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Florø
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is a town and the administrative centre of Kinn Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The town was founded by royal decree in 1860 as a ladested on the island of Florelandet, located between the Botnafjorden and Solheimsfjorden. Florø is Norway's (and thus the Scandinavian Peninsula's) westernmost town. It is the most western town on the mainland in the Nordic countries.

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Place details

Locality
Florø
Region
Vestland
Country
Norge
Population
9,024
Timezone
Europe/Oslo

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Key facts

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Florø
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Town/City
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Florø by night2.JPG
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View of the town
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yes
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9
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town
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Country
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Norway
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Region
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Western Norway
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County
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Vestland
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District
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Sunnfjord
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Municipality
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Kinn Municipality
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CET

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Encyclopedic overview

9 sections
Contents
  • Name
  • Economy
  • History
  • Coat of arms
  • Self-government (1861-1964)
  • Mayors
  • Municipal council
  • See also
  • References

is a town and the administrative centre of Kinn Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The town was founded by royal decree in 1860 as a ladested on the island of Florelandet, located between the Botnafjorden and Solheimsfjorden. Florø is Norway's (and thus the Scandinavian Peninsula's) westernmost town. It is the most western town on the mainland in the Nordic countries.

The town has a population (2024) of 9,071 and a population density of .

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

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