Randesund

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Randesund

Total population

2,000

Elevation26 m

Coordinates58.13°, 8.12°

Demographic figures from Statistics Norway (SSB). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Randesund is a village and district within the city of Kristiansand in Agder county, Norway. The district is located within the borough of Oddernes along the southern coastline between the two fjords and south of the districts of Søm and Hånes. There are several small islands just off the coast of Randesund, including Dvergsøya, 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. There was a separate Randesund Municipality that existed from 1893 until 1965.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Notable people from here

Andreas Thorkildsen

Norwegian javelin thrower

Katrine Lunde

Norwegian handball goalkeeper

Kristine Lunde-Borgersen

Norwegian handball player

Gunnar Eilifsen

Norwegian police officer

Ø

Øystein Lønn

Norwegian writer (1936–2022)

M

Marius Johnsen

Norwegian footballer

Paul Due

Norwegian architect (1835–1919)

Henrik Wergeland

Norwegian writer (1808–1845)

T

Tore André Dahlum

Norwegian footballer and manager

Jan Bang

Norwegian musician and record producer

J

Johan Henrik Freithoff

Danish composer

Agnes Kittelsen

Norwegian actress (born 1980)

Gunn Margit Andreassen

Norwegian biathlete

Nila Håkedal

Norwegian beach volleyball player

Hans Christian Petersen

Norwegian politician (1793-1862)

Lene Mykjåland

Norwegian footballer

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Agder

• Marnardal
  22.7 mi away
• Bžany
  570 mi away · pop. 167
• Mrzlice
  574 mi away · pop. 52
• Paillote
  1504.5 mi away
• Haouch Gaby
  1507.7 mi away
• Haouch Ben Said
  1508.3 mi away
• Douar Nessasseha دوار نساسحة
  1509 mi away
• Cherchell
  1511.6 mi away · pop. 48,056
• Sidi Rached
  1512 mi away · pop. 11,062
• Beni Othmane
  1513.1 mi away
• Sidi Ghiles
  1513.8 mi away · pop. 15,281
• Haouch Ben Kouider
  1514 mi away

Browse all places in Agder →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Randesund

Search results from Open Library.

Official Identifiers