Tveit
{{about|the district in Kristiansand, Norway||Tveit (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox settlement
|official_name = District Tveit
|other_name =
|native_name =
|nickname =
|settlement_type = District
|image_skyline =
|image_caption = View of the district
|image_shield = kristiansand komm.svg
|image_map = Kristiansand-boroughs-tveit.png
|pushpin_map = Agder#Norway
|pushpin_label_position = top
|pushpin_mapsize =
|pushpin_map_caption = Location of the village
|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = Norway
|subdivision_type1 = Region
|subdivision_name1 = Southern Norway
|subdivision_type2 = County
|subdivision_name2 = Agder
|subdivision_type3 = City
|subdivision_name3 = Kristiansand
|subdivision_type4 = Boroughs
|subdivision_name4 = Oddernes
|iso_code = NO-030112
|timezone1 = CET
|utc_offset1 = +01:00
|timezone1_DST = CEST
|utc_offset1_DST = +02:00
|population_as_of = 2014
|population_total = 2,000
|website = [http://www.kristiansand.kommune.no/ kristiansand.kommune.no]
|coordinates = {{coord|58.2236|08.1098|region:NO_type:city|display=inline,title}}
|elevation_m = 33
|elevation_footnotes = {{cite web|title=Tveit, Kristiansand (Vest-Agder)|url=http://www.yr.no/place/Norway/Vest-Agder/Kristiansand/Tveit/|publisher=yr.no|accessdate=2017-01-26}}
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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 the Tovdalselva river. Tveit is the site of the main airport for Southern Norway: Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik. The district was the separate municipality of Tveit from 1838 until it was merged into Kristiansand in 1965.
The village of Tveit lies along the Tovdalselva river, about {{convert|3|km}} northeast of the airport. Tveit Church is located in the village. The stone church was built in the 12th century, and it is the oldest building in the village. The {{convert|1|km2|acre|adj=on}} village has a population (2016) of 1,418 which gives the village a population density of {{convert|1418|PD/km2}}.{{cite web|title=Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality.|url=https://www.ssb.no/286025/urban-settlements.population-and-area-by-municipality.1-january-2016|date=1 January 2016|author-link=Statistics Norway|author=Statistisk sentralbyrå}}
Name
The district (originally the parish) was named after the old Tveit farm ({{langx|non|Þveit}}), since the Tveit Church was built there. The name is identical with the word {{lang|non|þveit}} which means 'a piece of cleared land cut from a forest'.{{cite web|url=http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=thwaite|publisher=Online Etymology Dictionary|last=Harper|first=Douglas|date=November 2001|title=Thwaite}} The name spelled differently over the centuries: Tved, Thvet, and Tveid.{{cite book|title=Norske gaardnavne: Lister og Mandals amt|edition=9|author-link=Oluf Rygh|last=Rygh|first=Oluf|publisher=W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri|year=1912|location=Kristiania, Norge|pages=1|url=http://www.dokpro.uio.no/perl/navnegransking/rygh_ng/rygh_bla.prl?enhid=140632&avid=31807|language=Norwegian}}
Sports
In 2010, the Kristiansand City Council had a vote on which district should have a new sports hall. The 2 finalists were Tveit and Randesund. In a final bid to win the facility, the people from Tveit launched a supporters meeting outside the council offices with about 300 attendees. Randesund supporters were also there numbering about 10. The same day it was announced that Tveit had won the bid. Therefore, a new Tveit sports hall will be built in the coming years{{update inline |date=May 2024 }} with a budget of {{NOK|20 million}}. Currently there is a small sports hall in Tveit at the Ve School which is used by various organisations.{{cn |date=May 2024 }}
The [http://www.tveitskisenter.com/english.html Tveit Skisenter] is also the largest ski resort in Kristiansand.{{cn |date=May 2024 }} It even has ski escalators.{{cn |date=May 2024 }}
Transportation
| class="wikitable collapsible sortable"
|+ Bus transportation from/through Tveit | |
| Line | Destination {{cite web|url=http://www.akt.no|title = AKT}} |
|---|---|
| 35 | Kjevik-Brattvollshei - Kristiansand |
| 35 | Kjevik-Brattvollshei o/ Grødum - Kristiansand |
| 36 | Tveit-Grødum - Kristiansand |
| 36 | Tveit-Grødum - Ve |
| 36 | Tveit-Grødum o/ Kjevik - Rona |
| 37 | Birkeland - Kristiansand |
| 37 | Birkeland o/ Dønnestad - Kristiansand |
| 220 | Solsetta/Grødum/Dønnestad - Ve |
| FLY | Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik - Kristiansand |
Politics
The 10 largest political parties in Tveit {{as of|2015|post=:}}{{Cite web |title=Valgresultat for Tveit |url=http://www.vg.no/valgnatt/valg/kommune/fylker/vest-agder/kommuner/kristiansand/kretser/tveit/ |language=no |accessdate=2015-09-18 }}
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ Kristiansand City Council ! colspan="2" | Party ! Percent of votes ! Votes |
| {{Party name with color|Labour Party (Norway)}}
| 26.8% | 288 |
| {{Party name with color|Conservative Party (Norway)}}
| 24.2% | 260 |
| {{Party name with color|Christian Democratic Party (Norway)}}
| 12.4% | 133 |
| {{Party name with color|Progress Party (Norway)}}
| 12.4% | 127 |
| {{Party name with color|Norway Democrats}}
| 11.8% | 88 |
| {{Party name with color|Liberal Party (Norway)}}
| 8.2% | 38 |
| {{Party name with color|Green Party (Norway)}}
| 3.5% | 37 |
| {{Party name with color|Pensioners' Party (Norway) |shortname=Pensioners' Party }}
| 2.7% | 33 |
| {{Party name with color|Socialist Left Party (Norway)}}
| 1.7% | 29 |
| {{Party name with color|Conservative (Norwegian political party) |shortname=The Christians }}
| 0.9% | 10 |
| | Others
| 1.6% | 17 |
| colspan="2" | {{spaces|3}}Total
| 99.7% | 1060 |
Neighbourhoods
- Boen
- Bjørndalen
- Brattvollsheia
- Drangsholt
- Dønnestad
- Foss
- Grødum
- Hamre
- Hamreheia
- Hamresanden
- Kjevik
- Kråkebumoen
- Ryen
- Solsletta
- Topdalen
- Ve
Media gallery
File:Tveit-kirke.JPG|Tveit Church from the 12th century
File:Hamre-5.jpg|Hamre
File:Hamre-1.jpg|Hamreheia
File:Hamre-2.jpg|Hamreheia
File:Tveit-1.jpg|Ryen
File:Tveit-5.jpg|Kilåsen
File:Tveit-7.jpg|Solsletta
File:Tveit-8.JPG|Ve
File:Kjevik-Hamresanden.jpg|Kjevik Airport seen from Hamresanden
File:Tovdalselva 01.jpg|Topdalselva with Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik in the background
Notable residents
- Bernt Balchen (1899–1973), a Norwegian American aviator
- Marcus Gjøe Rosenkrantz, the First Minister of Norway from 1814 to 1815
- Norwegian author Karl Ove Knausgaard (born 1968).
= Notable visitor =
File:Hubert Humphrey Memorial.JPG
- Former Vice President of the United States, Hubert Humphrey (1911–1978), had family ties to the area, and visited relatives here in 1951 and 1969, and is honored by a memorial stone near Tveit Church.
References
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External links
- [http://www.tveitskisenter.com/ Tveit Snow Ski field] {{in lang|no}}
- [http://www.tveitdyreklinikk.no/ Tveit Veterinary Clinic] {{in lang|no}}
- [http://www.tveitbokseklubb.com/ Tveit Boxing Club] {{in lang|no}}
- [http://www.tveitil.no/ Tveit Sports Association] {{in lang|no}}
- {{Wikivoyage inline|Kristiansand}}
- [http://www.tveithistorielag.no/ Tveit Historical Society] {{in lang|no}}
- [http://www.yr.no/place/Norway/Vest-Agder/Kristiansand/Tveit/ Weather information for Tveit] {{in lang|no}}
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Category:Populated places in Agder