Tveit
Sign in to saveTveit is a village and surrounding district in Oddernes borough in the city of Kristiansand in Agder county, Norway. The Tveit district is located in the northeastern part of Kristiansand, northeast of the Topdalsfjorden along the lower part of the Tovdalselva river. Tveit is the site of the main airport for Southern Norway: Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik. The district was the separate municipality of Tveit from 1838 until it was merged into Kristiansand in 1965.
Key facts
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- District Tveit
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- District
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- View of the district
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- top
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- Location of the village
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- Country
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- Norway
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- Region
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- Southern Norway
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- County
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- Agder
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- City
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- Kristiansand
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- Boroughs
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- Oddernes
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Wikidata facts
- Demonym
- tveitsokning
- Population
- 1613
- Area
- 1.14
- Elevation
- 33
- Official website
- www.kristiansand.kommune.no
- Image
- Ryen IMG 2047.jpg
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Tveit is a village and surrounding district in Oddernes borough in the city of Kristiansand in Agder county, Norway. The Tveit district is located in the northeastern part of Kristiansand, northeast of the Topdalsfjorden along the lower part of the Tovdalselva river. Tveit is the site of the main airport for Southern Norway: Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik. The district was the separate municipality of Tveit from 1838 until it was merged into Kristiansand in 1965.
The village of Tveit lies along the Tovdalselva river, about northeast of the airport. Tveit Church is located in the village. The stone church was built in the 12th century, and it is the oldest building in the village. The village has a population (2016) of 1,418 which gives the village a population density of .
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