District Randesund
District
Coat of arms of District Randesund
Coat of arms
Location of District Randesund
Coordinates: 58°08′03″N 8°07′03″E / 58.1342°N 08.1176°E / 58.1342; 08.1176
CountryNorway
RegionSouthern Norway
CountyAgder
CityKristiansand
BoroughOddernes
Elevation
[1]
26 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

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 the districts of Søm and Hånes. There are several small islands just off the coast of Randesund, including Dvergsøya, Randøya, and Herøya, all popular tourist 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]

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.

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

References

  1. ↑ "Randesund, Kristiansand (Vest-Adger)". yr.no. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Randesund" (in Norwegian). Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 12 November 2009.
  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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