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Kristiansand (krĭstyänsän`), city (1995 pop. 68,618), capital of Vest-Agder co., S Norway, a commercial and passenger port on the Skagerrak. Manufactures include ships, textiles, metal and wood products, canned fish, and beer. The city was founded (1641) by Christian IV and became an episcopal see in 1682. Its Christiansholm Fortress (1662–72) now houses a restaurant. The Varodden Bridge (1956), one of the largest suspension bridges in N Europe, spans the nearby Randesund. Kristiansand, Christiansand a port in S Norway, on the Skagerrak: shipbuilding. Pop.: 75 280 (2004 est.) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Tim: We played this one festival in Kristiansand, Norway, and were waiting for the lift in the hotel when the doors opened and out walks Snoop Dogg, ten feet tall. Kristiansand, Norway, Norwegian Academic Press, 2001, paperback, 178 pp, illus, ISBN: 82-7634-320-1, $32. CHRISTY, PHD, is a Professor scholarship holder in Chemistry at the Faculty of Mathematics and Sciences, Agder University College, Kristiansand, Norway. |
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