Ravnedalen
Ravnedalen may refer to: * Ravnedalen, Kristiansand is a park in Kristiansand, Norway * Ravnedalen on the island Bornholm Bornholm () is a Danish island in the Baltic Sea, to the east of the rest of Denmark, south of Sweden, northeast of Germany and north of Poland. Strategically located, Bornholm has been fought over for centuries. It has usually been ruled by ...

Ravnedalen, Kristiansand
Ravnedalen is a park in the municipality of Kristiansand in Agder county, Norway. The part is located in the borough of Grim, north of the centre of the city of Kristiansand, just to the northeast of the Baneheia recreation area. The park was constructed from 1874–1878 by military soldiers under the command of Colonel, later Major General, Joseph Frantz Oscar Wergeland. History Ravnedalen was the former billeting area called ''Grimsmoen'', which had room for about 1,200 soldiers. In the 1860s, the military camp was moved to '' Gimlemoen''. There were plans for using the old camp area as a rifle range, but Colonel Wergeland protested and insisted that the area would be perfect for a pleasure garden. In 1872 ''Byselskabet'', where Wergeland was a chairman, applied for fundings, and the park was constructed during 1874–1878, by soldiers with spades instead of weapons. Construction The park was constructed as a romantic garden, in a valley with dramatic cliffs and wate ...
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