Eg is a neighbourhood in the city of

Kristiansand Kristiansand is a seaside resort city and municipality in Agder county, Norway. The city is the fifth-largest and the municipality the sixth-largest in Norway, with a population of around 112,000 as of January 2020, following the incorporation ...

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county,

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. It is the only neighborhood in the borough that is located outside of the downtown city centre of Kristiansand (being about north of the downtown). The main hospital for all of

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, is located on the north side of Eg. Eg is located between the river

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and the Baneheia park. The name Eg comes from ''Eik'' (meaning "Oak"), because of the thick oakwood which can still be found in the area. Some of the oldest settlements in Kristiansand are in the area of Eg. When the Kristiansand area was only farmland, one of the four largest farms was located at Eg. The others were located at Gimle,

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, and Kjos. Today, there is an elementary school and a kindergarten located at Eg. The neighbourhood is mostly apartments. Eg is served by bus line 12 from Kjos Haveby to the hospital.

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