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Eigersund Municipality

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Eigersund Municipality

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Eigersund is a municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is in the traditional district of Dalane. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Egersund. The town was known for its pottery factory (closed in 1979) and it is among Norway's biggest fishing ports. The villages of Helleland, Hellvik, and Hestnes are also in Eigersund.

Key facts

Kommune.name
Eigersund
Kommune.former_name
Egersund herred
Kommune.image_skyline
Egersund panorama small.jpg
Kommune.image_caption
View of the town of Egersund
Kommune.idnumber
1101
Kommune.county
Rogaland
Kommune.district
Dalane
Kommune.capital
Egersund
Kommune.established
1 Jan 1838
Kommune.preceded
none
Kommune.demonym
Eigersunder
Kommune.language
Neutral
Kommune.flag
Flag of Eigersund.svg
Kommune.coatofarms
Eigersund komm.svg
Kommune.webpage
www.eigersund.kommune.no
Kommune.mayor
Anja Hovland
Kommune.mayor_party
H
Kommune.mayor_as_of
2023

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Demonym
egersundar
Country
Norway
Located in
Rogaland
Capital
Egersund
Population
15546
Area
0.66
Time zone
UTC+01:00
Shares border with
Sokndal
Official website
www.eigersund.kommune.no
Image
Bilde av Egersund.jpg
Households
197
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Commons category
Eigersund
topic's main category
Category:Eigersund
twinned administrative body
Motala Municipality
language used
Bokmål
native label
Eigersund
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Encyclopedic overview

15 sections
Contents
  • General information
  • Name
  • Coat of arms
  • Churches
  • History
  • Government
  • Municipal council
  • Mayors
  • Geography
  • Eigerøya
  • Climate
  • Transportation
  • Notable people
  • References
  • External links

Eigersund is a municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is in the traditional district of Dalane. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Egersund. The town was known for its pottery factory (closed in 1979) and it is among Norway's biggest fishing ports. The villages of Helleland, Hellvik, and Hestnes are also in Eigersund.

The island of Eigerøya lies just off shore from Egersund. The island has several well-known businesses and attractions including the Eigerøy war memorial from World War II.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Eigersund Municipality” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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