Slettheia
District Slettheia | |
|---|---|
District in Kristiansand | |
 Coat of arms | |
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| Coordinates: 58°08′15″N 7°56′05″E / 58.1374°N 07.9346°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| Region | Southern Norway |
| County | Agder |
| Municipality | Kristiansand |
| Borough | Vågsbygd |
| Elevation | 109 m (358 ft) |
| Population (2014) | |
• Total | 4,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-030112 |
| Website | kristiansand.kommune.no |
Slettheia is a district in the borough Vågsbygd in the city of Kristiansand in Agder county, Norway. The population was about 4,000 in 2014. It is the most populated immigrant settlement in Kristiansand. The district was the childhood home for Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway. Public transportation is available with local city buses every day. Slettheia has one elementary and one junior high, the closest high school is "Vågsbygd High School".[2]
Demographic
[edit]Slettheia has about 4,000 residents (in 2014) and it is the district in Kristiansand with the highest percentage of immigrants in the city with about 36% of residents being immigrants. Approximately 31% are from Africa and Asia while another 4% are from Europe and North-America.[2]
Transportation
[edit]| Line | Destination [3] |
|---|---|
| M3 | Slettheia – Søm |
| M3 | Slettheia – Vågsbygd kirke |
| D3 | Slettheia – Kvadraturen |
| D3 | Slettheia – Kvadraturen – UiA |
Politics
[edit]The 10 largest political parties in Slettheia in 2015:[4]
| Kristiansand City Council | Percent votes | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | 35,8% | 478 |
| Conservative Party | 19,3% | 258 |
| Christian Democratic Party | 12,4% | 165 |
| Progress Party | 9,4% | 125 |
| The Democrats | 5,6% | 75 |
| Socialist Left Party | 4,2% | 56 |
| Liberal Party | 4% | 53 |
| Green Party | 3% | 40 |
| Red | 2,6% | 35 |
| The Pensioners' | 2,1% | 28 |
| Others | 1,8% | 27 |
| Total | 100% | 1340 |
Neighbourhoods
[edit]- Fiskåtangen
- Gislemyr
- Kartheia
- Nedre Slettheia
- Slettheia sør
- Slettheitoppen vest
- Slettheitoppen øst
- Slettheiveien
Media gallery
[edit]-
Most apartments on Slettheia looks like this -
Øvre Slettheia -
Slettheia from Tinnheia -
View of Vågsbygd from Slettheia -
Mette-Marit, Crown Princess of Norway is from Slettheia
References
[edit]- ^ "Slettheia, Kristiansand (Vest-Agder)". yr.no. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
- ^ a b "Befolkning i Kristiansand". ssb.no. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
- ^ "AKT".
- ^ "Valgresultat for Slettheia". Retrieved 15 September 2015.