Flekkerøya
| Flekkerøya | ||
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| Waters | Skagerrak | |
| Geographical location | 58 ° 5 ' N , 8 ° 0' E | |
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| surface | 6.6 km² | |
| Residents | 3500 | |
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Flekkerøya is an island in the Skagerrak , south of Kristiansand , Norway . It is, with the surrounding small islands and Holmen , administratively identical to the district Flekkerøy the city of Kristiansand, and has more than 3,500 inhabitants.
geography
With an area of 6.6 km², the island is the largest in the urban area of Kristiansand. It is located in the extreme southwest of the municipality and closes Vågsbygd to the southwest. Four fjords cut deep into the island in the south, east and west . In the east there are a number of small islands and skerries in front of it.
The island has been connected to the mainland since 1989 by the 2321 meter long Flekkerøytunnel under the Sund Vestergap. The densely built-up residential areas are in the north and center of the island and are easily accessible by roads. The island is an extremely popular summer resort.
Holiday homes on Flekkerøya
Ansteins lighthouse in the southwest of Flekkerøya
Entrance to the Flekkerøy tunnel on Flekkerøya
history
The island was already an important port on the Skagerrak in the 15th century and was protected by various fortifications from 1555, first the Fort Flekkerhus, built in 1555 on what is now called Gammeløya in Vestergap, which was destroyed in 1561, then from 1635 on the same place built Fort Christiansø and finally, from 1662, Fort Fredriksholm a kilometer further north, which in 1807, which had not been used for a long time, was partially demolished by a British squadron.
During the Second World War , the German Wehrmacht set up a coastal battery in the north of Flekkerøya, the MKB 3./502 Flekkeröy gun emplacement, Lakseviga battery , to protect the approach to Kristiansand.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Endre Wrånes: Lakseviga: det første tyske Kystfort. In: digitaltmuseum.no. November 17, 2014, accessed November 30, 2018 (Norwegian).
Web links
- Flekkerøy in the store norske leksikon (Norwegian)
- Web presence on Flekkeroy.no (Norwegian)
- History om Flekkerøy (Norwegian)