immigrants in Kristiansand with 22% of the population and 19% in the district. 5% of the immigrants are from Europe and North-America while 17% is from Africa and Asia. Grim is known for large white houses.

Neighbourhoods:

Education

Grim has two elementary schools, Solhomen and Krossen elementary. Grim is located with one junior high, Grim School which is for students in the entire Grim district. The closest high schools are at Kvadraturen.

List of schools in Grim
Name Location Type [2]
Grim skole Grim torv Junior High
Hellemyr skole Hellemyr Elementary school
Krossen skole Krossen Elementary school
Karl Johan Memorial skole Tinnheia Elementary school
Mosby skole Mosby Elementary school
Solholmen skole Grim torv Elementary school
Torridal skole Strai Elementary and Junior High

Transportation

The two main roads in the area is European route E39 and Norwegian National Road 9.

Road

Norwegian National Road 9 with Christianssands Bryggeri
List of notable roads in Grim
Route Destination
E39 Downtown - Hannevika - Fidje - Stavanger
Rv9 Downtown - Krossen - Strai - Høietun - Evje
Fv1 Lund - Strai - Vennesla
Fv30 Bellevue - Krossen
Fv303 Strai - Nodeland
Fv405 Mosby - Vennesla

Bus

The main public transport is bus, bus lines 15 Tinnheia-Kvadraturen, 32 Høietun-Kvadraturen and 30 Vennesla-Kristiansand goes through Grim, while 13 Grimsyra-Lund and 19 Suldalen-UiA covers most of Grim and ends there. The railroad in to Kristiansand is build through Grim, it's the only way in for trains but the closest stop is Kristiansand Station, the main train station for the city.

Bus transportation from/through Grim
Line Destination [3]
13 Grimsmyra - Lund
15 Tinnheia - Kvadraturen
19 Suldalen - Lund-UiA
30 Vennesla - Kristiansand
32 Høietun - Kvadraturen
32 Høietun - Kvadraturen-UiA
511 Evje - Kristiansand
N16 Hellemyr - Tinnheia - Kvadraturen
N30 Vennesla - Kristiansand

Train

The railroad goes through Grim from Songdalen next to Hellemyr and Norwegian National Road 9 before entering Kristiansand Station. The railroad eastbound continues through entire Grim to Vennesla Station. There are no stops between.

Photos

References

  1. ↑ "Befolkning i Kristiansand". ssb.no. Retrieved 2014.
  2. ↑ "MinSkole".
  3. ↑ "AKT".

"Befolkning i Kristiansand". ssb.no. Retrieved 2014. 

Coordinates: 58°08′53″N 7°58′28″E / 58.1481°N 7.9744°E / 58.1481; 7.9744

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