# Randesund > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Randesund > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Randesund.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randesund > Source revision: 1133970614 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{about|the district in Kristiansand, Norway|the former municipality in Vest-Agder, Norway|Randesund (municipality)}} {{Infobox settlement |official_name = District Randesund |other_name = |native_name = |nickname = |settlement_type = [District](/source/Kristiansand) |image_skyline = |image_caption = View of the village |image_shield = kristiansand komm.svg |image_map = Kristiansand-boroughs-randesund.png |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = [Norway](/source/Norway) |subdivision_type1 = [Region](/source/List_of_regions_of_Norway) |subdivision_name1 = [Southern Norway](/source/Southern_Norway) |subdivision_type2 = [County](/source/Counties_of_Norway) |subdivision_name2 = [Agder](/source/Agder) |subdivision_type3 = [City](/source/List_of_municipalities_of_Norway) |subdivision_name3 = [Kristiansand](/source/Kristiansand) |subdivision_type4 = [Borough](/source/Borough) |subdivision_name4 = [Oddernes](/source/Oddernes) |timezone1 = [CET](/source/Central_European_Time) |utc_offset1 = +01:00 |timezone1_DST = [CEST](/source/Central_European_Summer_Time) |utc_offset1_DST = +02:00 |area_footnotes = |area_total_km2 = |population_as_of = 2014 |population_footnotes = |population_total = 2,000 |population_density_km2 = |iso_code = [NO-030112](/source/ISO_3166-2%3ANO) |coordinates = {{coord|58.1342|08.1176|region:NO_type:city|display=inline,title}} |website = [http://www.kristiansand.kommune.no/ kristiansand.kommune.no] |elevation_m = 26 |elevation_footnotes = {{cite web|title=Randesund, Kristiansand (Vest-Adger)|url=http://www.yr.no/place/Norway/Vest-Agder/Kristiansand/Randesund~3211/|publisher=[yr.no](/source/yr.no)|accessdate=2017-01-23}}}} '''Randesund''' is a village and district within the city of [Kristiansand](/source/Kristiansand) in [Agder](/source/Agder) county, [Norway](/source/Norway). The district is located within the [borough](/source/borough) of [Oddernes](/source/Oddernes) along the southern coastline between the two [fjords](/source/Fjord) [Kvåsefjorden](/source/Kv%C3%A5sefjorden) and [Topdalsfjorden](/source/Topdalsfjorden) and south of the districts of [Søm](/source/S%C3%B8m) and [Hånes](/source/H%C3%A5nes). There are several small [island](/source/island)s just off the coast of Randesund, including [Dvergsøya](/source/Dvergs%C3%B8ya), Randøya, and Herøya, all popular tourist destinations. The village of Randesund is located in the central part of the district and it is the site of [Randesund Church](/source/Randesund_Church). There was a separate municipality of [Randesund](/source/Randesund_(municipality)) (larger than the present-day district) that existed from 1893 until 1965. == Name == The district, (originally the [parish](/source/parish)) is named after the island, Randøen (now known as Randøya). The first part of the name is ''rand'' ([Old Norse](/source/Old_Norse): ''rǫnd'') which means "boundary" or "edge" and the last part of the name is ''sund'' which means "[strait](/source/strait)". The name was previously spelled Randøsund.{{cite book|title=Norske gaardnavne: Lister og Mandals amt|edition=9|author-link=Oluf Rygh|last=Rygh|first=Oluf|publisher=W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri|date=1912|location=Kristiania, Norge|pages=20 & 26|url=http://www.dokpro.uio.no/perl/navnegransking/rygh_ng/rygh_bla.prl?enhid=141609&avid=32018|language=Norwegian}}{{cite web|publisher=[Store norske leksikon](/source/Store_norske_leksikon)|language=Norwegian|url=http://www.snl.no/Randesund|title=Randesund|accessdate=2009-11-12}} == Politics == The 10 largest politics parties in Randesund in 2015: {| class="wikitable" style="center;" |colspan="2" | '''Kristiansand city council votes from Randesund 2015'''{{cite web|url=http://www.vg.no/valgnatt/valg/kommune/fylker/vest-agder/kommuner/kristiansand/kretser/ytre-randesund/|title= VG - Valgnatt|accessdate=14 September 2015|publisher=vg.no|language=Norwegian}} |- |[Conservative Party](/source/Conservative_Party_(Norway)) || 25% (252 votes) |- |[Christian Democratic Party](/source/Christian_Democratic_Party_(Norway)) || 21,7% (218 votes) |- |[Labour Party](/source/Norwegian_Labour_Party)|| 19,8% (199 votes) |- |[Progress Party](/source/Progress_Party_(Norway)) ||9,4% (95 votes) |- |[The Democrats](/source/The_Democrats_(Norway)) || 6,1% (61 votes) |- |[Liberal Party](/source/Liberal_Party_(Norway))|| 4,3% (43 votes) |- |[Green Party](/source/Green_Party_(Norway)) || 4% (40 votes) |- |[Pensioners'](/source/Pensioners'_Party_(Norway)) || 3,3% (33 votes) |- |[The Christians](/source/The_Christians_(Norway)) || 2,2% (22 votes) |- | [Socialist Left Party](/source/Socialist_Left_Party_(Norway)) || 1,6% (16 votes) |- |Others || 2,9% (29 votes) |- |'''Total''' ||'''1008 votes''' |} == Transportation == [[File:Randesund kirke 001.JPG|thumb|right|[Randesund Church](/source/Randesund_Church)]] The main road to Tømmerstø is Norwegian County Road 3, which goes from [Rona](/source/Rona_(Kristiansand)) in Søm, to Drange. It goes through Tømmerstø. Norwegian County Road 9 goes from Dvergsnes, to Tangen both in Randesund. Norwegian County Road 4 goes from Bjørnestad to Kongshavn in Randesund. Norwegian County Road 14 goes from [Frikstad](/source/Frikstad) to Stangenes. Norwegian County Road 401 goes from Randesund to [Høvåg](/source/H%C3%B8v%C3%A5g) and [Lillesand](/source/Lillesand). {| class="wikitable sortable" |+ Bus transportation from/through Randesund |- ! Line !! Destination{{cite web|url=http://www.akt.no|title = AKT}} |- | 08 || Randesund - [Rona](/source/Rona_(Kristiansand)) |- | 17 || Tømmerstø - [Hellemyr](/source/Hellemyr) |- | 17 || Tømmerstø-Frikstad - Hellemyr |- | 17 || Tømmerstø - [Kvadraturen](/source/Kvadraturen_(Kristiansand)) |- | N17 || Tømmerstø - Kvadraturen |- | 18 || Tømmerstø Odderhei-Holte - Hellemyr |- | 18 || Dvergsnes - Hellemyr |- | 18 || Tømmerstø Odderhei-Holte - Kvadraturen |- | A18 || Tømmerstø Odderhei-Holte - Eg-[Sykehuset](/source/Hospital_of_Southern_Norway) |- | 139 || Høvåg-[Lillesand](/source/Lillesand) - Kristiansand |- | 234 || Randesund - Kringsjå |} == Neighborhoods == * Bjørkestøl * Butangen * Drange * Drangeskauen * Dvergsnes * Eftevåg * Fidje * [Frikstad](/source/Frikstad) * Hestehagen * [Holte](/source/Holte) * Kirkevik * [Kongshavn](/source/Kongshavn) * Kvarnes * Lykkedrag * [Odderhei](/source/Odderhei) * [Rabbersvik](/source/Rabbersvik) * Skaupemyr * Sommerro * Stangenes * [Tømmerstø](/source/T%C3%B8mmerst%C3%B8) * Tømmeråsen * Vadvik * Vrånes == Media gallery == Skippergada fra nord 029 center aagesens hus rk 87029.JPG|Skippergada Randesund skippergada 2011 037.JPG|Skippergada Rabbesvik.jpg|Rabbesvik Holte, Kristiansand.jpg|Fidjeåsen Holte1.jpg|Holte Holte2.jpg|Holte Tømmerstø2.jpg|Norwegian County Road 3 Fidjekilen1.jpg|Fidjekilen Odderhei Terrasse.jpg|Odderhei Terrasse Tømmerstø1.jpg|Odderhei == References == {{reflist}} == External links == * {{Wikivoyage-inline|Kristiansand}} * [http://www.yr.no/place/Norway/Vest-Agder/Kristiansand/Randesund/ Weather information for Randesund] {{in lang|no}} {{Kristiansand}} {{authority control}} {{use dmy dates|date=November 2020}} Category:Former municipalities of Norway Category:Villages in Agder Category:Populated places in Agder Category:Geography of Kristiansand Category:Boroughs of Kristiansand --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Randesund](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randesund) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randesund?action=history)). 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