KRISTIANSUND, NORWAY

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP83-00423R000301590017-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 6
• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 23, 1998
• Sequence Number: 17
• Publication Date: March 13, 1951
• Content Type: REPORT

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PLACE: KRISTI. NSUND N
Population:
Approx. 15400
Province: Mare, Nord
Date of Observation: Mar. 13, 151
General Description-
-* Market to~,m for Nord More and seaport with international
and local trade. Important fishing center. Good local water connections.
Heavily bombed April 28 to 30, 1940 and large areas near sea destroyed.
Geographic Description:
}arming and fishing region along fjord coasts and on
islands. Summer tourists. On outlying low islands.
Occupations:
Agricultural Fishing Industrial
Dairying Cod and misc. im- 'ish processing,
portant. ship yards, canning, etc.
Natural Vegetation:
Much bare rock scattered coniferous and deciduous trees.
Land Forms and. Geology:
Pugged,, glaciated, much marine erosion. Town on three islands, separ7-..ted by
sea.
Mining:
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LIBRARY
Population (racial, cultural, linguistic): Norwegian. Founded 17412.
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PLACE (contgd)s YRISTIANSUND N
Climate and Weather
Temperatures:
i 40C
Precipitation: Nil
Clouds: Overcast
Others Wind north. Feels chilly.
Electric Power:
Voltage:
Cycle:
Extent of Grid:
Telephone Yes Telegraph Yes Radio -Ye- TV
TRANSPORTATION: (From:
Railway: None
Station:
Ballasts
Power
Gauge
Bridges:
Highways:
Route No's Surface Type:
Width a
#640 from Sumidal
Various, some hard
Seasonal Use: All Breather.
Underpass ..
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Note serious local shortage and systematic cuts.
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PLACE (con'tx d):
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Location: Kristian;und to Kvisvik
Tonnage :
Capacity: 22
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"ITY !!kTIMITATION
2.
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Kristiansund to Gjemnes
Regular Regular
Regular coastal and local. Numerous foreign.
Routing :
Tonnages:
Capacity:
Schedules:
Bus Routes:
Other Transportation:
Note new steel bridge over Nordsundet
Title
Scale Date
Publisher
Plan of town in Veibol~
1949
Shows war da?na?
New town plan
Mare og Romsdal og TrBndela.g
To be published)
Sumner 1951 )
1:500,000 1950
Nor. Tourist Bureau
Mere og Romsdal Fylke
1:200,000 1885 to 19/2 " Geographical Survey
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PLACE (cont! d): KRI,CTIANSUND N
Title Author Date publisher Cost
Nerges Guiden (dimple Bilingual) Evident 1950 Oslo
PERSONAL DATA:
Date of travel to this place: l, Mar_ i25I 1~()n Arrived:
Kristia.nsund
Starting Point: Bergen Departed., Kris
Distance traveled (in kms):
Ve iicle; Used: SS Corvus mixed passenger freighter
where stayed: Comments:
CONTACTS:
25X1X6
Name
Address Position T.ph. Comment
(OFI N'IAL
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PLACE (cunt' d) s K ISTIANSUNI) N
Photo graphs
Purchased locally: Many of town and district including new bridge.
TakenS
Air views, etc.
Panorama of harbor from ship. Detail of docks and town.
Sketches Mades None
Description
Type No. of Workers Products Power
Fish processing
including freezing
Fish meal, oil.
Note center of large
trawler fleet.
Dairying, woodwork,
shipyard, machine shops,
soap and margarine.
Large cooperative society
on quay.
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Kristiansund N was badly damaged during the war and io still
being rebuilt, so equipment is not yet comulete. It handles local, coastal
and ocean going vessels and large fishing fleet.
Cargo Handlings
Name .
Storkaian
(Also several smaller at
fishing companies)
Lighters:
Much used within harbor, usually about 20 tons.
Location Tonnage Comments
Steamship wharf 2 Small Vessel use own gear.
Repair Facilities
Machine Shops: Yes
Foundries Yes
Dry docks: .;mall repair yards
Salvage gears
Supplies Available
Water Yes
Engineering
use pilot.
Yes
Yes
Location Depth
Mid-town About 25 feet
Oil-Fuel e
Diesel Fuel
Route into harbor is very well buoyed, Corvus did not
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