Kristiansand Boardwalk ( Norwegian: Strandpromenaden) is a street in the town centre Kvadraturen in

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. 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

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. The boardwalk got the Nordic Green Space Award in 2013.

Parks

The waterfront runs past the following parks in a row: * Gravaneparken by Hartmann's pier, vis-à-vis the Fiskebrygga * Otterdalsparken with

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by artist

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, the second largest fountain in the Norway after the

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. * Retranchementet or "Tresse", the local name. This is a park and open space in front of

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. Tresse is used as the party place, sometimes for events, concerts and beach volleyball tournament. Playground and outdoor ice-and-ball court. Toilets. Statue of

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and Aviation pioneer

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. * The park at the marina Christiansholm Marina (also called Langfeld commons) * Bystranda is a public beach, and there are indoors swimming facilities at ''Aquarama'' nearby.About Kristiansand Boardwalk

Gallery

File:Hartmannsbrygge.JPG, Hartmanns pier by Gravaneparken File:Kristiansand 01 ubt.jpeg, The boardwalk in Gravaneparken File:Nupen2.JPG, In Otterdal Park at the waterfront is the second largest fountain construction in Norway by

. File:Christiansholm festning twierdza1 ks ubt.jpg, The waterfront park passes Tresse (Retranchementet) and

. File:Camilla CollettStatue.jpg, Statue of

File:Bystranda 2014-07-21.JPG, Bystranda, the beach not far south of the boardwalk

Notes

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