Grim (Kristiansand)

Grim
Grim, Kristiansand
Borough of Kristiansand

Grim and Tinnheia

Coat of arms

Location of Grim, shown in yellow, in Kristiansand
Country  Norway
County  Vest-Agder
City Kristiansand
Population (2015)
 • Total 16,000
ZIP Code prefix 461*, 462*, 467*
Website

Grim is a borough in Kristiansand, Norway. The borough has a population of 16,000 people and is the second least populated borough in Kristiansand. Grim is located north for Vågsbygd, north-west for Kvadraturen and west for Lund. It also borders to Songdalen and Vennesla Municipality.

Grim is divided into 5 districts, with Grim itself south-east where it's a little centrum for the borough, the district has a large number off large white old houses. South-west in Grim is the district Hellemyr and mid-south is Tinnheia. North for these three urban environment districts is Strai and north for that is Mosby which is both characterized by agrarian environment.

History

Kristiansand was founded because of the farms Grim, who was partial crown land, and Eg. The area was called Grimsmoen were transferred in 1643 and 1644 and is today the city center and called Kvadraturen after the quadratic town plan that was prepared by Renaissance ideals. The term Sanden is also used when referring to Grimsmoen.

Strai and Mosby was both a part of Oddernes Municipality until it was merged into Kristiansand in 1965.

Population and demographic

Map of the part Grim in Kristiansand municipality.

The district Grim has a population of 5,200. Some of the larger neighborhoods in the district is Grimsmyra, Krossen and Suldalen. The centrum of Grim is called Grim Torv and is located in the middle of the district. Grim consist of large white houses while also mostly apartments. Tinnheia is the district in Kristiansand with most apartment buildings. There is a little centrum for Tinnheia at the top of the hill called Tinnheia Torv. Hellemyr consist of typical Norwegian neighborhood. Strai and Mosby both consist of a lot of farms and normal neighborhoods.

Grim borough is the 3rd most populous place for immigrants in Kristiansand with 22% of the population and 19% in the district. 5% of the immigrants are from Europe and North-America while 17% is from Africa and Asia.

Grimsmyra
List of district and population
Nr District Population [1]
1 Grim (Centrum) 5,200
2 Tinnheia 3,800
3 Hellemyr 2,900
4 Mosby 3,880
5 Strai 2,000

Neighbourhoods

Centrums

Grim torv is the small centrum for the district Grim, it is located in the middle of Grim with Grim Junior High. The centrum has a bakery, pharmacy, hair saloon, pizza place, grocery stores and other business. There is an old closed factory behind Grim torv. Tinnheia torv is located at the top of Tinnheia and has a little square with a playground in the middle. The square is surrounded by small stores and grocery stores. There is also a pizza place at Tinnheia torv along with an activity club, solarium and karate center. Vestheiene is the centrum for Hellemyr. It has a small square street called Skomagergada, there is a hair saloon and a pizza place at the location along with a grocery store and Hellemyr Church. Mosby has a small centrum for both Strai and Mosby. There is a small park and some stores there.

Economy

Hannevika

Hannevika is a large industrial area in Kristiansand and is a part of Tinnheia. The industrial areas largest businesses is Hennig-Olsen Is, a large Norwegian ice-cream company which has its headquarters here. Glencore has a fabric located in Hannevika.

Christianssands Bryggeri is a local brewery located in Grim district and was founded 1859.

Tine is the largest dairy company which has it fabric for Southern Norway located at Hellemyr.

Idda Arena is an arena located in Grim district with a little skateboard park outside. The arena is the only ice hall in Southern Norway.

Nature

Ravnedalen

Ravnedalen is a park in Grim district with Grimsmyra. The park was created in 1874 as a suggestion from Joseph Frantz Oscar Wergeland, brother of Henrik Wergeland. Today the park has fountains, creeks and a cafe named "The General". There is also statues there. Ravnedalen has some of the largest trees in Norway. The park also have a large outdoor scene. Baneheia is next to Ravnedalen and there is a trail you can follow to get there.

Eigevann is a lake between Hellemyr and Tinnheia. The lake has a little beach and trails to Koboltveien at Tinnheia where it meets another trail to Solkollen at Hellemyr.

Dueknipden is a lookout point at Tinnheia. The view is of downtown Kristiansand, Kvadraturen, and the ocean. There is also a lake there and trails.

Torridal is the valley that Strai and Mosby lies in. Otra river runs threw the vally before it meets the ocean.

Education

Grim Junior High

Grim has two elementary schools, Solhomen and Krossen elementary. Grim is located with one junior high, Grim School which is for students in the entire Grim district. The closest high schools are at Kvadraturen.

List of schools in Grim
Name Location Type [2]
Grim skole Grim torv Junior High
Hellemyr skole Hellemyr Elementary school
Krossen skole Krossen Elementary school
Karl Johan Memorial skole Tinnheia Elementary school
Mosby skole Mosby Elementary school
Solholmen skole Grim torv Elementary school
Torridal skole Strai Elementary and Junior High

Religion

Grim Church

There are three Protestant churches in the borough and one Orthodox church. The Protestant churches are located at Vestheiene at Hellemyr, one with Grim torv and one in Strai called Torridal Church. The orthodox church is located at Tinnheia. Grim Church was finished in 1969 and is made out of concrete, the church has seating capacity of 750 people and is the largest church in the borough. Grim is the Protestant church for the district Grim and the district Tinnheia. Hellemyr Church was built in 1988 also of concrete and has a seating capacity of 220 people. The church is located at Vestheiene which is a small centrum for the district Hellemyr. Torrid Church is the church for the districts Strai and Mosby and is located in Strai. The church was finished in 1978 and is built out of expanded clay aggregate.

Grim and Tinnheia is its own parish in Diocese of Agder og Telemark. In 1997 Hellemyr became its own parish.

Transportation

Road

E39 with Hannevika
Bus bound for Hellemyr
Railroads in Grim

The two main roads in the area is European route E39 and Norwegian National Road 9. E39 starts with Bellevue and goes in tunnel under Hannevika which is called Hanneviktunnelen. The most traffical stretch in Kristiansand starts with Hanneviktunnelen. There is an exit of the highway to Hannevika and Tinnheia. The road splits and E39 goes towards Hellemyr and has an exit for Slettheia and again Tinnheia, then twice Hellemyr. E39 leads out to Songdalen. Norwegian National Road 9, shortened Rv9, starts with Garnterløkka roundabout and goes past the Christianssands Brewery and Grimsmyra. Rv9 passes Grim torv and goes through the neighborhoods Klappane, Krossen, Dalane, Bymoen before it goes through Strai and Mosby. The road is the main road for these three districts and leads past Høietun before it leads into Vennesla municipality.

List of notable roads in Grim
Route Destination
E39 Downtown - Hannevika - Fidje - Stavanger
Rv9 Downtown - Krossen - Strai - Høietun - Evje
Fv1 Lund - Strai - Vennesla
Fv30 Bellevue - Krossen
Fv303 Strai - Nodeland
Fv405 Mosby - Vennesla

Bus

The main public transport is bus, bus lines 15 Tinnheia-Kvadraturen, 32 Høietun-Kvadraturen and 30 Vennesla-Kristiansand goes through Grim, while 13 Grimsyra-Lund and 19 Suldalen-UiA covers most of Grim and ends there. The railroad in to Kristiansand is build through Grim, it's the only way in for trains but the closest stop is Kristiansand Station, the main train station for the city.

Bus transportation from/through Grim
Line Destination [3]
13 Grimsmyra - Lund
15 Tinnheia - Kvadraturen
15 Tinnheia - Kvadraturen-UiA
17 Hellemyr - Tømmerstø
17 Hellemyr - Tømmerstø-Frikstad
17 Hellemyr - Kvadraturen
17 Hellemyr - Kvadraturen-UiA
18 Hellemyr - Tømmerstø Odderhei-Holte
19 Suldalen - Lund-UiA
30 Vennesla - Kvadraturen
32 Høietun - Kvadraturen
32 Høietun - Kvadraturen-UiA
511 Evje - Kristiansand
N16 Hellemyr - Tinnheia - Kvadraturen
N30 Vennesla - Kvadraturen

Train

The railroad goes through Grim from Songdalen next to Hellemyr and Norwegian National Road 9 before entering Kristiansand Station. The railroad eastbound continues through entire Grim to Vennesla Station. There are no stops between.

Setesdalsbanen which operated from 1891 to 1988 started at Grimsbroen where Norwegian National 9 goes today. The line had stops at Mosby and Aukland in Strai in the borough. Both stations closed down in 1991 and was a part of Setesdalsbanen and Sørlandsbanen.

Photos

References

  1. ↑ "Befolkning i Kristiansand". ssb.no. Retrieved 2014. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  2. ↑ "MinSkole".
  3. ↑ "AKT".

"Befolkning i Kristiansand". ssb.no. Retrieved 2014.  Check date values in: |access-date= (help)

Coordinates: 58°08′53″N 7°58′28″E / 58.1481°N 7.9744°E / 58.1481; 7.9744

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