Tinnheia

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District Tinnheia
District in Kristiansand
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View of the Tinnheia torv
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Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 58°08′44″N7°57′20″E / 58.1456°N 07.9555°E / 58.1456; 07.9555 Coordinates: 58°08′44″N7°57′20″E / 58.1456°N 07.9555°E / 58.1456; 07.9555
Country Norway
Region Southern Norway
County Vest-Agder
Municipality Kristiansand
Borough Grim
Elevation
[1]
100 m (300 ft)
Population
 (2014)
  Total3,660
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code NO-030112
Website kristiansand.kommune.no

Tinnheia is a district in the city of Kristiansand in Vest-Agder county, Norway. The population is around 3,660 (2014). It is part of the borough of Grim, and it is generally populated with mostly apartment homes, with a high percentage of immigrants. West of Tinnheia is the district of Hellemyr, to the east is the district of Grim (centrum), and to the south is the district of Slettheia.

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The district of Tinnheia includes an industrial area called Hannevika. Tinnheia has one elementary school, "Karl Johan Minneskole" (Karl Johan memory school). Public transport is available by Nettbuss, stops at Tinnheia are located along Line 15 which goes from Kvadraturen-Tinnheia-Kvadraturen 4 times every hour. All the streets in Tinnheia is named after metal, "Tin"-Heia. Tinnheia has the second-most apartment buildings in Kristiansand after Kvadraturen (the city centrum). Tinnheia is the smallest district in area and the 10th largest in population.

Politics

The 10 largest political parties in Tinnheia (2015):

Kristiansand city council votes from Tinnheia 2015 [2]
Labour Party 38.9% (386 votes)
Conservative Party 18.7% (186 votes)
Christian Democratic Party 12.4% (116 votes)
Progress Party 9% (89 votes)
The Democrats 4.8% (48 votes)
Green Party 4.2% (42 votes)
Liberal Party 3.4% (34 votes)
Socialist Left Party 2.7% (27 votes)
Pensioners' Party 2.5% (25 votes)
Red 1.9% (19 votes)
The Christians 0.8% (8 votes)
Others0.6% (7 votes)
Total 980 votes

Neighbourhoods

Transportation

Bus transportation from Tinnheia
LineDestination [3]
15Tinnheia - Kvadraturen
15Tinnheia - Kvadraturen - UiA
N16 Hellemyr - Tinnheia - Kvadraturen

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Tinnheia sørvest Neighborhood in Kristiansand in Vest-Agder, Norway

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  2. "VG - Valgnatt" (in Norwegian). vg.no. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
  3. "AKT".