Tinnheia

Tinnheia is a district in the city of Kristiansand in Agder county, Norway. The population is around 3,660 (2014). It is part of the borough of Grim, and it is generally populated with mostly apartment homes, with a high percentage of immigrants. West of Tinnheia is the district of Hellemyr, to the east is the district of Grim (centrum), and to the south is the district of Slettheia.

District Tinnheia
District in Kristiansand
View of the Tinnheia torv
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 58.1456°N 07.9555°E / 58.1456; 07.9555
CountryNorway
RegionSouthern Norway
CountyAgder
MunicipalityKristiansand
BoroughGrim
Elevation100 m (300 ft)
Population
 (2014)
 • Total3,660
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-030112
Websitekristiansand.kommune.no

The district of Tinnheia includes an industrial area called Hannevika. Tinnheia has one elementary school, "Karl Johan Minneskole" (Karl Johan memory school). Public transport is available by Nettbuss, stops at Tinnheia are located along Line 15 which goes from Kvadraturen-Tinnheia-Kvadraturen 4 times every hour. All the streets in Tinnheia is named after metal, "Tin"-Heia. Tinnheia has the second-most apartment buildings in Kristiansand after Kvadraturen (the city centrum). Tinnheia is the smallest district in area and the 10th largest in population.

Politics

The 10 largest political parties in Tinnheia (2015):

Kristiansand city council votes from Tinnheia 2015[2]
Labour Party38.9% (386 votes)
Conservative Party18.7% (186 votes)
Christian Democratic Party12.4% (116 votes)
Progress Party9% (89 votes)
The Democrats4.8% (48 votes)
Green Party4.2% (42 votes)
Liberal Party3.4% (34 votes)
Socialist Left Party2.7% (27 votes)
Pensioners' Party2.5% (25 votes)
Red1.9% (19 votes)
The Christians0.8% (8 votes)
Others0.6% (7 votes)
Total 980 votes

Neighbourhoods

Transportation
Bus transportation from Tinnheia
LineDestination [3]
15Tinnheia - Kvadraturen
15Tinnheia - Kvadraturen - UiA
N16Hellemyr - Tinnheia - Kvadraturen
  • Welcome sign
  • Koboltveien
  • Messingveien
  • Tinnheia torv
  • View from Tinnheia to Hannevika
  • Tinnheiatoppen
  • Kolsberg
  • View from Tinnheia to Slettheia
  • Hannevikåsen
  • Tinnheiatoppen
  • Kolsåsen
  • Kolsberg from Hannevika
  • Kolsberg
  • Kolsberg from Grim

References
  1. "Tinnheia, Kristiansand (Vest-Agder)". yr.no. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  2. "VG - Valgnatt" (in Norwegian). vg.no. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
  3. "AKT".

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