Slettheia
Slettheia is a district in the borough Vågsbygd in the city of Kristiansand in Vest-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]
District Slettheia | |
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District in Kristiansand | |
Coat of arms | |
Coordinates: 58.1374°N 07.9346°E | |
Country | Norway |
Region | Southern Norway |
County | Vest-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 |
Demographic
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
Line | Destination [3] |
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M3 | Slettheia - Søm |
M3 | Slettheia - Vågsbygd kirke |
D3 | Slettheia - Kvadraturen |
D3 | Slettheia - Kvadraturen - UiA |
Politics
The 10 largest political parties in Slettheia in 2015:[4]
Kristiansand City Council | Percent votes | Votes |
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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
- Fiskåtangen
- Gislemyr
- Kartheia
- Nedre Slettheia
- Slettheia sør
- Slettheitoppen vest
- Slettheitoppen øst
- Slettheiveien
Media gallery
- 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
- "Slettheia, Kristiansand (Vest-Agder)". yr.no. Retrieved 2017-02-23.
- "Befolkning i Kristiansand". ssb.no. Retrieved 2014-01-01.
- "AKT".
- "Valgresultat for Slettheia". Retrieved 2015-09-15.