Torridal
Torridal is a V-shaped valley in the municipalities of Kristiansand and Vennesla in Agder county, Norway. The area was historically a part of the former Oddernes municipality and today it includes areas north of the city center of Kristiansand on both riverbanks of the river Otra. The local name Torridalselva (meaning Torridal river) is commonly used for the river's lower course from Mosby to the sea.[1]
| Torridal | |
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 View of the National Road 9 in the Torridal valley | |
  Torridal Location of the valley  Torridal Torridal (Norway) | |
| Geology | |
| Type | River valley |
| Geography | |
| Location | Agder, Norway |
| Population centers | Kristiansand |
| Coordinates | 58.2046°N 07.9292°E |
| Rivers | Otra |
The valley includes the areas of Sødal, Skråstad, Lian, Hagen, and Glattetre on the east side of the river and Strai, Hommeren, Aukland, Mosby, and Høie on the west side. The districts of Espestøl, Hemmes, Mestad, Aurebekk, Rypestøl, and Kulia are also part of the valley, although they don't lie directly along the river.[2] The Mosby and Strai areas are fairly densely populated, and the Torridal Church lies between those two villages. The Torridal sporting venue has facilities outdoors and indoors in Torridalshallen.
Norwegian National Road 9 (Setesdalsveien) and the Sørlandet Line both run along the west side of the river Otra, through the Torridal valley.
Norwegian County Road 1 ("Sødalssida") runs along the east bank of Otra.
References
- Store norske leksikon. "Torridalen" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2017-02-16.
- "Om Torridal" (in Norwegian). Torridal Historielag. Retrieved 2017-02-16.