en Randesund

District Randesund
District Randesund
District
	Coat of arms
	Coordinates: 58°08′03″N 8°07′03″E / 58.1342°N 08.1176°E
Country	Norway
Region	Southern Norway
County	Agder
City	Kristiansand
Borough	Oddernes
Elevation	26 m (85 ft)
Population (2014)
• Total	2,000
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code	NO-030112
Website	kristiansand.kommune.no

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 municipality of Randesund (larger than the present-day district) that existed from 1893 until 1965.^[2]

Name

The district, (originally the parish) is named after the island, Randøen (now known as Randøya). The first part of the name is rand (Old Norse: rǫnd) which means "boundary" or "edge" and the last part of the name is sund which means "strait". The name was previously spelled Randøsund.^[3]^[2]

Politics

The 10 largest politics parties in Randesund in 2015:

Kristiansand city council votes from Randesund 2015^[4]
Conservative 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^[5]
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

Media gallery

Skippergada
Skippergada
Rabbesvik
Fidjeåsen
Holte
Holte
Norwegian County Road 3
Fidjekilen
Odderhei Terrasse
Odderhei

References

^ "Randesund, Kristiansand (Vest-Adger)". yr.no. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
^ ^a ^b "Randesund" (in Norwegian). Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 12 November 2009.
^ Rygh, Oluf (1912). Norske gaardnavne: Lister og Mandals amt (in Norwegian) (9 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. pp. 20 & 26.
^ "VG - Valgnatt" (in Norwegian). vg.no. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
^ "AKT".

External links

Kristiansand travel guide from Wikivoyage
Weather information for Randesund (in Norwegian)

[1] "Randesund, Kristiansand (Vest-Adger)". yr.no. Retrieved 23 January 2017.

[snl-2] "Randesund" (in Norwegian). Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 12 November 2009.

[3] Rygh, Oluf (1912). Norske gaardnavne: Lister og Mandals amt (in Norwegian) (9 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. pp. 20 & 26.

[bystyret-4] "VG - Valgnatt" (in Norwegian). vg.no. Retrieved 14 September 2015.

[5] "AKT".

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