Austrheim
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| Austrheim kommune | |||
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| Coordinates: 60°46′16″N 4°55′34″E / 60.77111°N 4.92611°ECoordinates: 60°46′16″N 4°55′34″E / 60.77111°N 4.92611°E | |||
| Country | Norway | ||
| County | Hordaland | ||
| District | Nordhordland | ||
| Administrative centre | Austrheim | ||
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| • Mayor (2003) | Ole Lysø (Ap) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 57 km2 (22 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 57 km2 (22 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 420 in Norway | ||
| Population (2009) | |||
| • Total | 2,576 | ||
| • Rank | 300 in Norway | ||
| • Density | 45/km2 (120/sq mi) | ||
| • Change (10 years) | -1.7 % | ||
| Demonym | Austrheiming[1] | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1264 | ||
| Official language form | Nynorsk | ||
| Website | www.austrheim.kommune.no | ||
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| Historical populations | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1951 | 2,390 | — |
| 1960 | 2,216 | −7.3% |
| 1970 | 1,880 | −15.2% |
| 1980 | 2,549 | +35.6% |
| 1990 | 2,684 | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 2,527 | −5.8% |
| 2007 | 2,520 | −0.3% |
| 2008 | 2,569 | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 2,576 | +0.3% |
| Source: Statistics Norway. | ||
Austrheim is a municipality in the county of Hordaland, Norway. Austrheim was separated from Lindås on 1 January 1910. Fedje was separated from Austrheim on 1 January 1947. The westernmost point of mainland Norway lies in the municipality (Vardetangen).
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[edit] General information
[edit] Name
The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the farm Austrheim (Norse Austrheimr), since the first church was built there. The first element is austr which means "east" and the last element is heimr which means "homestead" or "farm". Until 1889, the name was written Østereim.
[edit] Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from 1989. The three bows represent the many bridges in the municipality.
[edit] Economy
The Mongstad complex, the largest oil port and refinery in Norway, is responsible for about 70% of all wet bulk.
[edit] Famous people
- Karsten Solheim, golf equipment manufacturer (1911–2000) (emigrated to the United States as a child)
- Roger Helland Football player (1973- )
- Haakon Austrheim, geology professor
[edit] References
- ^ "Personnemningar til stadnamn i Noreg" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet. http://www.sprakrad.no/nb-no/Sprakhjelp/Rettskrivning_Ordboeker/Innbyggjarnamn/.
[edit] External links
Media related to Austrheim at Wikimedia Commons
The Wiktionary entry for Austrheim- Municipal fact sheet from Statistics Norway
- Hordaland travel guide from Wikitravel
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