Official Name: | Gimle |
Settlement Type: | Neighborhood in Kristiansand |
Pushpin Map: | Agder#Norway |
Pushpin Label Position: | top |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the neighborhood |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Norway |
Subdivision Name1: | Agder |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name2: | Kristiansand |
Subdivision Type3: | Borough |
Subdivision Name3: | Lund |
Subdivision Type4: | Districts |
Subdivision Name4: | Gimlekollen and Lund |
Utc Offset1: | +01:00 |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +02:00 |
Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
Postal Code: | 4630 |
Area Code Type: | Area code |
Area Code: | 38 |
Coordinates: | 58.1608°N 8.0089°W |
Gimle is a neighbourhood in the city of Kristiansand in Agder county, Norway. It's located in the borough of Lund. It is located near the neighborhoods of Oddemarka and Presteheia. The neighborhood of Kjøita lies to the southwest and the neighborhood of Marvika lies to the southeast.
The oldest building in Kristiansand, Oddernes Church, as well as the Agder Natural History Museum and Botanical Garden, the Kristiansand campus of the University of Agder, the Kristiansand Cathedral School, the Gimle videregående skole (high school), and the Gimle sports hall are located within the neighborhood of Gimle.[1]
The European Route E18 passes through Gimle, for the most part in a shallow tunnel under the neighbourhood. Gimle was the location for the E18's toll plaza of the Kristiansand Toll Ring until this was removed in 2007.[2] Norwegian County Road 1 follows the Otra River along the western edge of Gimle.
Line | Destination | |
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E18 | Oslo - Kjøita - Kvadraturen | |
Fv471 | Bjørndalssletta - Lund Torv — Kvadraturen |