Lund, Kristiansand

Lund Lund, Kristiansand
Borough of Kristiansand
Gimle
Coat of arms
Location of Lund, shown in yellow, in Kristiansand
Country	Norway
County	Vest-Agder
City	Kristiansand
Population (2015)
• Total	30,000
ZIP Code prefix	460*, 463*, 468*, 469*
Website	kristiansand.kommune.no

Lund is a borough in Kristiansand, Norway. It is the second largest borough in the city after Vågsbygd. In 2015 the population was 30,000. Lund is divided into 4 districts, Lund itself (centrum), Gimlekollen, Justvik and Ålefjær.

East for Lund, is the borough Oddernes, west is Kvadraturen and Grin. North for the borough is the municipality Vennesla. Lund has the Otra river on the west side and Topdalsfjorden on the right and the sea to the south.

The University of Agder is located at Lund along with Kristiansand Cathedral School

Map of the Lund district in Kristiansand

Lund Church and Oddernes Church is the only churches at Lund. Oddernes Church was one of the first churches to be built in Kristiansand. There are two bridges over to Kvadraturen: "Lundsbroa" and "Oddernesbrua". Before Oddernesbrua was Lundsbroa the main way to east. Today, Oddernesbrua is a part of the highway E18, the bridge ends in a tunnel. While Lundsbroa is a part of Riksvei 471, it ends in the city centrum of Lund. Public transportation is available with bus, all local busses headed eastbound has more than one stop at Lund. There is also buses that goes "deeper" in to Lund. Line 13 Grimsmyra-Lund goes to Kuholmen in Lund, a place south of Lund, while Line 19 Suldalen-Lund UiA, follows Riksvei 471 to the University.

Lundesiden (The Lund side) seen from Eg over the Otra river with European route E18 crossing the river, Kjøita Park to the right and Gimle to the right

Neighborhoods

Education

University of Agder

Religion

Lund church

Lund Church is a church at Valhalla in the Lund district. The church has a capacity of 600 people and there is no graveyard with the church. It opened in 1987 and is built out of bricks.

Oddernes Church is located with Oddemarka and the university. It was built when Lund was a part of the former municipality Oddernes, which today is a borough in the city. Even though Oddernes church is not located at Oddenres, it has kept the name such as other landmarks around the city where Oddernes used to be. The church was built in 1630 but a new roof was built in 1788. The church has a capacity of 510 people and there is a graveyard located with the church. It was built by bricks and stone and is the oldest building in Kristiansand and Vest-Agder.

Justvik church has a capacity of 270 people and was built in 1996 with no graveyard with the church.

Transportation

European road 18 over Otra river with Lund in the end

Road

European route 18 is the main road and is a highway. While other roads like County Road 471 goes from the University to downtown Kristiansand. As for County Road 1 goes from Vennesla and ends in Lund centrum. County Road 1 goes next to Otra river.

Bus

Bus bound for Voiebyen at Lund Torv

Photos

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  Lund shore

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  Sør Arena

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  Vollevannet

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  Lund torv

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  Oddemarka

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  Lovisenlund

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  Vige

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  Bjørndalsletta

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  Bjørndalsletta with Prestebekken

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  University of Agder

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  Lundsbroa from Kvadraturen to Lund

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  Galgeberg

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  Galgeberg

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  Marvika

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  Tangen High School from Høivold Brygge

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  Kuholmen

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  Vindmøllegangen

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  Hamreheia

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  Randesunds gate

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  Lahalle

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  Presteviken

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  E18 with Oddernestunnellen

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  Lund seen from Kvadraturen

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  Louvisenlund

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  Gimle

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  Gimlevang

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  Gimle

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  Flaten

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  Oddernes tunnel

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  Otra river between Lund and Kvadraturen

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  E18 by Vollevannet

Coordinates: 58°08′50″N 8°01′06″E / 58.14722°N 8.01833°E / 58.14722; 8.01833

Boroughs of Kristiansand Grim Kvadraturen Lund Oddernes Vågsbygd

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