Vågsbygd

Coordinates: 58°6′30″N 7°57′18″E / 58.10833°N 7.95500°E / 58.10833; 7.95500

Vågsbygd
Vågsbygd, Kristiansand
Borough of Kristiansand

Vågsbygd from Slettheia

Coat of arms

Location of Vågsbygd, shown in yellow, in Kristiansand
Coordinates: NO 58°06′51″N 7°57′11″E / 58.114138°N 7.953043°E / 58.114138; 7.953043
Country  Norway
County  Vest-Agder
City Kristiansand
Population (2015)
 • Total 36,210
ZIP Code prefix 462*, 467*
Website

Vågsbygd is a borough and district in Kristiansand, Norway. It is the largest borough and district in Kristiansand and Sørlandet. Until 1965, Vågsbygd was a part of Oddernes municipality. The district includes the boroughs Flekkerøy, Voiebyen, Vågsbygd/Augland and Slettheia. On Kroodden in Vågsbygd is Kristiansand Cannon Museum, an authentic fortress from World War II.

The Vågsbygd district includes Islands like Bragdøya, Andøya, Fredriksholm and Flekkerøy with Christiansø Fortress, an addition to other smaller islands.

Centre for the Protection of Vessels

On Andøya in Vågsbygd is Bredalsholmen Shipyard and Preservation Centre, a Centre for protection of vessels at the former Bredalsholmen yard. Bredalsholmen Shipyard and Preservation Centre is a national hub for maintenance of museum ships and cherish worthy coastal culture, and a drydock with considerable capacity.[1]

Cannon Museum

Kristiansand Cannon Museum was built by the German occupational forces during World War II. This is one of Norway's best preserved cannon plants from the war, complete with 45 mm cannon turrets, ammunition and charging facilities, workshops, offices and barracks.[2]

Vågsbygd district map

Vågsbygd borough consist by Flekkerøy, Voiebyen, Slettheia and Vågsbygd itself.

Demographic and population

List of boroughs and population
Nr Boroughs Borough [3]
1 Vågsbygd (Centrum) 22,000
2 Voiebyen 6,000
3 Slettheia 4,500
4 Flekkerøy 3,500
Neighborhoods in Vågsbygd:

Flekkerøy

  • Kjære/Andås
  • Lindebø/Skålevik
  • Mæbø/Høyfjellet

Voiebyen

Vågsbygd

Slettheia

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Politic

Vågsbygd from sea
Vågsbygd Centrum

The 10 largest politics parties in Vågsbygd in 2015:

Kristiansand city council votes from Vågsbygd district 2015[4]
Labour Party 33,6% (858 votes)
Conservative Party 20,3% (518 votes)
Christian Democratic Party 15% (382 votes)
Progress Party 8% (204 votes)
Green Party 5,1% (131 votes)
Liberal Party 4,2% (108 votes)
Socialist Left Party 3,6% (91 votes)
The Democrats 3% (77 votes)
Pensioners' Party 2,4% (62 votes)
Red 1,9% (48 votes)
Centre Party 1,5% (37 votes)
Others 1,7% (44 votes)
Total 2516 votes
Vågsbygd Society and Culture Hall
Kristiansand city council votes from Vågsbygd borough 2015[4]
Labour Party 2173 votes
Conservative Party 1668 votes
Christian Democratic Party 1619 votes
Progress Party 619 votes
Green Party 288 votes
Liberal Party 241 votes
Socialist Left Party 437 votes
The Democrats 418 votes
Pensioners' Party 153 votes
Red 132 votes
Centre Party 86 votes
Total 7670 votes

Education

List of schools in Vågsbygd
Name Location Type [5]
Fiskå skole Fiskåtangen Junior High
Flekkerøy skole Flekkerøy Elementary school
Karuss skole Karuss Elementary and Junior High
Lindebøskauen skole Flekkerøy Junior High
Møvik skole Møvik Junior High
Sjøstranden skole Voiebyen Elementary
Slettheia skole Nedre Slettheia Elementary
Torkelsmyra skole Steindalen Elementary
Voiebyen skole Voiebyen Elementary
Vågsbygd skole Vågsbygd sentrum Elementary
Vågsbygd videregående skole Vågsbygd sentrum High School
Øvre Slettheia skole Slettheitoppen Elementary
Åsane skole Åsane Elementary

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Religion

There are 3 churches in Vågsbygd.

Flekkerøy Church is the only church at the island Flekkerøya. It was built in 1960 with a capacity of 375 people. The church was built out of concrete, there is a graveyard with the church.

Voie Church is located in Voiebyen, the church is the newest one in Vågsbygd, it was built in 1990 with no graveyard with the church. It has a capacity of 500 and is built by bricks.

Vågsbygd Church is located in Vågsbygd centrum and has a capacity of 650 people. There is no graveyard with the church and was built in 1967.

There is a Mormon church located at Slettheia.

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Transportation

Road

County Road 457. The Flekkerøy tunnel at the mainland
The Vågsbygdport
Vågsbygdveien
Bus bound for Slettheia

County Road 456 is the main road in to Vågsbygd, the highway part starts with European route E39 in Hannevika and ends with a roundabout in Vågsbygd centrum. That part of the road is called the Vågsbygdport cause it goes threw a tunnel between the city and Vågsbygd. It was recently upgraded to 4 files in 2014. The old 456, goes from Hannevika around Blørstad and ends with Trekanten. County Road 456 continues there with the shore till Voiebyen before it goes west and ends in Søgne. From Flekkerøya, County Road 457 goes from the island threw the Flekkerøy Tunnel to the mainland and meets County Road 456 with Voie.

European Route E39 goes between Vågsbygd and Grim before exiting into Songdalen.

Notable roads in Vågsbygd
Line Destination [6]
E39 Downtown - Kartheia - Stavanger
Fv8 Åshavn - Skålevik
Fv456 Hannevika - Trekanten - Vågsbygd centrum - Voiebyen - Søgne
Fv457 Voie - Flekkerøy

Bus

County Road 456 with Trekanten

Bus in Vågsbygd is mostly served by line: M1, M2, M3, 05, 09 and 12

Bus transportation from/through Vågsbygd
Line Destination [6]
M1 Flekkerøy - Sørlandsparken Dyreparken-IKEA
M1 Flekkerøy - Kvadraturen
M2 Voiebyen - Hånes
M2 Voiebyen - Hånes-Lauvåsen
D2 Voiebyen - Kvadraturen
D2 Voiebyen - Kvadraturen-UiA
N2 Flekkerøy - Voiebyen - Kvadraturen
M3 Vågsbygd kirke - Slettheia - Søm
D3 Vågsbygd kirke - Slettheia - Kvadraturen
D3 Vågsbygd kirke - Slettheia - Kvadraturen-UiA
N3 Vågsbygd kirke - Slettheia - Søm
05 Andøya - Vågsbygd kirke
05 Andøya - Kvadraturen
05 Andøya - Kvadraturen-UiA
09 Bråvann - Vågsbygd kirke
09 Bråvann - Kvadraturen
09 Bråvann - Kvadraturen-UiA
10 Kjos Haveby - Eg-Sykehuset
11 Kjos Haveby - Eg-Sykehuset
12 Kjos Haveby - Eg-Sykehuset
50 Søgne - Kristiansand
50 Søgne - Kristiansand-UiA

Economy

Agriculture is largely left in Vågsbygd and replaced by residential and industrial areas. Vågsbygd has considerable industry, who has survived major changes. The largest employer is all the same Elkem Solar producing super clean Silicon for solar cells, which are located in premises that Elkem previous Ferrosilicon factory Fiskå Verk. On Andøya it established a significant and advanced mechanical industry which produces offshore and marine cranes and other marine equipment in Andøya Industrial Park.

Amfi Vågsbygd is the second largest mall in Kristiansand, after Sørlandssenteret. It is located in Vågsbygd Centrum with 45 stores and a part of the Amfi Mall chain.

Trekanten Mall is a smaller mall located in Trekanten off the highway County Road 456. It is located in Slettheia and the mall contains of a grocery store, floweriest, hair salon, furniture store, gas station and a dentist office.

Fædrelandsvennen, the newspaper for Kristiansand and the Kristiansand Region used to be located on Fiskå from the 70s before it moved back to Kvadraturen in 2015.

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References

  1. ↑ Bredalsholmen Dokk og Fartøyvernsenter, Homepage(Norwegian)
  2. ↑ History at the Kristiansand Cannon Museums Homepage
  3. ↑ "Befolkning i Kristiansand". ssb.no. Retrieved 2014.
  4. 1 2 "VG - Valgnatt" (in Norwegian). vg.no. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
  5. ↑ "MinSkole".
  6. 1 2 "AKT".
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