Eg (Kristiansand)

Eg
Neighbourhood in Kristiansand

Sørlandet Hospital
Coordinates: 58°10′N 8°00′E / 58.167°N 8.000°E / 58.167; 8.000Coordinates: 58°10′N 8°00′E / 58.167°N 8.000°E / 58.167; 8.000
Country  Norway
County  Vest-Agder
City Kristiansand
District Kvadraturen
Borough Kvadraturen
Population (2014)
 • Total 500
ZIP code 4615
Area code 38

Eg is a neighbourhood in Kristiansand, Norway. It is the only neighborhood outside downtown Kristiansand (2 kilometers north for downtown) in the borough of Kvadraturen. The main hospital for Southern Norway, Sørlandet Hospital Kristiansand, is to the north of Eg. Eg is located between the River Otra and Baneheia park.

The name Eg comes from Eik (Oak), cause of the thick oakwood you can still find in the area. Some of the oldest settlements in Kristiansand is on Eg. When it used to only be farms in Kristiansand, one of the four largest farms was located at Eg. The others were located at Gimle, Grim and Kjos.

Today, there is an elementary school and a kindergarten located at Eg. The neighborhood is mostly apartments. Eg is mostly served by bus line 12 from Kjos Haveby to the hospital.[1]

Bus lines from Eg
Line Destination[2]
12 Kjos Haveby - Eg-Sykehuset
12 Kvadraturen - Eg-Sykehuset
A25 Tømmerstø Odderhei-Holte - Eg-Sykehuset
900 Mandal-Lista - Eg-Sykehuset

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Kristiansand Kommune - Eg". kristiansand.kommune.no. Retrieved 2015.
  2. ↑ "Agder Kollektiv Transport". akt.no. Retrieved 2015.


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