Bragdøya
Geography | |
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Location | Agder, Norway |
Coordinates | 58°07′04″N 8°00′05″E / 58.1178°N 08.0014°E |
Area | 0.7 km2 (0.27 sq mi) |
Length | 1.5 km (0.93 mi) |
Width | 600 m (2000 ft) |
Coastline | 5.3 km (3.29 mi) |
Highest elevation | 35 m (115 ft) |
Administration | |
Norway | |
County | Agder |
Municipality | Kristiansand |
Demographics | |
Population | 0 (2015) |
Bragdøya is an
Bragdøya has been owned by the municipality of Kristiansand since 1969 when they bought it with a government grant as a public open space. It was purchased with the requirement that the islands would be a recreational space for the city. During the summer, the island is used as grazing land for sheep.
History
For centuries, Bragdøya has been inhabited. "Siffuord Bragdøen" is mentioned in written sources as owner from 1610 and onwards. The first manor house in Kristiansand was built in Bragdøya around 1770 for the family of Henrik Arnold Thaulow. Thaulow was the grandfather of Oscar Wergeland, Henrik Wergeland, and Camilla Collett, and his grandchildren spent time on the island during the summers. There are several older cottages on the island.
In 1915, two large warehouses were built on the west side of Bragdøya where mackerel was salted and packed for export. The business did not go particularly well, however, and in the interwar period the business was ended.
The
Leisure
Bragdøya Kystlag, a
References
- ^ "Sovjetiske krigsfanger" (in Norwegian). Arkivet Foundation.
- ^ "Timetables, year-round service boats to Bragdøya" (in Norwegian). Bragdøya Kystlag. Archived from the original on 2016-05-09. Retrieved 2016-04-18.
- ^ "Summerboat to Bragdøya". VisitNorway.com.
External links
- Bragdøya Coastal Heritage Centre (in Norwegian)
- About Bragdøya (in English)
- Shuttle boat, Auglandsbukta - Bragdøya (in English)