Sørlandsparken is a power center in the municipality of

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county,

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. The park covers an area of about and it has over 5,000 work positions. The park area is located just off the

European route E18 European route E18 runs between Craigavon, County Armagh, Craigavon in Northern Ireland and Saint Petersburg in Russia, passing through Scotland, England, Norway, Sweden and Finland. It is about in length. Although the designation implies the ...

highway in the district of

Tveit Tveit is a village and surrounding district in Oddernes borough in the city of Kristiansand in Agder county, Norway. The Tveit district is located in the northeastern part of Kristiansand, northeast of the Topdalsfjorden along the lower part of t ...

and it includes Norway's largest shopping mall,

Sørlandssenteret Sørlandssenteret is among the largest shopping malls, shopping centres in Norway and Northern Europe.Fodor's European Ports of Call'. United Kingdom, Fodor's Travel Publications, 2011. 532. It lies 12 km east of Kristiansand, close to the ...

as well as the

Kristiansand Zoo and Amusement Park The Kristiansand Zoo and Amusement Park () is a zoological garden and amusement park situated in of Kristiansand, Norway. It is Norway's most frequently visited attraction, covering an area of . Established in 1966, it has been owned by Braganza ...

Sørlandssentert

is the largest mall in Norway at over . It has over 165 stores.

Kristiansand Zoo and Amusement Park

is Norway's largest zoo, it's also an amusement park and waterpark during the summer season.

Transportation

Local city buses goes four times in the hour from Kvadraturen and

Flekkerøy Flekkerøy or Flekkerøya is an island and residential district in Kristiansand municipality in Agder county, Norway. The district is located within the borough of Vågsbygd, and it consists of 4 main neighborhoods: Berge/Andås, Kjære, Lindeb� ...

through the park, to the zoo and then to IKEA. E18 goes besides Sørlandsparken.

Speedway

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is held at the Sørlandsparken Speedwaybane adjacent to the motocross track. It was built on the Skibåsen by the speedway club NMK Kristiansand. The venue has held the

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in 2012, 2016 and 2024.

References

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