Kristiansand

Kvadraturen in Kristiansand
Coat of arms

Kristiansand is a municipality[1] in Norway's Agder county. Kristiansand was created as a ["city-municipality"] bykommune in 1837.[1]

History

On 29 July 2017 around 70 Nazis held an illegal[2] demonstration and march[3] in [the centre of] Kristiansand, without being opposed by the police;[4] one person who placed himself in the way of the Nazis, and another[5] who demonstrated against the Nazis, were removed by the police.[6][7] The demonstration [and march] was held by Nordic Resistance Movement (en).[8]

Administration

In October 2023, a new municipal council will meet, and it elects a mayor (for 4 years).

(57 council members were elected during the 2023 Norwegian local elections.)

Kristiansand Media

Related pages

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Thorsnæs, Geir. Kristiansand (1 November 2018).
  2. John Berg. Nazister - hvor står jussen?. Aftenposten. 2017-08-04. p. 15. "... major (R), forsvarsanalytiker". 
  3. Erna Solberg. "Jeg er svært bekymret over at høyreekstreme igjen marsjerer i norske gater" [I am quite concerned that right-wing extremists again are marching in the streets of Norway]
  4. – Har det skjedd straffbare forhold, vil vi etterforske dette. Fædrelandsvennen. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
  5. Politiet tar selvkritikk etter nazimarsj. www.vg.no.
  6. AS, TV 2. Ole brakk ribbeinet da han stilte seg foran nazimarsjen: - Er det jeg som lager bråk?. TV 2.
  7. Tellefsen, Ole Bernt. Kan du fatte hvor de brune får råskapen sin fra?. Dagbladet.no (6 September 2017).
  8. Nilsen, Anne Torhild. Forbyr uniform i Pride-parade. NRK (25 August 2017).
  9. https://www.kommunal-rapport.no/kommunevalg/her-far-du-den-store-ordforeroversikten/154578!/. Retrieved 2023-10-26
  10. https://www.nrk.no/valg/2023/resultat/fylke/42/4204. NRK.no. Retrieved 2023-09-28

Other websites

Media related to Kristiansand at Wikimedia Commons