page_title: Kristiansand
section_title: Sørlandsparken
hierarchical_section_title: Kristiansand / Economy / Sørlandsparken
caption_attribution_description: Dansk: Sørlandssenteret, KristiansandNorsk bokmål: Sørlandssenteret, Kristiansand
context_page_description: Kristiansand, historically spelled Christianssand and Christiansand, is a city and municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is the fifth largest city in Norway and the municipality is the sixth largest in Norway, with a population of around 112,000 as of January 2020, following the incorporation of the municipalities of Søgne and Songdalen into the new and revised municipality of greater Kristiansand. In addition to the city itself, Statistics Norway counts four other densely populated areas in the municipality: Skålevik in Flekkerøy with a population of 3,526 in the Vågsbygd borough, Strai with a population of 1,636 in the Grim borough, Justvik with a population of 1,803 in the Lund borough, and Tveit with a population of 1,396 in the Oddernes borough.
context_section_description: Sørlandsparken (The Southern Norway Park) is an industrial shopping park outside of Kristiansand city in the municipality. The park is also 17 kilometers from Lillesand. The park has an area of 670,000 m² (7,211,820 sq ft) and over 5,000 workplaces.
  The main part of the industrial park is in Kristiansand, including the mall Sørlandssenteret with 195 stores and Kristiansand Zoo, it is the largest mall and zoo in Norway. The racetrack of Southern Norway is also located in Kristiansand while IKEA is located technically in Lillesand municipality.
  Others large chainstores is also located around the mall.
  There are two hotels located in Sørlandsparken and some resorts nearby the zoo.
  E18 goes past Sørlandsparken before continuing to downtown Kristiansand. Buses are available 6-8 times in the hours all day.
caption: Sørlandssenteret is Norway's largest mall
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