Vågsbygd

Vågsbygd is a borough and disrict in the city of Kristiansand which lies in the municipality of Kristiansand in Agder county, Norway. It is the largest borough and district in Kristiansand. Until 1965, Vågsbygd was a part of Oddernes municipality. The borough includes the districts of Flekkerøy, Voiebyen, Vågsbygd/Augland, and Slettheia. The Kristiansand Cannon Museum on Kroodden is an authentic fortress from World War II.

Vågsbygd
Borough of Kristiansand
View of the Vågsbygd from Slettheia
Coat of arms
Location of Vågsbygd, shown in yellow, in Kristiansand
Coordinates: 58.10°N 7.94°E / 58.10; 7.94
CountryNorway
RegionSouthern Norway
CountyAgder
DistrictKristiansand
MunicipalityKristiansand
Elevation19 m (62 ft)
Population
 (2015)
 • Total36,210
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code prefix
462*, 467*
Website

The Vågsbygd district includes many islands including Bragdøya, Andøya, Fredriksholm, and Flekkerøya (with Christiansø Fortress).

Attractions

Centre for the Protection of Vessels

On Andøya in Vågsbygd is the 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.[2]

Cannon Museum
Main article: Kristiansand 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.[3]

Demographics and population

Vågsbygd borough is divided into four districts: Flekkerøy, Voiebyen, Slettheia, and Vågsbygd.

List of districts and population
NrDistrictPopulation[4]Map
1Vågsbygd (Centrum)22,000
2Voiebyen6,000
3Slettheia4,500
4Flekkerøy3,500

Neighborhoods

Neighborhoods in Vågsbygd:

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

Vågsbygd sentrum
Vågsbygd sentrum
Neighborhood in Kristiansand
View of the neighborhood
Vågsbygd sentrum
Location of the neighborhood
Vågsbygd sentrum
Vågsbygd sentrum (Norway)
Coordinates: 58.124°N 7.955°E / 58.124; 7.955
CountryNorway
CountyAgder
MunicipalityKristiansand
BoroughVågsbygd
DistrictVågsbygd
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
4621
Area code38

Vågsbygd sentrum is a neighbourhood in the city of Kristiansand in Agder county, Norway. It is the centrum of the borough of Vågsbygd. Vågsbygd sentrum is north of the neighborhood of Auglandskollen, south of Kjerrheia, east of Bjørklia, and west of Skyllingsheia.[5]

Vågsbygd Mall is located here along with Vågsbygd High School, Fiskå Junior High, and Vågsbygd Elementary School. Vågsbygd Church is located here as well near the Vågsbygdtunet retirement home and a bus terminal for Nettbuss. Vågsbygd sentrum mostly consist of apartments.

  • Vågsbygd High School
  • Vågsbygd Church
  • Vågsbygdtunet Retirement Home
Transportation
Roads through Vågsbygd centrum:[6]
RoadStretch
Fv456Hannevika - Søgne
Bus lines through Vågsbygd centrum[7]
LineDestinations
M1Flekkerøy - Sørlandsparken Dyreparken - IKEA
M1Flekkerøy - Kvadraturen
M2Voiebyen - Hånes
M2Voiebyen - Hånes - Lauvåsen
M2Voiebyen - Hånes / Kjevik - Tveit
M2Voiebyen - Kvadraturen
M3Vågsbygd sentrum - Slettheia - Søm
05Andøya - Vågsbygd sentrum
05Andøya - Kvadraturen - UiA
09Bråvann - Vågsbygd sentrum
09Bråvann - Kvadraturen - UiA
12Kjos Haveby - Eg - Sykehuset
50Søgne - Kristiansand
D2Voiebyen - Kvadraturen - UiA
D3Vågsbygd sentrum - Slettheia - Kvadraturen - UiA

Photos
  • Åshavn
  • Skålevik
  • Møvik
  • Ternevig in Møvik
  • Voiebyen sørøst
  • Auglandsbukta
  • Vågsbygdtunet with Kjos in the background
  • Skyllingsheia
  • Vågsbygd sentrum
  • Fiskåtangen
  • Slettheiveien
  • Slettheitoppen
  • Øvre Slettheia

Politics
Vågsbygd from sea
Vågsbygd Centrum

The 10 largest politics parties in Vågsbygd in 2015:

Kristiansand city council votes from Vågsbygd district 2015[8]
Labour Party33.6% (858 votes)
Conservative Party20.3% (518 votes)
Christian Democratic Party15% (382 votes)
Progress Party8% (204 votes)
Green Party5.1% (131 votes)
Liberal Party4.2% (108 votes)
Socialist Left Party3.6% (91 votes)
The Democrats3% (77 votes)
Pensioners' Party2.4% (62 votes)
Red1.9% (48 votes)
Centre Party1.5% (37 votes)
Others1.7% (44 votes)
Total2516 votes
Vågsbygd Society and Culture Hall
Kristiansand city council votes from Vågsbygd borough 2015[8]
Labour Party2173 votes
Conservative Party1668 votes
Christian Democratic Party1619 votes
Progress Party619 votes
Green Party288 votes
Liberal Party241 votes
Socialist Left Party437 votes
The Democrats418 votes
Pensioners' Party153 votes
Red132 votes
Centre Party86 votes
Total7670 votes

Education
List of schools in Vågsbygd
NameLocationType[9]
Fiskå skoleVågsbygd sentrumJunior High
Flekkerøy skoleFlekkerøyElementary school
Karuss skoleKarussElementary and Junior High
Lindebøskauen skoleFlekkerøyJunior High
Møvik skoleMøvikJunior High
Sjøstranden skoleVoiebyenElementary
Slettheia skoleNedre SlettheiaElementary
Torkelsmyra skoleSteindalenElementary
Voiebyen skoleVoiebyenElementary
Vågsbygd skoleVågsbygd sentrumElementary
Vågsbygd videregående skoleVågsbygd sentrumHigh School
Øvre Slettheia skoleSlettheitoppenElementary
Åsane skoleÅsaneElementary

Photos
  • Fiskå Junior High
  • Møvig Junior High
  • Vågsbygd High School

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.

Photos
  • Flekkerøy Church
  • Slettheia Mormon Church is the only Mormon church in Kristiansand
  • Vågsbygd Church is the largest church in the borough

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
LineDestination[10]
E39Downtown - Kartheia - Stavanger
Fv8Åshavn - Skålevik
Fv456Hannevika - Trekanten - Vågsbygd centrum - Voiebyen - Søgne
Fv457Voie - 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
LineDestination[10]
M1Flekkerøy - Sørlandsparken Dyreparken-IKEA
M1Flekkerøy - Kvadraturen
M2Voiebyen - Hånes
M2Voiebyen - Hånes-Lauvåsen
D2Voiebyen - Kvadraturen
D2Voiebyen - Kvadraturen-UiA
N2Flekkerøy - Voiebyen - Kvadraturen
M3Vågsbygd kirke - Slettheia - Søm
D3Vågsbygd kirke - Slettheia - Kvadraturen
D3Vågsbygd kirke - Slettheia - Kvadraturen-UiA
N3Vågsbygd kirke - Slettheia - Søm
05Andøya - Vågsbygd kirke
05Andøya - Kvadraturen
05Andøya - Kvadraturen-UiA
09Bråvann - Vågsbygd kirke
09Bråvann - Kvadraturen
09Bråvann - Kvadraturen-UiA
12Kjos Haveby - Eg-Sykehuset
50Søgne - Kristiansand
50Søgne - 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 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.

Photos
  • Andøya Industrial Park
  • Andøya Industrial Park
  • Norwegian Fartøyvernsener on Andøya
  • Andøya Gård
  • Elkem Solar at Fiskå Verk
  • Vågsbygd Mall
  • Trekanten Mall

References
  1. "Vågsbygda, Kristiansand (Vest-Agder)". yr.no. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
  2. "Bredalsholmen Dokk og Fartøyvernsenter" (in Norwegian).
  3. History at the Kristiansand Cannon Museums Homepage
  4. "Befolkning i Kristiansand". ssb.no. Retrieved 2014. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  5. "Kristiansand kommune - Start". www.kristiansand.kommune.no. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  6. "Informasjon om veg og trafikk". www.vegvesen.no. Statens vegvesen. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  7. "Hjem / Agder Kollektivtrafikk". www.akt.no. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  8. "VG - Valgnatt" (in Norwegian). vg.no. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
  9. "MinSkole".
  10. "AKT".

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