Etne
| Etne kommune | |||
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| Coordinates: 59°39′50″N 5°56′00″E / 59.66389°N 5.9333333°ECoordinates: 59°39′50″N 5°56′00″E / 59.66389°N 5.9333333°E | |||
| Country | Norway | ||
| County | Hordaland | ||
| District | Haugaland | ||
| Administrative centre | Etnesjøen | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor (2007) | Sigve Sørheim (Sp) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 735 km2 (283.8 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 693 km2 (267.6 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 148 in Norway | ||
| Population (2009) | |||
| • Total | 3,854 | ||
| • Rank | 233 in Norway | ||
| • Density | 5.5/km2 (14.2/sq mi) | ||
| • Change (10 years) | 0.1 % | ||
| Demonym | Etnebu Etnesbu[1] |
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| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1211 | ||
| Official language form | Nynorsk | ||
| Website | www.etne.kommune.no | ||
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| Historical populations | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1951 | 2,452 | — |
| 1960 | 2,512 | +2.4% |
| 1970 | 3,930 | +56.4% |
| 1980 | 3,980 | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 4,037 | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 3,917 | −3.0% |
| 2007 | 3,858 | −1.5% |
| 2008 | 3,852 | −0.2% |
| 2009 | 3,854 | +0.1% |
| Source: Statistics Norway. | ||
Etne is a municipality in the county of Hordaland, Norway. Etne is located within the traditional district of Haugaland. Etne was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). Most of Skånevik was merged with Etne on 1 January 1965.
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[edit] General information
[edit] Name
The municipality is named after the Etnefjord (Old Norse Etnir). The fjord is probably named after an old river name Etna (now Etneelvi).
[edit] Location
Etne is situated south of Bergen and borders the municipalities Kvinnherad, Odda, Sauda, Suldal and Vindafjord, the three latter in the county of Rogaland. The two largest towns respectively Etnesjøen with 988 residents and Skånevik with 589 residents (all figures from January 1, 2007).
[edit] Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from modern times. They were granted on 16 December 1983. The arms represent the strong unity between the two former municipalities Skånevik and Etne that were joined together to form one municipality in 1965.[2]
[edit] Geography
Etne has a varied landscape, extending from the archipelago at Etnefjord, south to Lake Ølen and north to Skånevikfjord. In the north, Åkrafjord intersects through a barren and heavily eroded mountain glacier, where the municipality's highest point rises 1,638 meters above sea level. Etne has three nature reserves: Brattholmen, Skåno and Langebudalen. Lakes in the area include Løkjelsvatnet.[3]
[edit] Recent events
A Norwegian motion picture called United was shot in Etne with local people as actors.
[edit] Notable residents
- Magnus V of Norway (1156–1184), King during the Civil war era in Norway
- Erling Skakke (1115–1179), Norwegian Jarl during the 12th century
[edit] References
- ^ "Personnemningar til stadnamn i Noreg" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet. http://www.sprakrad.no/nb-no/Sprakhjelp/Rettskrivning_Ordboeker/Innbyggjarnamn/.
- ^ Norske Kommunevåpen (1990). "Nye kommunevåbener i Norden". http://www.ngw.nl/int/nor/e/etne.htm. Retrieved 21 September 2008.
- ^ Point on the glacier (Hordaland)
[edit] External links
Media related to Etne at Wikimedia Commons
The Wiktionary entry for Etne- Municipal fact sheet from Statistics Norway
- Hordaland travel guide from Wikitravel
- Pictures from Etne
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