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How can somebody claim that Sandnes is a city???? It has no cathedral, only a small population, it's not an old place and no university = town! Fredrik from Sandnes, 20.08.2005, 18:47

By that definition, neither would Bergen (no cathedral that I can remember). Anyway, I think it is a matter of population, not a matter of what is there. Oh and Sandnes is bigger than Drammen and Skien. [1] --ArneHD 15:24, 29 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

If Bergen doesn't have a cathedral, Oslo doesn't have one either, and Trondheim is the only city in Norway. ;) There's no reason why a place can not be a city even if it doesn't have a cathedral - this is not Italy, where every tiny town has a cathedral! --Aqwis 12:56, 31 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The town of Sandnes doesn´t have a cathedral. This is true. But its inhabitants are a part of the most exciting and dynamic city region in Norway outside Oslo (the capital). I study architecture and most of my teachers advice us to apply for jobs in the Stavanger and Sandnes metropolitan area.

Right now I live in Bergen, and this city indeed have a cathedral. The cathedral even has a bomb shell in its facade! Greetings and welcome to Sandnes/Stavanger and Bergen, Harald Brynlund

3rd paragraph from end

I'd like to suggest that the following sentences be rewritten a bit, to make them closer to the usual English idiom. My version comes after them. Cunningpal 00:09, 28 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The town also holds a vibrant industry mainly in the Ganddal area in the south and the Lura and Forus area in the north towards the Stavanger boundary. It is a significant activity towards the oil exploration in the North Sea and also a large cluster of IT related companies.

The town also has a vibrant industrial region, mainly in the Ganddal area in the south and the Lura and Forus areas in the north towards the Stavanger boundary. There is significant oil exploration activity in the North Sea, and also a large cluster of Information Technology-related companies.

Wikipedia:Be bold :) --Aqwis 12:57, 31 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Almost, or actually a twin city?

If you start to walk from Tasta (the northernmost point of the Stavanger/Sandnes metro-area) towards the south, you may continue for 25 km without exiting the conurbation. I think that Stavanger/Sandnes absolutely should be called a Twin city, not 'almost a twin city'. Any comments or suggestions?--Simenhjort (talk) 15:16, 8 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]