Ordfører WELCOME TO KRISTIANSAND Executive Board Meeting, UBC 15th-17th February 2017, Scandic Hotel Bystranda Vice mayor Jørgen H. Kristiansen Film about Kristiansand https://www.youtube.com/wat ch?v=tlgt7ltaDHk Kristiansand – Capital of Southern Norway and the children’s city You are here now • 90.000 inhabitants + students (Greater Kristiansand 140.000) • 155 nationalities • 53.000 work places. • Agder County: 300.000 inhabitants. • 3,7% unemployment aquarama kristiansand.kommune.no FOTO: ANDERSMARTINSEN FOTOGRAFER kristiansand.kommune.no FOTO: ANDERSMARTINSEN FOTOGRAFER The Renaissance City • Founded by King Christian IV in 1641 • Center of Kristiansand is known for its straight streets and is called «Kvadraturen» Coat of arms • Pine: The city is founded on a pine grove • The Lion: Christ – The lion of Juda. The lion is taken from the national coat of arms • The Axe: Violence and power. When the lion holds the ax with all four paws, it means that Christ is in control. – He is in command of violence and power. • A Closed Royal Crown: The city is founded by a ruling king. Other cities’ coat of arms has a toothed crown • CAVSA TRIVMPHAT TANDEM BONA: The good course will victory in the end • R.F.P (Regna Firma Pietas): Believing in God, strengthen the countries The big city fire in 1892 • 350 houses burnt down Picture taken July 1892 • Rebuilding: The brick city Business • Process industry • IT og telephone • Glencore • Phonero • Elkem • Ventelo • InfoCare • Offshore • National • Entrepreneuring Oilwell Varco • Otera • MH Wirth • Oneco • Cameron • YIT • Cargotec • Kruse Smith • BRGruppen • Næringsmidler • Christianssands Bryggeri • Trade & Shopping • Hennig-Olsen Is • Sørlandsparken • Spis-kjeden (kjøtt) • Kvadraturen The world’s cleanest nickel • Glencore – the largest nickel refinery in the western world • Produces 7 % of all nickel and 7 % of all cobolt in the world kristiansand.kommune.no National Oilwell Varco, Korsvik, 1500 employees Norway’s capital of bikes kristiansand.kommune.no FOTO: ANDERSMARTINSEN FOTOGRAFER Kristiansand – The Children’s city! • Cultiva, 1,7 billion NOK • Sportfacilites: 1,3 mrd last 10 years • Best city to grow up in • Schools: 2 mrd • A city that families must visit 13 Our youngsters are doing fine • Main findings: Never seen so low numbers when it comes to alcohol, tobacco or cannabis. • Crime among youngsters have dropped every year the last 6 years • 83 % of kids and youngsters among 6 and 18 years old are member of a sportsclub Tourism Kristiansand is known as Norways holiday resort nr 1. The Zoo has less than 1 mill visitors «Labour force-replacement-ratio» Competitive advantage -birth rates Culture New art centre kristiansand.kommune.no FOTO: ANDERS FOTOGRAFER ANDERS FOTO: MARTINSEN kristiansand.kommune.no One of the worlds oldest tall ships • The Tall Ships Races in Kristiansand • 25th-28th of July 2015 Politics 53 councillors in the city council (11 different political parties) • 15 Arbeiderpartiet (Labour) • 13 Høyre (Conservatives) • 8 Kristelig Folkeparti (Christian Democrats) • 4 Fremskrittspartiet (Progress party) • 3 Venstre (Liberal left) • 2 Demokratene • 1 Pensjonistpartiet • 2 Sosialistisk venstreparti • 1 Miljøpartiet De Grønne • 1 Rødt • 1 Senterpartiet Mayor Deputy Mayor Harald Furre (H) Jørgen Kristiansen (KrF) Best coverage in Norway in sports facilities • 20 sport halls • 28 football fields • 50 m swimming • Ishall og curlingbaner • Hovedskyteanlegg, • Bane for amerikansk fotball • Sør-Arena mm. 22 International work • 8 European twin cities • Stategic networks • Aalborg (Nettverk med Europa og Kina) • Austin, Texas (Renweable energy) • Nordic City Network • Union of Baltic Cities (UBC) • Sørlandets Europakontor i Brüssel • North - south • Rajshahi, Bangladesh • Walvis bay, Namibia Kristiansand City Full of Energy Photo.