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Kristiansand was founded by King
Christian IV , who in
1641 said the famous words "here the town shall stand". It was created as a
Market Town to encourage growth in this area of strategic significance, providing a local economic base for construction of fortifications and population for defense of the area. The centre of Kristiansand is called due to its square gridline of streets.
The zoological garden,
Kristiansand Dyrepark (Kristiansand Zoo and Amusement Park) just east of the city, has a wide selection of animals in, for the most part, natural habitats. This includes animals such as
Wolves ,
Tigers and the
Lynx . Due to the allocation of areas the combination of zoo and recreational park turns out surprisingly well.
Each year in July, Kristiansand is the site of the
Quart Festival , a multi-day
Rock Music festival - the largest of it's kind in Norway.
Kristiansand is connected to continental Europe by air and sea. The local airport, Kjevik, is located 12 km (7 miles) east of the city and has routes to European and Norwegian cities. From the town centre, the ferry harbor has routes to
Hirtshals (
Denmark ),
Newcastle Upon Tyne (
England ) and
Gothenburg (
Sweden ). There are also busses and trains which connect Kristiansand to other Norwegian cities.
Kristiansand has major shipbuilding and repair facilities that support Norway's North Sea oil industry. Near Kristiansand there is the
Static Inverter Plant of the
HVDC Cross-Skagerak .
Kristiansand and Sørlandet usually have a lot of summer sunshine compared to most of Norway. There may be heavy snowfall in winter with south-southeasterly winds (snow record at Kjevik is 170 cm), but the snow rarely stays long at the coast; see
Climate .
''Note'': Even though the names actually are different, Kristiansand is often noted as (S for South) to distinguish it from
Kristiansund , also in Norway, in such cases noted as '''Kristiansund N'''. The practice originated before
Postal Code s were introduced, as mail sometimes was sent to the wrong city.
