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Kristiansand

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Kristiansand , 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. Author not available, KRISTIANSAND. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2007 ... Read more
Kristiansand
Kristiansand, Norway Founded in 1641 by, and named after, King Christian IV † . Sand simply means ‘sand’. Read more
Jørgen Engebretsen Moe
, 1813-82, Norwegian folklorist and poet, bishop of Kristiansand. He collected and revised sagas and folk songs, and he collaborated with P. C. Asbjørnsen on the collection Norwegian Folk Stories... Read more

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