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 Randesund Municipality (larger than the present-day district) that existed from 1893 until 1965.
Name The district, (originally the parish) is named after the island, Randøen (now known as Randøya). The first part of the name is () which means "boundary" or "edge" and the last part of the name is which means "strait". The name was previously spelled Randøsund.
Politics The 10 largest politics parties in Randesund in 2015:
Kristiansand city council votes from Randesund 2015Conservative Party 25% (252 votes)Christian Democratic Party 21,7% (218 votes)Labour Party 19,8% (199 votes)Progress Party 9,4% (95 votes)The Democrats 6,1% (61 votes)Liberal Party 4,3% (43 votes)Green Party 4% (40 votes)Pensioners' 3,3% (33 votes)The Christians 2,2% (22 votes) Socialist Left Party 1,6% (16 votes)Others 2,9% (29 votes)Total 1008 votes
Transportation 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 Line Destination 08 Randesund - Rona 17 Tømmerstø - Hellemyr 17 Tømmerstø-Frikstad - Hellemyr 17 Tømmerstø - Kvadraturen N17 Tømmerstø - Kvadraturen 18 Tømmerstø Odderhei-Holte - Hellemyr 18 Dvergsnes - Hellemyr 18 Tømmerstø Odderhei-Holte - Kvadraturen A18 Tømmerstø Odderhei-Holte - Eg-Sykehuset 139 Høvåg-Lillesand - Kristiansand 234 Randesund - 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
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Weather information for Randesund