Time, Norway
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| Time kommune | |||
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| Coordinates: 58°43′22″N 5°45′55″E / 58.72278°N 5.76528°ECoordinates: 58°43′22″N 5°45′55″E / 58.72278°N 5.76528°E | |||
| Country | Norway | ||
| County | Rogaland | ||
| District | Jæren | ||
| Administrative centre | Bryne | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor (2004) | Arnfinn Vigrestad (KrF) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 183 km2 (71 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 171 km2 (66 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 341 in Norway | ||
| Population (2004) | |||
| • Total | 14,177 | ||
| • Rank | 69 in Norway | ||
| • Density | 83/km2 (210/sq mi) | ||
| • Change (10 years) | 13.6 % | ||
| Demonym | Timebu[1] | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1121 | ||
| Official language form | Nynorsk | ||
| Website | www.time.kommune.no | ||
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| Historical populations | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1951 | 5,206 | — |
| 1961 | 6,235 | +19.8% |
| 1971 | 8,124 | +30.3% |
| 1981 | 10,132 | +24.7% |
| 1991 | 12,059 | +19.0% |
| 2001 | 13,501 | +12.0% |
| 2011 | 16,450 | +21.8% |
| 2021? | 19,843 | +20.6% |
| 2031? | 22,679 | +14.3% |
| Source: Statistics Norway.[2] | ||
Time is a municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is part of the region of Jæren. The administrative centre of Time is the town of Bryne.
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[edit] General information
[edit] Name
The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Time farm (Old Norse: Þímin or Þímvin), since the first church was built there. The meaning of the first element is unknown but the last element is vin which means "meadow" or "pasture".
[edit] Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from modern times. They were granted on 23 December 1977. The lapwing (Vanellus vanellus) was chosen as a symbol for the municipality as it is a typical bird for the area. It is shown with wings upwards to symbolize optimism.[3]
[edit] International relations
Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in Norway
[edit] Twin towns — Sister cities
Time, Norway is twinned with:
Alnwick, Northumberland, England.
Voerde, Wesel, Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
[edit] Famous people from Time
- Arne Garborg (1851–1924), author
- Fritz Røed (1928–2002), sculptor
- Alf-Inge Haaland (born 1972), footballer
[edit] References
- ^ "Personnemningar til stadnamn i Noreg" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet. http://www.sprakrad.no/nb-no/Sprakhjelp/Rettskrivning_Ordboeker/Innbyggjarnamn/.
- ^ Projected population - Statistics Norway
- ^ Norske Kommunevåpen (1990). "Nye kommunevåbener i Norden". http://www.ngw.nl/int/nor/t/time.htm. Retrieved 12 October 2008.
[edit] External links
Media related to Time at Wikimedia Commons
The Wiktionary entry for Time- Municipal fact sheet from Statistics Norway
- Rogaland travel guide from Wikitravel
- Jærbladet, the local newspaper (Norwegian)
- Pictures from Time
- Tourist information on Time
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