Rona (Kristiansand)

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Rona
Neighborhood in Kristiansand

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Rona
Rona (Norway)
Coordinates: 58°09′32″N8°06′10″E / 58.1588°N 08.1029°E / 58.1588; 08.1029 Coordinates: 58°09′32″N8°06′10″E / 58.1588°N 08.1029°E / 58.1588; 08.1029
Country Norway
County Vest-Agder
Municipality Kristiansand
Borough Oddernes
District Søm
Elevation [1] 14 m (46 ft)
Time zone CET (UTC+01:00)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+02:00)
Postal code4638
Area code 38

Rona is a neighborhood in the city of Kristiansand in Vest-Agder county, Norway. It is a part of the Oddernes borough and the district of Søm. The neighbourhood is next to European route E18, and spans the Indre Rona strait between Drangsvatna lake and the Topdalsfjorden. The neighborhood of Strømsdalen lies to the north and Strømme lies to the south. [1] The closest school is Strømme Elementary school. All local bus lines goes through Rona.

Kristiansand City in Norway

Kristiansand[krɪstjɑnˈsɑn](listen), historically Christianssand and Christiansand, is a city and municipality in Norway. It is the fifth largest city in Norway and the municipality is the sixth largest in Norway, with a population of 88,598 as of June 2016. In addition to the city itself, Statistics Norway counts four other densely populated areas in the municipality: Skålevik in Flekkerøy with a population of 3,526 in the Vågsbygd borough, Strai with a population of 1,636 in the Grim borough, Justvik with a population of 1,803 in the Lund borough, and Tveit with a population of 1,396 in the Oddernes borough. Kristiansand is divided into five boroughs: Grim, which is located northwest in Kristiansand with a population of 15,000; Kvadraturen, which is the centre and downtown Kristiansand with a population of 5,200; Lund, the second largest borough; Oddernes, a borough located in the west; and Vågsbygd, the largest borough with a population of 36,000, located in the southwest.

Vest-Agder County (fylke) of Norway

Vest-Agder[²vɛstˌɑɡdər](listen)(West Agder) is a county in Norway, bordering Rogaland to the West and Aust-Agder to the East. In 2016, there were 182,701 inhabitants, which is about 3.5% of the total population of Norway. Its area is about 7,277 square kilometres (2,810 sq mi). The county administration is located in its largest city, Kristiansand.

Norway constitutional monarchy in Northern Europe

Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northwestern Europe whose territory comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula; the remote island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard are also part of the Kingdom of Norway. The Antarctic Peter I Island and the sub-Antarctic Bouvet Island are dependent territories and thus not considered part of the kingdom. Norway also lays claim to a section of Antarctica known as Queen Maud Land.

Rona mall opened up in 2014 with some stores, a fitness center, and some apartments.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Indre Rona, Kristiansand (Vest-Agder)". Norwegian Meteorological Institute and Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 15 January 2017.