The city (and municipality) of Kristiansand is the sixth largest municipality in Norway with a population of about 118,000 inhabitants. The city is named after the Danish-Norwegian king who founded the city – Christian IV in 1641.
Kristiansand is a port city that has served as an important trade post with mainland Europe for several centuries, and as such has always kept an international flair. Today, it is home to several important industrial clusters such as the Offshore Engineering companies, Sustainable Processing Industries, and more recently for electric batteries. In addition, in recent years the city has became a cultural hotspot with top attractions from the renowned Kunstsilo Art Museum, the Kilden Performing Arts Center, and all the way to the Dyreparken Children’s Theme Park; all attracting visitors from near and far.
Kristiansand has a coastal climate with small daily and annual temperature differences compared to the inland climate. Kristiansand experiences a mild winter due to the warm provided by the Gulf stream
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Here are some suggested hotels (link to a website with detailed information of options and price range will be available here soon):
