Kristiansund

Kristiansund (not to be confused with Kristiansand) is a city and municipality in the Norwegian County Møre og Romsdal. The municipality, with 22.841 inhabitants (2008), comprises the city of Kristiansund and the island of Frei.

The city of Kristiansund is located on the coast of Nordmøre and consists of several islands; Nordlandet Kirkelandetand Innlandet ,.



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[hide] *1 History  ==History[ Edit] == The town of Fosna was in 1520 known as a beach town, and is a major port in 1631. In 1742 got city rights under the name Fosna Christiansund (submitted by King Christian the sixth.) The growth of the city was then based on wood export (much to Netherlands) and after fishing. But when those industries were inefficient, the inhabitants started to buy fish of Lofoten, and that were on the rocks of Kristiansund dried. That kind of fish, known as "Klippfisk" (fish of the rocks), later became the main industry of the city.
 * traffic and transport 2
 * 3 well-known persons in Kristiansund
 * 4 external links

Kristiansund was heavily bombed In april 1940 by German aircraft, and 90% of the city was destroyed. The old buildings that have survived the bombing can still be seen.Processing is a major industry nowadays, but oil industry is the most important. Tourism is also a very important source of income for the region of Nordmøre.

The municipalities of Kristiansund and Frei were merged on 1 January 2008 following a referendum. In Kristiansund voted 95.5% of the voters for the aggregation, on Frei were 330 voters (51.5%) for, and 252 (48.5%) against the merger. ==Traffic and transport[ Edit] == The city is served by the Hurtigrutenferries. The airport Kvernberget has about 250,000 visitors a year. Since 1992 the city connected with a 5.2 km long tunnel and two bridges to the Mainland via the road RV 70. A katamaranboot goes to Trondheim.

Between the 4 parts of the city "Sundbåten", a small ferry service. The service went on 18 november 1867 and is considered the world's oldest means of transport in continuous service. ==Well-known persons in Kristiansund<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] ==
 * Magnar Isaksen (1910-1979), footballer
 * Anders Giske, footballer
 * Wilhelm Frimann Koren Christie, lawyer and politician
 * Øyvind Leonhardsen (1970), football player
 * Ole Gunnar Solskjær, football player
 * Arne Halse, Javelin thrower