Gimlekollen, Kristiansand — Area Guide & Where to Stay

What are the main landmarks in Gimlekollen?

Gimlekollen is a residential ridge rather than a sightseeing one. One draw stands out. The open-air Vest-Agder museet sits close by, gathering the old farm buildings of the region, while the wider attractions of Kristiansand lie back toward the centre and the harbour, reached on a short trip downhill.

The neighbouring districts of Kongsgård, Korsvik and Lund share the same residential grain within Kristiansand kommune. Few other set-piece sights mark Gimlekollen.

What is the history of Gimlekollen?

Gimlekollen rose as Kristiansand spread onto the ridges above Kongsgård. It was farm and forest first. The high ground here lay outside the old town, worked from the manor farms below, until the modern era filled the slopes with housing and brought the open-air Vest-Agder museet to gather the region's timber buildings nearby.

That growth tied Gimlekollen to the neighbouring quarters of Kongsgård, Eg and Lund, all part of Kristiansand kommune. The district settled onto its hill in the north-east of Kristiansand in southern Norway.

Where is Gimlekollen?

Gimlekollen sits on a north-eastern ridge of Kristiansand in southern Norway, its homes climbing the rise above the centre near the Vest-Agder museet, with Kongsgård on the slopes below and Lund toward the water.