Forsand
Forsand Municipality
Forsand kommune | |
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 Flag | |
 Rogaland within Norway | |
 Forsand within Rogaland | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Rogaland |
| District | Ryfylke |
| Administrative centre | Forsand |
| Government | |
| • Governor (2003) | Ingeborg Søyland (Sp) |
| Area | |
• Total | 842 km2 (325 sq mi) |
| • Land | 702 km2 (271 sq mi) |
| • Rank | #139 in Norway |
| Population (2004) | |
• Total | 1,069 |
| • Rank | #403 in Norway |
| • Density | 2/km2 (5/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) |  +3.3% |
| Demonym | Forsandbu[1] |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Nynorsk |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1129[3] |
| Website | Official website |
59°0′N 6°30′E / 59.000°N 6.500°E
Forsand is a municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. Forsand was separated from Høle on 1 January 1871. In 1999, evidence of a population here dating back to around 7500 BC was located.
Forsand is located within the constraints of two fjords, Lysefjord and Høgsfjord. It is one of largest municipalities within the county of Rogaland in terms of area, and one of the smallest in terms of population. Forsand municipality covers 842 km² and has a population of 1,116 (2008).[4]
General information
Name
The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Forsand farm (Old Norse: Forsandr), since the first church was built there. The first element is the prefix for which means "outsticking" and the last element is sandr which means "sand" or "sandy beach". Before 1918, the name was written "Fossan".
Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from modern times. They were granted on 11 March 1988. The arms show a silver heron on a green background. They were designed by John Digernes.[5]
Villages
Villages that are part of the municipality:
- Forsand 58°54′0″N 6°5′30″E / 58.90000°N 6.09167°E
- Fløyrli at 59°1′0″N 6°26′0″E / 59.01667°N 6.43333°E
- Kolabygda at 58°56′33″N 6°1′15″E / 58.94250°N 6.02083°E
- Lysebotn, located in the end of the Lysefjord, at 59°3′16″N 6°38′52″E / 59.05444°N 6.64778°E
- Øvre Espedal at 58°55′3″N 6°16′17″E / 58.91750°N 6.27139°E
References
- ^ "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
- ^ "Forskrift om målvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar" (in Norwegian). Lovdata.no.
- ^ Bolstad, Erik; Thorsnæs, Geir, eds. (2023-01-26). "Kommunenummer". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget.
- ^ "Figures on Forsand Municipality". Statistisk sentralbyrå. 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-08.
- ^ "Kommunevåpen". 2006. Retrieved 2008-10-08. Template:No icon
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