Tømmerstø is a neighbourhood in the city of

Kristiansand Kristiansand is a city and Municipalities of Norway, municipality in Agder county, Norway. The city is the fifth-largest and the municipality is the sixth-largest in Norway, with a population of around 116,000 as of January 2020, following th ...

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county,

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. It's located in the borough of

Oddernes Oddernes is a List of boroughs of Kristiansand, borough in the Kristiansand (town), city of Kristiansand which lies in the municipality of Kristiansand in Agder county, Norway. The borough covers eastern Kristiansand on the east side of the Topda ...

and in the district of

Randesund Randesund is a village and district within the city of Kristiansand in Agder county, Norway. The district is located within the borough of Oddernes along the southern coastline between the two fjords Kvåsefjorden and Topdalsfjorden and south of ...

. The neighborhood of Odderhei lies to the northwest,

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and Frikstad lie to the northeast, and Kongshavn lies to the southeast. It is located with the shore in a typical

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. The neighborhood is mostly located with large houses and some villas. Tømmerstø is a popular tourist area in the summer with a lot of cabins for rent, The Royal Family of Norway owns a cottage in Tømmerstø. Islands like Herøya, Teistholmen, and Furuholmen are located just offshore. There are three schools in the area: Dvergsnes skole (an elementary school), Sørlandet Maritime videregående school (a high school), and a junior high school in Holte.

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File:Fijdekilen4.jpg, Fidjekilen File:Fidjekilen Harbor.jpg, Fidjekilen harbor File:Tømmerstø.jpg, Morildveien File:Odderhei Terrasse.jpg, Odderhei Terrasse File:Tømmerstø2.jpg, County Road 3, Kystveien, in Tømmerstø File:Tømmerstø3.jpg, Kystveien with Dreggveien File:Holte2.jpg, Fidjeåsen, Holte File:Holte1.jpg, Tømmeråsen, Holte File:Holte, Kristiansand.jpg, Fidjeåsen (seen from Morildveien), Holte File:Rabbesvik.jpg, Rabbesvik

References

Geography of Kristiansand Neighbourhoods of Kristiansand {{Agder-geo-stub