Kristiansand, Norway.
The Otra is the largest river in the Sørlandet region of Norway. It begins in Setesdalsheiene mountains at the lake Breidvatnet in Bykle municipality in Agder county, just south of the border with Vinje municipality in Telemark county.
The river then flows south through Bykle, Valle, Bygland, Evje og Hornnes, Iveland, Vennesla, and Kristiansand municipalities.
The river empties into the Skagerrak in the center of the city of Kristiansand on the southern coast of Norway.
The Otra is 245 kilometres (152 mi) long, making it Norway's eighth-longest river. There are many large lakes along the river including: Åraksfjorden, Byglandsfjorden, Hartevatnet, and Kilefjorden. There are 12 hydroelectric power plants built along the river, which produce much of the electricity for the southern part of Norway.
The salmon do well in the Otra river because the water is not too acidic.
The calcareous rocks in the catchment area at the northern end of the Setesdal valley give the water a certain buffer capacity against acidification.
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Lundsbroa is a bridge on county road 471 in Kristiansand that crosses Otra and connects Kvadraturen with Lund in the extension of Dronningens gate. On Lundsiden, the street race continues in Østerveien.
The official name is "Thygeson's memory" (originally: Thygeson's memory) after diocesan official Nicolai Emanuel de Thygeson. Today's bridge was built in 1938.
The first bridge at this place, between Nedre Ferjested and Lahelle, was completed in 1810. It was 504 feet long, 19 feet wide and had 12 bridges. It was privately financed through a limited company with capital of 7,000 riksdaler, while the bridge cost 8 196.50 riksdaler. Users of the bridge had to pay tolls. The first bridge was also called Thygeson's bridge or Thygeson's memory.
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The new container port, Varodd bridge and Sømslandet, Kristiansand, Norway.
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Otterdalsparken is a park facility at the Eastern Harbor on the Strandpromenaden in Kristiansand.
The park covers a nine-acre area between Markens and Kirkegata. The park is popularly called "Nupenparken" after the artist Kjell Nupen who had the idea for a fountain sculpture in the park. The plant is partly financed with a gift from Falconbridge Nickelworks in connection with Kristiansand's 350th anniversary. In total, the plant cost NOK 7.3 million.
The park was officially opened by King Harald V in 1991.wikipedia
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Kristiansand Boardwalk (Norwegian: Strandpromenaden) is a street in the town centre Kvadraturen in Kristiansand, Norway.
The street is in most of its course closed to the passage of motor vehicles, but operates in the tourist season in connection with sightseeing.
From where the street Strandpromenaden ends in the eastern corner of the town centre, there is a continuing boardwalk upwards the river Otra.
The boardwalk got the Nordic Green Space Award in 2013.
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