Randesund

Randesund is a village and district within the city of Kristiansand in Vest-Agder county, Norway. The district is located within the borough of Oddernes along the southern coastline between Kvåsefjorden and the Topdalsfjorden and south of the districts of Søm and Hånes. There are several small islands that are just off the coast in Randesund, including Dvergsøya, Randøya, and Herøya, all popular tourists destinations. The village of Randesund is located in the central part of the district and it is the site of Randesund Church. There was a separate municipality of Randesund (larger than the present-day district) that existed from 1893 until 1965.[2]

This article is about the district in Kristiansand, Norway. For the former municipality in Vest-Agder, Norway, see Randesund (municipality).
District Randesund
District
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 58.1342°N 08.1176°E / 58.1342; 08.1176
CountryNorway
RegionSouthern Norway
CountyVest-Agder
CityKristiansand
BoroughOddernes
Elevation26 m (85 ft)
Population
 (2014)
 • Total2,000
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-030112
Websitekristiansand.kommune.no

Name

The district, (originally the parish) is named after the island, Randøen (now known as Randøya). The first part of the name is rand (Old Norse: rǫnd) which means "boundary" or "edge" and the last part of the name is sund which means "strait". The name was previously spelled Randøsund.[3][2]

Politics

The 10 largest politics parties in Randesund in 2015:

Kristiansand city council votes from Randesund 2015[4]
Conservative Party25% (252 votes)
Christian Democratic Party21,7% (218 votes)
Labour Party19,8% (199 votes)
Progress Party9,4% (95 votes)
The Democrats6,1% (61 votes)
Liberal Party4,3% (43 votes)
Green Party4% (40 votes)
Pensioners'3,3% (33 votes)
The Christians2,2% (22 votes)
Socialist Left Party1,6% (16 votes)
Others2,9% (29 votes)
Total1008 votes

Transportation
Randesund Church

The main road to Tømmerstø is Norwegian County Road 3, which goes from Rona in Søm, to Drange. It goes through Tømmerstø. Norwegian County Road 9 goes from Dvergsnes, to Tangen both in Randesund. Norwegian County Road 4 goes from Bjørnestad to Kongshavn in Randesund. Norwegian County Road 14 goes from Frikstad to Stangenes. Norwegian County Road 401 goes from Randesund to Høvåg and Lillesand in Aust-Agder.

Bus transportation from/through Randesund
LineDestination[5]
08Randesund - Rona
17Tømmerstø - Hellemyr
17Tømmerstø-Frikstad - Hellemyr
17Tømmerstø - Kvadraturen
N17Tømmerstø - Kvadraturen
18Tømmerstø Odderhei-Holte - Hellemyr
18Dvergsnes - Hellemyr
18Tømmerstø Odderhei-Holte - Kvadraturen
A18Tømmerstø Odderhei-Holte - Eg-Sykehuset
139Høvåg-Lillesand - Kristiansand
234Randesund - Kringsjå

Neighborhoods
  • Bjørkestøl
  • Butangen
  • Drange
  • Drangeskauen
  • Dvergsnes
  • Eftevåg
  • Fidje
  • Frikstad
  • Hestehagen
  • Holte
  • Kirkevik
  • Kongshavn
  • Kvarnes
  • Lykkedrag
  • Odderhei
  • Rabbersvik
  • Skaupemyr
  • Sommerro
  • Stangenes
  • Tømmerstø
  • Tømmeråsen
  • Vadvik
  • Vrånes
  • Skippergada
  • Skippergada
  • Rabbesvik
  • Fidjeåsen
  • Holte
  • Holte
  • Norwegian County Road 3
  • Fidjekilen
  • Odderhei Terrasse
  • Odderhei

References
  1. "Randesund, Kristiansand (Vest-Adger)". yr.no. Retrieved 2017-01-23.
  2. "Randesund" (in Norwegian). Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 2009-11-12.
  3. Rygh, Oluf (1912). Norske gaardnavne: Lister og Mandals amt (in Norwegian) (9 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. pp. 20 & 26.
  4. "VG - Valgnatt" (in Norwegian). vg.no. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
  5. "AKT".
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