Grim, Vest-Agder
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| Borough of Kristiansand | ||
View of the Tinnheia area in Grim
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 Location of the borough of Grim, shown in yellow, in Kristiansand municipality |
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| Coordinates: 58°08′57″N 7°58′19″E / 58.1493°N 07.9719°ECoordinates: 58°08′57″N 7°58′19″E / 58.1493°N 07.9719°E | ||
| Country | Norway | |
| Region | Southern Norway | |
| County | Vest-Agder | |
| District | Kristiansand | |
| Municipality | Kristiansand | |
| Elevation | 20 m (70 ft) | |
| Population (2015) | ||
| • Total | 16,000 | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+01:00) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+02:00) | |
| Post Code prefix | 461*, 462*, 467* | |
Grim is a borough in the city of Kristiansand in Vest-Agder county, Norway. The borough has a population of about 16,000 people and is the second least populated borough in Kristiansand. Grim is located in the northwestern part of the municipality, north of Vågsbygd borough, northwest of Kvadraturen borough, and west of Lund borough. Grim also borders Songdalen and Vennesla municipalities to the west and north, respectively.
The borough of Grim is divided into five districts: Grim, Hellemyr, Tinnheia, Strai, and Mosby. The district of Grim is in the southeast part of the borough, forming a little centrum for the borough. The district of Hellemyr is located in the southwest part of the borough and the small district of Tinnheia is in the south central part of the borough. The northern two-thirds of the borough is made up of the two rural districts of Strai (central Grim) and Mosby (far northern Grim). Both of these districts are both characterized by an agrarian environment.
The city of Kristiansand was founded because of the nearby farms in Grim, which included some crown land, along with the nearby area of Eg. The area was called Grimsmoen and in 1643 and 1644 it was transferred from Grim to the city of Kristiansand, and today that area is the city center, called Kvadraturen, after the quadrant-based town plan that was prepared using Renaissance ideals. The term Sanden is also used when referring to Grimsmoen.
The districts of Strai and Mosby were both a part of Oddernes Municipality until it was merged into Kristiansand in 1965.
The district of 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 many large, white houses and apartments. Tinnheia is the district in Kristiansand with the most apartment buildings. There is a little centrum for Tinnheia at the top of the hill called Tinnheia Torv. Hellemyr consists of typical Norwegian neighborhoods. Strai and Mosby both consist of a lot of farms and rural neighborhoods.
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