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Encyclopedia > Eigersund
Eigersund kommune
County Rogaland
Landscape Dalane
Municipality NO-1101
Administrative centre Egersund
Mayor (2003)
Area 429 km²
Population
 - Total (2002)
 - Density

13,234
/km²
www.eigersund.kommune.no

Data from Statistics Norway (http://www.ssb.no/english/municipalities/1101)

Eigersund is a municipality in the county of Rogaland, Norway.


Eigersund extends from the North Sea coast to the border of Vest-Agder. It borders in the north, Sokndal in the south.


The municipality is centered around the town Egersund, and includes the island Eigerøya. The landscape includes a lot of rivers and seas, as well as wood. The town itself in mostly industrial.


The name is known from Snorri Sturluson's writings. Later, Christian IV set up a battery here.



Rogaland

Bjerkreim | Bokn | Eigersund | Finnøy | Forsand | Gjesdal | Haugesund | Hjelmeland |  | Karmøy | Klepp | Kvitsøy | Lund | Randaberg | Rennesøy | Sandnes | Sauda | Sokndal | Sola | Stavanger | Strand | Suldal | Time | Tysvær | Utsira | Vindafjord | Ølen

Municipalities of Norway | Norway

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Eigersund Kommune web page, and address: Eigersund Kommune; Postboks 580; 4371 Eigersund.
Published by Eigersund and Lund Kommuner 1971 989 pages.
If you have information on him or on descendents contact: Roger Skara, Sokendalsvn.
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