Vågsbygd is a borough and district in the city of Kristiansand which lies in Kristiansand Municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is the largest borough and district in Kristiansand. Until 1965, Vågsbygd was a part of Oddernes Municipality. The borough includes the districts of Flekkerøy, Voiebyen, Vågsbygd/Augland, and Slettheia. The Kristiansand Cannon Museum on Kroodden is an authentic fortress from World War II.
The Vågsbygd district includes many islands including Bragdøya, Andøya, Fredriksholm, and Flekkerøya (with Christiansø Fortress).
Attractions Centre for the Protection of Vessels On Andøya in Vågsbygd is the Bredalsholmen Shipyard and Preservation Centre, a Centre for protection of vessels at the former Bredalsholmen yard. Bredalsholmen Shipyard and Preservation Centre is a national hub for maintenance of museum ships and cherish worthy coastal culture, and a drydock with considerable capacity.
Cannon Museum
Kristiansand Cannon Museum was built by the German occupational forces during World War II. This is one of Norway's best preserved cannon plants from the war, complete with 45 mm cannon turrets, ammunition and charging facilities, workshops, offices and barracks.History at the Kristiansand Cannon Museums Homepage
Demographics and population Vågsbygd borough is divided into four districts: Flekkerøy, Voiebyen, Slettheia, and Vågsbygd.
+ List of districts and population Nr District Population Map 1 Vågsbygd (Centrum) 22,000 2 Voiebyen 6,000 3 Slettheia 4,500 4 Flekkerøy 3,500
Neighborhoods Neighborhoods in Vågsbygd: Vågsbygd Voiebyen Slettheia Flekkerøy Augeland terrasse Augelandslia Kjerrheia Kjos Haveby nord Kjos Haveby sør Nordtjønnåsen Skyllingsheia Vågsbygd sentrum Vågsbygd søndre Åsane Andøya Bråvann Kroodden Møvik Skutevik Voiebyen nordvest Voiebyen nordøst Voiebyen sørvest Voiebyen sørøstFiskåtangen Gislemyr Kartheia Nedre Slettheia Slettheia sør Slettheitoppen vest Slettheitoppen øst Slettheiveien Øvre SlettheiaKjære/Andås Lindebø/Skålevik Mæbø/Høyfjellet
Vågsbygd sentrum
Vågsbygd sentrum is a neighbourhood in the city of Kristiansand in Agder county, Norway. It is the centrum of the borough of Vågsbygd. Vågsbygd sentrum is north of the neighborhood of Auglandskollen, south of Kjerrheia, east of Bjørklia, and west of Skyllingsheia.
Vågsbygd Mall is located here along with Vågsbygd High School, Fiskå Junior High, and Vågsbygd Elementary School. Vågsbygd Church is located here as well near the Vågsbygdtunet retirement home and a bus terminal for Nettbuss. Vågsbygd sentrum mostly consist of apartments.
Transportation +Roads through Vågsbygd centrum:RoadStretchFv456Hannevika - Søgne
+Bus lines through Vågsbygd centrumLineDestinationsM1Flekkerøy - Sørlandsparken Dyreparken - IKEAM1Flekkerøy - KvadraturenM2Voiebyen - HånesM2Voiebyen - Hånes - LauvåsenM2Voiebyen - Hånes / Kjevik - TveitM2Voiebyen - KvadraturenM3Vågsbygd sentrum - Slettheia - Søm05Andøya - Vågsbygd sentrum05Andøya - Kvadraturen - UiA09Bråvann - Vågsbygd sentrum09Bråvann - Kvadraturen - UiA12Kjos Haveby - Eg - Sykehuset50Søgne - KristiansandD2Voiebyen - Kvadraturen - UiAD3Vågsbygd sentrum - Slettheia - Kvadraturen - UiA
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Politics
The 10 largest politics parties in Vågsbygd in 2015:
Kristiansand city council votes from Vågsbygd district 2015Labour Party 33.6% (858 votes)Conservative Party 20.3% (518 votes)Christian Democratic Party 15% (382 votes)Progress Party 8% (204 votes)Green Party 5.1% (131 votes)Liberal Party 4.2% (108 votes)Socialist Left Party 3.6% (91 votes)The Democrats 3% (77 votes)Pensioners' Party 2.4% (62 votes)Red 1.9% (48 votes)Centre Party 1.5% (37 votes)Others 1.7% (44 votes)Total 2516 votes
Kristiansand city council votes from Vågsbygd borough 2015Labour Party 2173 votesConservative Party 1668 votesChristian Democratic Party 1619 votesProgress Party 619 votesGreen Party 288 votesLiberal Party 241 votesSocialist Left Party 437 votesThe Democrats 418 votesPensioners' Party 153 votesRed 132 votesCentre Party 86 votesTotal 7670 votes
Education + List of schools in Vågsbygd Name Location Type Fiskå skole Vågsbygd sentrum Junior High Flekkerøy skole Flekkerøy Elementary school Karuss skole Karuss Elementary and Junior High Lindebøskauen skole Flekkerøy Junior High Møvik skole Møvik Junior High Sjøstranden skole Voiebyen Elementary Slettheia skole Nedre Slettheia Elementary Torkelsmyra skole Steindalen Elementary Voiebyen skole Voiebyen Elementary Vågsbygd skole Vågsbygd sentrum Elementary Vågsbygd videregående skole Vågsbygd sentrum High School Øvre Slettheia skole Slettheitoppen Elementary Åsane skole Åsane Elementary
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Religion There are 3 churches in Vågsbygd. Flekkerøy Church is the only church at the island Flekkerøya. It was built in 1960 with a capacity of 375 people. The church was built out of concrete, there is a graveyard with the church. Voie Church is located in Voiebyen, the church is the newest one in Vågsbygd, it was built in 1990 with no graveyard with the church. It has a capacity of 500 and is built by bricks. Vågsbygd Church is located in Vågsbygd centrum and has a capacity of 650 people. There is no graveyard with the church and was built in 1967. There is a Mormon church located at Slettheia.
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Transportation
Road
County Road 456 is the main road in to Vågsbygd, the highway part starts with European route E39 in Hannevika and ends with a roundabout in Vågsbygd centrum. That part of the road is called the Vågsbygdport cause it goes threw a tunnel between the city and Vågsbygd. It was recently upgraded to 4 files in 2014. The old 456, goes from Hannevika around Blørstad and ends with Trekanten. County Road 456 continues there with the shore till Voiebyen before it goes west and ends in Søgne. From Flekkerøya, County Road 457 goes from the island threw the Flekkerøy Tunnel to the mainland and meets County Road 456 with Voie.
European Route E39 goes between Vågsbygd and Grim before exiting into the area of the old Songdalen Municipality. + Notable roads in Vågsbygd Line Destination E39 Downtown - Kartheia - Stavanger Fv8 Åshavn - Skålevik Fv456 Hannevika - Trekanten - Vågsbygd centrum - Voiebyen - Søgne Fv457 Voie - Flekkerøy
Bus
Bus in Vågsbygd is mostly served by line: M1, M2, M3, 05, 09 and 12 + Bus transportation from/through Vågsbygd Line Destination M1 Flekkerøy - Sørlandsparken Dyreparken-IKEA M1 Flekkerøy - Kvadraturen M2 Voiebyen - Hånes M2 Voiebyen - Hånes-Lauvåsen D2 Voiebyen - Kvadraturen D2 Voiebyen - Kvadraturen-UiA N2 Flekkerøy - Voiebyen - Kvadraturen M3 Vågsbygd kirke - Slettheia - Søm D3 Vågsbygd kirke - Slettheia - Kvadraturen D3 Vågsbygd kirke - Slettheia - Kvadraturen-UiA N3 Vågsbygd kirke - Slettheia - Søm 05 Andøya - Vågsbygd kirke 05 Andøya - Kvadraturen 05 Andøya - Kvadraturen-UiA 09 Bråvann - Vågsbygd kirke 09 Bråvann - Kvadraturen 09 Bråvann - Kvadraturen-UiA 12 Kjos Haveby - Eg-Sykehuset 50 Søgne - Kristiansand 50 Søgne - Kristiansand-UiA
Economy Agriculture is largely left in Vågsbygd and replaced by residential and industrial areas. Vågsbygd has considerable industry, who has survived major changes. The largest employer is all the same Elkem Solar producing super clean Silicon for solar cells, which are located in premises that Elkem previous Ferrosilicon factory Fiskå Verk. On Andøya it established a significant and advanced mechanical industry which produces offshore and marine cranes and other marine equipment in Andøya Industrial Park.
Amfi Vågsbygd is the second largest mall in Kristiansand, after Sørlandssenteret. It is located in Vågsbygd Centrum with 45 stores and a part of the Amfi Mall chain.
Trekanten Mall is a smaller mall located in Trekanten off the highway County Road 456. It is located in Slettheia and the mall contains a grocery store, floweriest, hair salon, furniture store, gas station and a dentist office.
Fædrelandsvennen, the newspaper for Kristiansand and the Kristiansand Region used to be located on Fiskå from the 70s before it moved back to Kvadraturen in 2015.
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