Hellemyr is a district 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 ...
in
Agder
Agder is a county (''fylke'') and traditional region in the southern part of Norway. The county was established on 1 January 2020, when the old Vest-Agder and Aust-Agder counties were merged. Since the early 1900s, the term Sørlandet ("south ...
county,
Norway
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. It has a population of 2,990 (in 2014). The district is located in the borough of
Grim
Grim may refer to:
People
* Grim (surname)
* Myron Grim Natwick (1890–1990), American artist, animator and film director best known for drawing Betty Boop
Mythical or fictional characters
* Grim, Old Norse ''Grímr'', from the Norse saga '' Gr ...
. The district of
Tinnheia
Tinnheia is a district in the city of Kristiansand in Agder county, Norway. The population is around 3,660 (2014). It is part of the borough of Grim, and it is generally populated with mostly apartment homes, with a high percentage of immigrants. ...
lies to the east, the district of
Slettheia
Slettheia is a district in the borough Vågsbygd in the city of Kristiansand in Agder county, Norway. The population was about 4,000 in 2014. It is the most populated immigrant settlement in Kristiansand. The district was the childhood home for ...
lies to the south and the district of Grim lies to the north. Hellemyr is the last district to drive through before exiting Kristiansand via the
European route E39
European route E39 is the designation of a north–south road in Norway and Denmark from Klett, just south of Trondheim, to Aalborg via Bergen, Stavanger and Kristiansand. In total, there are nine ferries, more than any other single road in Eu ...
highway.
Hellemyr has one elementary school, and the junior high students attend Grim skole. Public transportation is available by bus,
Nettbuss
Vy Buss, formerly branded as Nettbuss, is the largest bus company in Norway, owned by Vy. It was established on 10 February 2000 as the continuation of the bus operations from former NSB Biltrafikk. In addition to bus services in major parts of N ...
connects the district to the city centre in
Kvadraturen. Buses from Hellemyr also connect to
Tømmerstø
Tømmerstø is a neighbourhood in the city of Kristiansand in Agder county, Norway. It's located in the borough of Oddernes and in the district of Randesund. The neighborhood of Odderhei lies to the northwest, Holte and Frikstad lie to the north ...
. Hellemyr is mostly typical
Norwegian
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residential suburb.
Hellemyr Church
Hellemyr Church ( no, Hellemyr kirke) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Kristiansand Municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the district of Hellemyr in the borough of Grim in the city of Kristiansand. It is the church ...
is located in this district.
Transportation
Politics
The 10 largest political parties in Hellemyr in 2015:
Neighbourhoods
*Breimyr
*
Fidjemoen
*
Fjellro
*Hellemyr nordøst
*Hellemyr vest
Photos
Hellemyr-1.jpg, Dalbolia
Hellemyr-2.jpg, Svingen with Slettheia
Slettheia is a district in the borough Vågsbygd in the city of Kristiansand in Agder county, Norway. The population was about 4,000 in 2014. It is the most populated immigrant settlement in Kristiansand. The district was the childhood home for ...
in the background
Fjellro.jpg, Fjellro
Eigevann.jpg, Eigevann and the Tinnheia
Tinnheia is a district in the city of Kristiansand in Agder county, Norway. The population is around 3,660 (2014). It is part of the borough of Grim, and it is generally populated with mostly apartment homes, with a high percentage of immigrants. ...
/Hellemyr cross
Eigevann1.jpg, Eigevann
References
Populated places in Agder
Geography of Kristiansand
Boroughs of Kristiansand
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