Trekanten (Kristiansand)

Summary

Trekanten is a neighbourhood in the city of Kristiansand in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the borough of Vågsbygd and in the district of Slettheia.[1] The neighborhood includes a large commercial area.

Trekanten
Neighborhood in Kristiansand
View of the Fv456 road and Trekanten centre
View of the Fv456 road and Trekanten centre
Trekanten is located in Agder
Trekanten
Trekanten
Location of the neighborhood
Trekanten is located in Norway
Trekanten
Trekanten
Trekanten (Norway)
Coordinates: 58°07′45″N 7°57′43″E / 58.1292°N 07.9619°E / 58.1292; 07.9619
CountryNorway
CountyAgder
MunicipalityKristiansand
BoroughVågsbygd
DistrictSlettheia
Elevation19 m (62 ft)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
4621
Area code38

It is located around a triangle formed by the junction of three arterial roads within Vågsbygd borough in Slettheia (its name means The Triangle in English). Trekanten is next to Norwegian County Road 456, which in June 2014 was transferred into a new 1.3-kilometre (0.81 mi) dual carriageway tunnel emerging at Trekanten.[2]

The centre contains various shops, offices, child welfare, and healthcare facilities.

Transportation edit

Bus lines from Trekanten
Line Destination
M1 Flekkerøy - Sørlandsparken-Dyreparken-IKEA
M1[3] Flekkerøy - Kvadraturen
M2 Voiebyen - Hånes
M2 Voiebyen - Hånes-Lauvåsen
M3 Slettheia - Søm

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Trekanten senter, Kristiansand (Vest-Agder)". Norwegian Meteorological Institute and Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
  2. ^ "FV 456 Kolsdalen-Lumberkrysset" (in Norwegian). NCC AB. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
  3. ^ "Trekanten". Google. Retrieved 16 January 2017.