ksu


	As you know by now I'm a native italian who lives in Norway since 1971. In the past years I have practiced as professional musician(about 15 years) for dancing and entertainment.But for now mostly I work as educator and accompanist. Ialso make music transcriptions and I compose from time to time,besides my interest in the digital evolution of the music by the computer. My homeplace here in Norway it's FREI, but I travel every days to a near town (Averøy) where I teach piano and keyboard at the school of music. Both places are surraundings of the city of KRISTIANSUND,therefore it's natural to give you some INFO of the city, in case you might take a trip to NORWAY.
KRISTIANSUND is associated with fishing and shipping. From the excavations carried out beetween 1909 to 1920 it has been established that the so-called " Fosna " culture,which is one of the oldest cultures in Norway,existed here. Remains from the Viking period have been found and it has been established that the fishing village of Grip,which is part of Kristiansund today,was already populated and " developed " in the middle ages.
	From 1600 onwards, Fosna, as it was called at that time was a part which exported timber to the continent and in particular, there was a great demand for timber in Holland. The reason why that which must be called a typical fishing port became important in the field of timber exports, is because it has a superb harbour and is easily accessible from the sea. The timber was transported from the mainland where there was quite a lot of forrest after the Dutch had been " in charge " quite a few Britans came to the town from 1740 to 1850. To this very day many family and place names bear witness to their presence in town. In 1792 Kristiansund received the Royal rescript status as a town and since it was the Danish-Norwegian king Cristianus Sextus who awarded this, the town got the name of Christiansund,later " Norwegianised " to today's KRISTIANSUND.
	In 1830 the Dutchman Jappe Ippe started drying fish on the bare rocks around town. This fish was exported, particulary to Spain and Portugal and gave momentum to a large increase in trade and great financial advantages to the town. Even today the export of fish, the so-called " Bacalao ", is still carried on. In April 1940, when the town was bombed by the German Air Force, the old wooden hoeses cought fire and just about the whole town burnt down. Just a few old houses remained and this tells us a bit about what the old town must have looked like. From 1945 and several years hereafter the rebuildinh of the town was carried out and at the present it is a modern town with broad streets and a well-planned centre. The three islands on which the town is situated are connected by bridges and in 1970 the town got its own airport. In the summer of 1992 KRISTIANSUND was connected to the mainland, the so-called KRIFAST project which via a tunnel and bridges linked the town with the rest of this countries road network. After the large gas and oilfiels were found at Haltenbanken, Kristiansund has been the supply basa for oil platforms. However, fishing and the sea will continue to be a part of Kristiansund for the benefit and pleasure of residents and visitors.