Gimle (Kristiansand)

Gimle is a neighbourhood in the city of Kristiansand in Vest-Agder county, Norway. It's located in the borough of Lund. It is located near the neighborhoods of Oddemarka and Presteheia. The neighborhood of Kjøita lies to the southwest and the neighborhood of Marvika lies to the southeast.

Gimle
Neighborhood in Kristiansand
View of the neighborhood
Gimle
Location of the neighborhood
Gimle
Gimle (Norway)
Coordinates: 58°09′39″N 08°00′32″E
CountryNorway
CountyVest-Agder
MunicipalityKristiansand
BoroughLund
DistrictsGimlekollen and Lund
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
4630
Area code38

The oldest building in Kristiansand, Oddernes Church, as well as the Agder Natural History Museum and Botanical Garden, the Kristiansand campus of the University of Agder, the Kristiansand Cathedral School, the Gimle videregående skole (high school), and the Gimle sports hall are located within the neighborhood of Gimle.[1]

The European Route E18 passes through Gimle, for the most part in a shallow tunnel under the neighbourhood. Gimle was the location for the E18's toll plaza of the Kristiansand Toll Ring until this was removed in 2007.[2] Norwegian County Road 1 follows the Otra River along the western edge of Gimle.

Roads through Gimle
LineDestination
E18Oslo - Kjøita - Kvadraturen
Fv471Bjørndalssletta - Lund Torv — Kvadraturen

References
  1. "Gimlehallen, Kristiansand (Vest-Agder)". Norwegian Meteorological Institute and Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  2. Waersted, Kristian. "Urban Tolling in Norway" (PDF). Statens Vegvesen. p. 15. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
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