Bystranda (The City Beach) is a Blue Flag beach in the southeastern part of the downtown of the city of Kristiansand in Agder county, Norway. It is located just east of the mouth of the river Otra.
The shallow sandy beach by the Kristiansand Boardwalk consists of fine filled sand.
By Bystranda there are seating areas, bathrobes stairs, sand volleyball court, skate ramp, playground, and restrooms. At the plant of the bathing beach was emphasized that it should be accessible to children and the disabled.
Bystranda is popular on hot summer days.
Close to Bystranda is the indoor water park Aquarama.[
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From Kristiansand, Norway. My hometown.
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Since the 15th century, Flekkerøy was an important harbour along the Skagerrak, and since 1540 it has been considered as the most important outport in the whole region of Southern Norway. In 1555, the first fortifications were built, but it was torn down in 1561. Anne of Denmark and James VI of Scotland came to Flekkerøy in 1589.
In the early 17th century, the harbour again became of strategic importance, and in 1635 the island was visited by King Christian IV who decided to build the Christiansø Fortress to protect the harbour.
In 1656, a new fortress called Fredriksholm was built, and Christiansø soon decayed.
In 1807, about 250 people lived on the island, and in September 1807, English ships anchored at the harbour. The local people fled, Fredriksholm fortress was blown up, and the island was pillaged.
In 1848, a cannon battery was built, but in 1872 it was abandoned, and in 1874 the partially rebuilt Fredriksholm fortress was also closed down for good.
In 2005, the remaining military properties on Flekkerøya were secured for public outdoor recreation by the Ministry of Climate and Environment.
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Crossing Dronningens Elvegata.
Previously, Dronningens gate was part of the Vestlandske, later Sørlandske main road, in the 20th century known as national road 40. As a combined shopping street and thoroughfare, Dronningens gate had a heavy traffic load. The street is today part of county road 471 in Vest-Agder.
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Kristiansandsfjorden, or Byfjorden, is the fjord outside Kristiansand in Agder. It is about 5.5 nautical miles (10 km) from Vestre havn to the open sea in the Skagerrak south of Oksø and Grønningen lighthouse. Otra, Norway's eighth longest river flows into the Kristiansand Fjord.
The fjord is up to 260 meters deep and the deepest area in the middle of the lease has previously been used for ammunition dumping. On the fjord bottom, especially in the inner areas, there is a lot of pollution from past activities along the beaches. Much of the fjord bottom has in recent years been covered with fillings of rock and sand.
The fjord has two inlets, Østergapet (the gap in dialect) between Oksøy and Grønningen and Vestergapet between Flekkerøy and Møvik / Kroodden. It was previously said that Vestergapet lay between Indre and Ytre Flekkerøy and in the strait between the island and the mainland was the most important port along the Skagerrak coast from around 1550.
Topdalsfjorden is a side arm of the fjord that runs from the mouth of the Topdalselven to Gleodden / Marvika. From the river estuary at Kjevik and Hamresanden and further inland, the name Ålefjærfjorden is used. From Ålefjær to Gleodden it is 5 nautical miles.
In the area by Torsviga and Kongsgårdbukta on Lund between Marvika and Ringvoldåsen / Ringknuten in Topdalsfjorden, a new port facility for Kristiansand is currently being built (2006).
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