Kristiansand.
Kristiansand (a city and municipality in Agder county, Norway, formerly part of the county of Vest-Agder)
Meaning & usage
Kristiansand (a city and municipality in Agder county, Norway, formerly part of the county of Vest-Agder)
Kristiansand (a historical county from 1671 to right before 1700 in Norway)
Where this word comes from
First part from Kristian, after Christian IV of Denmark, the King of Denmark and Norway and Duke of Holstein and Schleswig from 1588 to 1648, who founded the city on the 5th of July 1641. Last part from sand (“sand”), referring to the sandy headland the city was built on, where the river Otra has its outlet.
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