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Gimlekollen

Coordinates: 58°10′19″N 8°01′48″E / 58.1719°N 08.0300°E / 58.1719; 08.0300
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District Gimlekollen
District in Kristiansand
Coat of arms of District Gimlekollen
Location of District Gimlekollen
Coordinates: 58°10′19″N 8°01′48″E / 58.1719°N 08.0300°E / 58.1719; 08.0300
CountryNorway
RegionSouthern Norway
CountyAgder
MunicipalityKristiansand
BoroughLund
Elevation86 m (282 ft)
Population
 (2014)
 • Total5,200
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-030112
Websitekristiansand.kommune.no

Gimlekollen is a district in the city of Kristiansand in Agder county, Norway. It is a part of the borough of Lund. The district of Justvik lies to the north, the district of Lund (centrum) lies to the west and southwest, and the Topdalsfjorden lies to the east. NLA Media college is located in Gimlekollen. The lakes Vollevannet and Gillsvannet lie in the district.

Transportation

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Bus transportation from/through Gimlekollen
Line Destination [2]
22 Jærnesheia-Gimlekollen - Kvadraturen
22 Ålefjær-Gimlekollen - Kvadraturen
23 Jærnesheia-Vollevannet - Kvadraturen
23 Ålefjær-Vollevannet - Kvadraturen

Politics

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The 10 largest political parties in Gimlekollen in 2015:[3]

Kristiansand City Council Parties Votes
Conservative Party 30,4% (528 votes)
Labour Party 24,6% (427 votes)
Christian Democratic Party 18,4% (319 votes)
Progress Party 6,5% (113 votes)
Liberal Party 5,8% (101 votes)
Green Party 4,8% (83 votes)
The Democrats 2,5% (43 votes)
Socialist Left Party 2,4% (42 votes)
The Pensioners' 1,7% (30 votes)
Centre Party 1,2% (20 votes)

Education

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Gimlekollen NLA College is located in Gimlekollen.[4][5]

Neighbourhoods

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Photos

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References

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  1. ^ "Gimlekollen, Kristiansand (Vest-Agder)". yr.no. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  2. ^ "AKT".
  3. ^ "Valgresultat for Gimlekollen/Fagerholt". Retrieved 15 September 2015.
  4. ^ "About NLA". www.nla.no. NLA University College. Retrieved 23 July 2017.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ Lindvåg, Andreas W. H.; Jordheim, Trygve W. (27 August 2014). "Gimlekollen sliter med studentsvikt og røde tall". Vårt Land. Retrieved 23 July 2017.