Marvika or Marvik is a neighbourhood in the city of

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county,

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. The neighbourhood is located in the southeast part of the borough of

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and the district of Gimlekollen. The neighborhood of Oddemarka lies to the northwest of Marvika. Marvika was formerly the site of the Norwegian naval base ''Marvika orlogsstasjon'' as well as the ''Gleodden'' cannon battery which was subordinate to the nearby Odderøya Fortress.

Sør Arena Sparebanken Sør Arena ("South Arena") is a Association football, football stadium located at Torsvika in Kristiansand, Norway. The all-seater stadium, all-seater has a capacity of 14,563 people, and serves as the home ground of Tippeligaen sid ...

, the current

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for

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, is located in the former military area. The name Marvika comes from the Marviksbukta cove along the

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, which is a popular place in the summer for residents and tourists. There is also a large shore at Marviksbukta. The possibility of installing summer cooling equipment for the IK Start stadium using cool deep water from the Marviksbukta is being investigated. There is one elementary school at Marvika,

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memorial school. Marvika is mostly located with large white houses. There is an industrial park at Marvika serving most of Lund with a range of retail stores and other local services. The buildings along the port still bear the stamp of the time when it served as a naval base. Marvika Navy Base was closed down on 1 August 2002. However, the buildings today contain offices for different cultural institutions and a base for rescue services.

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Marvika rk 94389 IMG 5229.JPG, The former naval base. Kristiansand, Redningsselskapets base i Marvika.JPG, The SAR base of

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. Brand and Storm in Marvika 1903.jpg, Norwegian naval vessels in the naval base in 1903.

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