Sculpture in stone of Arne Garborg, located at his home in Knudaheio

Jæren is a coastal landscape stretching some 65 kilometers in the south-western part of Norway. It is located south of Boknafjorden and north-west of Dalane in the county of Rogaland. It has a geographical size of 1070 km². Jæren is often separated into Nord-Jæren (north) and Sør-Jæren (south). The south consists of the municipalities Klepp, Time and Hå, while the northern part is Randaberg, Stavanger, Sola and Sandnes. Some parts of Bjerkreim and Gjesdal may also be included. Knudaheio - Photo by: Onar Vikingstad File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Knudaheio - Photo by: Onar Vikingstad File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... A kilometre (American spelling: kilometer) (symbol: km) is a unit of length equal to 1000 metres (from the Greek words khilia = thousand and metro = count/measure). ... Norway - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... Rogaland is a county in Norway, bordering Hordaland, Telemark, Aust-Agder and Vest-Agder. ... Klepp is a municipality in the county of Rogaland, Norway. ... Time is a municipality in the county of Rogaland, Norway. ... County Rogaland Landscape Jæren Municipality NO-1119 Administrative centre Varhaug Mayor (2004) Terje Mjåtveit (Nærbølista) Official language form Neutral Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 297 259 km² 249 km² 0. ... Sandestraen Randaberg is a municipality in the county of Rogaland, Norway, located just to the north of Stavanger. ... County Rogaland Landscape Jæren Municipality NO-1103 Administrative centre Stavanger Mayor (2004) Leif Johan Sevland (H) Official language form Bokmål Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 406 71 km² 68 km² 0. ... Sola is a municipality in the county of Rogaland, Norway. ... Sandnes is a city in the county of Rogaland, Norway. ... The municipality Bjerkreim in the county of Norway, has 2,467 inhabitants as of January 1, 2002. ... The municipality Gjesdal in the county of Rogaland, Norway, has 9,104 inhabitants as of January 1, 2002. ...

This is the largest lowland area in Norway. The coast is mostly flat, with sandy beaches.

Jæren is one of the most important agricultural areas of Norway, with a long crop period and a varied and well developed livestock production. The industry here is also strongly connected to the farming industry, with one of the largest producers of agricultural machines in the world, Kverneland, located in Time and Klepp. Farming, ploughing rice paddy, in food, feed, fiber and other desired products by cultivation of certain plants and the raising of domesticated animals (livestock). ... Time is a municipality in the county of Rogaland, Norway. ... Klepp is a municipality in the county of Rogaland, Norway. ...

Author and poet Arne Garborg grew up on Jæren, and in several of his works he describes the landscape an its inhabitants around the turn of the 19th century. External links Arne Garborg, Columbia Encyclopedia Categories: People stubs ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

• Nordsjøvegen 2003 (Explore Fjord Norway) (http://www.nordsjovegen.no/)
• Reisemål Jæren (only Norwegian) (http://www.reisemaaljaeren.no/)