Kristiansand Youth Hostel
The Hostel is a popular and low cost place to stay for families, backpackers and business trips. We are also a favorite amongst bigger groups with our location, group prices, big breakfast hall and the possibility for ordering hot meals. Low cost combined with a simple but good standard and homely environment is our goal and your profit
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Kristiansand (earlier Christianssand ) is a city and municipality, and the capital of the county of Vest-Agder, Norway. By population, it is the fifth largest city of Norway, and the largest city in the geographical region of Sørlandet. As of January 1, 2006, the municipality had a population of 76,917. The Kristiansand region has a total population of 137,527. Kristiansand was founded by King Christian IV, who in 1641 said the famous words "here the town shall stand". It was created as a market town to encourage growth in this area of strategic significance, providing a local economic base for construction of fortifications and population for defense of the area. The centre of Kristiansand is called Kvadraturen due to its square gridline of streets. Kristiansand is connected to continental Europe by air and sea. The local airport, Kjevik, is located 12 km (7 miles) east of the city and has routes to European and Norwegian cities. From the town centre, the ferry harbour has routes to Hirtshals (Denmark) and Hanstholm (Denmark). There are also buses and trains that connect Kristiansand to other Norwegian cities. Kristiansand and Sørlandet usually have a lot of summer sunshine compared to most of Norway. There may be heavy snowfall in winter with south-southeasterly winds (snow record at Kjevik is 170 cm), but the snow rarely stays long at the coast; see climate.
