Kvadraturen is a

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in the city centre of the city of Kristiansand which lies in the municipality of

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county,

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. It has a population of 6,750 (2015). The borough is made up of the centre together with the harbour to the south and the more rural district of " Eg" to the north. Kvadraturen is the

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of the municipality of Kristiansand as well as the administrative centre of Vest-Agder county, but is far smaller in area than the other boroughs in the municipality, such as the borough of

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to the north and west, and the borough of

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to the east. Kvadraturen is the location of the

Kristiansand Cathedral Kristiansand Cathedral ( no, Kristiansand domkirke) is a cathedral of the Church of Norway in Kristiansand Municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the Kvadraturen area in the central part of the city of Kristiansand. It is the ch ...

and the nearby commercial, pedestrian street is Markens gate. The city harbour is located along the Kristiansandsfjorden and the island of

Odderøya Odderøya is an island and neighborhoods in Kristiansand municipality in Agder county, Norway. The island lies immediately to the south of the city centre of Kristiansand and it is connected to the mainland by four bridges. The island creates a ...

. The borough has three malls and three high schools. The closest public junior high is "Grim Skole" and the closest elementary is Tordenskjoldsgate Skole and is the only remanding elementary in Kvadraturen. The

Sørlandet Hospital Kristiansand Sørlandet Hospital Kristiansand (Norwegian:Sørlandet Sykehus Kristiansand) is located in Kristiansand, Vest-Agder County in Norway, and is one of the three public hospitals within the Hospital of Southern Norway and is a regional hospital. It w ...

is also located in the borough, in the district of Eg. The main city centre was established as a city on 5 July 1641 by

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. The city became a self-governing municipality under the

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law on 1 January 1838. On 1 July 1921, a neighboring part of the municipality of

Oddernes Oddernes is a borough in the city of Kristiansand which lies in the municipality of Kristiansand in Agder county, Norway. The borough covers eastern Kristiansand on the east side of the Topdalsfjorden and the Varodd Bridge. The borough include ...

(population: 2,164) was transferred from Oddernes to the city of Kristiansand. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the

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. On 1 January 1965, the city of Kristiansand (population: 27,100) was merged with the neighboring municipalities of

Randesund Randesund is a village and district within the city of Kristiansand in Agder county, Norway. The district is located within the borough of Oddernes along the southern coastline between the two fjords Kvåsefjorden and Topdalsfjorden and south of ...

(population: 1,672),

(population: 18,668), and

Tveit Tveit is a village and surrounding district in Oddernes borough in the city of Kristiansand in Agder county, Norway. The Tveit district is located in the northeastern part of Kristiansand, northeast of the Topdalsfjorden along the lower part of ...

(population: 2,802) to form a new, larger municipality of Kristiansand.

Shopping

Markens gate is the main pedestrian street in Kristiansand. It is one of Norway's most walked street and is over long. The street has many different stores. The walking zone stretches over seven blocks. During the 1600-1700s, the street was called Dronningens gate, and today its also nicknamed Stripen (The Strip). The most central part of the city is lower Markens where it meets Tollbodgata. Some stores here are open 24/7 and it is here most crimes of downtown Kristiansand take place. Chain restaurants like

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, and Deli de Luca are also located there. There are three malls at Kvadraturen: Sandens is the largest and newest one, Slottet Shopping is located at the north end of Markens gate in the north. Lille Markens is the smallest mall.

Transportation

Kristiansand Bus Terminal, Kristiansand Station, and Kristiansand Harbor are all located at Vestre Strandgate next to each other. Local buses goes from Henrik Wergelandsgate and Tollbodgata. Kristiansand Station has daily trains to

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and

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. Kristiansand Harbor has many daily ferry routes to

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Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik Kristiansand Airport ( no, Kristiansand lufthavn; ) is an international airport serving Kristiansand Municipality in Agder county, Norway. The airport is located in the district of Tveit in the Oddernes borough, about by road and by air from t ...

is located from the city center, and it has routes to the biggest cities in Norway, with less frequent routes to other Northern European cities.

Education

There are two public and one private high schools and one elementary school in the borough of Kvadraturen. The elementary school has students from over 27 different nationalities. The closest junior high schools are in the nearby boroughs of

and

Politics

The largest political parties in Kvadraturen (2019):

Tourism

The borough of Kvadraturen is the site of many tourist attractions. Christiansholm Fortress was built in 1672. The Kilden Theatre, the largest culture house and theatre in Southern Norway, is located on the island of

. It was finished in 2012 and has a capacity of over 2,000. Fiskebrygga (The Fish Wharf), a former fish landing in Kvadraturen with Odderøya, has been redeveloped as a restaurant, shopping, and tourist destination.

Neighbourhoods

* Baneheia *Byskogen *

Bystranda Bystranda (''The City Beach'') is a Blue Flag beach in the southeastern part of the downtown of the city of Kristiansand in Agder county, Norway. It is located just east of the mouth of the river Otra. The shallow sandy beach by the Kristian ...

* Eg * Fiskebrygga *Kvadraturen nordvest *Kvadraturen nordøst *Kvadraturen sørvest *Kvadraturen sørøst * Lagmannsholmen *Nybyen *

* Posebyen * Strandpromenaden *

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Media gallery

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river between

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References

* {{Kristiansand Geography of Kristiansand Boroughs of Kristiansand Central business districts Tourism in Kristiansand