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Encyclopedia > Samnanger
Samnanger kommune
Locator map showing Samnanger within Hordaland
County Hordaland
District Midhordland
Municipality NO-1242
Administrative centre Tysse
Mayor (2003) Marit A. Aase (KrF)
Official language form Nynorsk
Area
 - Total
 - Land
 - Percentage
Ranked 290
269 km²
258 km²
0.08 %
Population
 - Total (2004)
 - Percentage
 - Change (10 years)
 - Density
Ranked 316
2,331
0.05 %
-2.8 %
9/km²
Coordinates 60°24′N, 5°48′E
www.samnanger.kommune.no

Data from Statistics Norway Image File history File links Samnanger_komm. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties (fylker, singular - fylke, Nynorsk: singular and plural fylke; until 1918 known as singular and plural- amt), and 433 municipalities (kommuner - Nynorsk: kommunar). ... Hordaland is a county in Norway, bordering Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Telemark and Rogaland. ... Norway may be divided into a number of traditional districts. ... Midhordland is a landscape in the western part of Norway, consisting of the mid regions of the county Hordaland. ... Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties (fylker, singular - fylke), and 431 municipalities/communes (kommuner). ... The ISO 3166-2 codes for Norway describe 19 counties (fylke). ... The Christian Democratic Party of Norway (Kristelig Folkeparti or KrF, litteraly Christian Peoples Party), is a Norwegian political party founded in 1933. ... Norwegian is a Germanic language spoken primarily in Norway, where it is an official language. ... Norwegian is a Germanic language spoken in Norway. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Population density by country, 2006 Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... This article is about longitude and latitude; see also UTM coordinate system Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (vertically) and longitude (horizontally); large version (pdf) The geographic (earth-mapping) coordinate system expresses every horizontal position on Earth by two of the three coordinates of a spherical coordinate system which...

Coordinates: 60°24′N, 5°48′E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...


Samnanger is a municipality in the county of Hordaland, Norway. The municipality is located east of Bergen. Development of hydroelectric power plants started in 1909. County Hordaland District Midhordland Municipality NO-1201 Administrative centre Bergen Mayor (2004) Herman Friele (H) Official language form Neutral Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 215 465 km² 445 km² 0. ... Hydroelectric dam diagram The waters of Llyn Stwlan, the upper reservoir of the Ffestiniog Pumped-Storage Scheme in north Wales, can just be glimpsed on the right. ... 1909 (MCMIX) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...


The name

The name originally belonged to the fjord (now Samnangerfjorden). The meaning of the first element is unknown, the last element is angr m 'fjord'.


Coat-of-arms

The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1990). It shows six drops of water. (The district has a lot of rainfall and hydroelectric power.) A drop may be: a drop, unit of measure of volume a drop (or droplet) of liquid, such as raindrops causing a rainbow, or forming clouds or fog a drop or dropout in telecommunications, such as in losing a signal, or as in a wire dropped-down from a ceiling... Hydroelectric dam diagram The waters of Llyn Stwlan, the upper reservoir of the Ffestiniog Pumped-Storage Scheme in north Wales, can just be glimpsed on the right. ...


(See also the coat-of-arms of Bykle and Tinn.) County Aust-Agder District Setesdal Municipality NO-0941 Administrative centre Bykle Mayor (2004) Kay Arne Jeiskelid (H) Official language form Nynorsk Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 55 1,467 km² 1,262 km² 0. ... County Telemark District Municipality NO-0826 Administrative centre Rjukan Mayor (2005) Erik Haatvedt (Ap) Official language form Neutral Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 28 2,045 km² 1,854 km² 0. ...



Municipalities of Hordaland Hordaland coat of arms

Askøy | Austevoll | Austrheim | Bergen | Bømlo | Eidfjord | Etne | Fedje | Fitjar | Fjell | Fusa | Granvin | Jondal | Kvam | Kvinnherad | Lindås | Masfjorden | Meland | Modalen | Odda | Os | Osterøy | Radøy | Samnanger | Stord | Sund | Sveio | Tysnes | Ullensvang | Ulvik | Vaksdal | Voss | Øygarden Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties (fylker, singular - fylke), and 431 municipalities/communes (kommuner). ... Hordaland is a county in Norway, bordering Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Telemark and Rogaland. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... County Hordaland Landscape Midhordland Municipality NO-1247 Administrative centre Kleppestø Mayor (2003) Kari Manger (Ap) Official language form Neutral Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 386 100 km² 94 km² 0. ... County Hordaland District Midhordland Municipality NO-1244 Administrative centre Storebø Mayor (2003) Helge André NjÃ¥stad (Frp) Official language form Nynorsk Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 376 117 km² 114 km² 0. ... County Hordaland Landscape Nordhordland Municipality NO-1264 Administrative centre Austrheim Mayor (2003) Ole Lysø (Ap) Official language form Nynorsk Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 420 57 km² 57 km² 0. ... County Hordaland District Midhordland Municipality NO-1201 Administrative centre Bergen Mayor (2004) Herman Friele (H) Official language form Neutral Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 215 465 km² 445 km² 0. ... County Hordaland District Sunnhordland Municipality NO-1219 Administrative centre Svortland Mayor (2003) Inge Reidar KallevÃ¥g (H) Official language form Nynorsk Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 307 246 km² 235 km² 0. ... Eidfjord is a municipality in the county of Hordaland, Norway. ... Image:NO 0434 Etne. ... County Hordaland District Nordhordland Municipality NO-1265 Administrative centre Fedje Mayor (2003) Erling Walderhaug(H) Official language form Nynorsk Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 431 9 km² 9 km² 0. ... County Hordaland District Sunnhordland Municipality NO-1222 Administrative centre Fitjar Mayor (2003) Agnar Aarskog (Ap) Official language form Nynorsk Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 361 143 km² 135 km² 0. ... County Hordaland District Midhordland Municipality NO-1246 Administrative centre Straume Mayor (2003) Jan Utkilen (Sotralista) Official language form Nynorsk Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 358 148 km² 141 km² 0. ... County Hordaland Landscape Midhordland Municipality NO-1241 Administrative centre Eikelandsosen Mayor (2003) Hans S Vindenes (Sp) Official language form Nynorsk Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 246 379 km² 355 km² 0. ... County Hordaland Landscape Hardanger Municipality NO-1234 Administrative centre Granvin Mayor (2003) Olav Seim (Sp) Official language form Nynorsk Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 325 213 km² 205 km² 0. ... County Hordaland District Municipality NO-1227 Administrative centre Jondal Mayor (2003) John Skogseth (Ap) Official language form Nynorsk Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 326 210 km² 199 km² 0. ... County Hordaland Landscape Municipality NO-1238 Administrative centre Norheimsund Mayor (2003) Astrid Kristin Selsvold (Ap) Official language form Nynorsk Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 180 616 km² 580 km² 0. ... County Hordaland District Sunnhordland Municipality NO-1224 Administrative centre Rosendal Mayor (2003) Bjarne Berge (Tverrpol. ... County Hordaland Landscape Nordhordland Municipality NO-1263 Administrative centre Isdalstø Mayor (2003) Tove Linnea Brandvik (Ap) Official language form Nynorsk Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 213 476 km² 457 km² 0. ... The municipality Masfjorden in the county of Hordaland, Norway, has 1,763 inhabitants as of January 1, 2002. ... Meland is a municipality in the county of Hordaland, Norway. ... County Hordaland Landscape Nordhordland Municipality NO-1252 Administrative centre Modalen Mayor (2003) Official language form Nynorsk Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 236 412 km² 381 km² 0. ... County Hordaland Landscape Hardanger Municipality NO-1228 Administrative centre Odda Mayor (2003) Toralv Mikkelsen (Ap) Official language form Neutral Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 42 1,616 km² 1,478 km² 0. ... County Hordaland Landscape Midhordland Municipality NO-1243 Administrative centre Osøyro Mayor (2005) Terje Søviknes ( Frp) Official language form Nynorsk Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 364 140 km² 134 km² 0. ... County Hordaland District Municipality NO-1253 Administrative centre LonevÃ¥g Mayor (2003 Kari F. Aakre) Official language form Nynorsk Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 288 275 km² 270 km² 0. ... County Hordaland Landscape Nordhordland Municipality NO-1260 Administrative centre Manger Mayor (2003) Olav Steinar Namtvedt (Sp) Official language form Nynorsk Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 379 112 km² 107 km² 0. ... County Hordaland District Sunnhordland Municipality NO-1221 Administrative centre Leirvik Mayor (2003) Magne Rommetveit (Ap) Official language form Nynorsk Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 360 144 km² 137 km² 0. ... Marit grew up here. ... The municipality Sveio in the county of Hordaland, Norway, has 4,683 inhabitants as of January 1, 2002. ... County Hordaland Landscape Sunnhordland Municipality NO-1223 Administrative centre Uggdal Mayor (2003) Helge Hauge (Sp) Official language form Nynorsk Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 299 255 km² 245 km² 0. ... County Hordaland Landscape Hardanger Municipality NO-1231 Administrative centre Kinsarvik Mayor (2003) Solfrid Borge (Sp) Official language form Nynorsk Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 61 1,399 km² 1,287 km² 0. ... County Hordaland Landscape Hardanger Municipality NO-1233 Administrative centre Ulvik Mayor (2003) Jon Olav Heggseth (Sp) Official language form Nynorsk Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 153 721 km² 670 km² 0. ... County Hordaland Landscape Municipality NO-1251 Administrative centre Dalekvam Mayor (2003) Øivind Olsnes (H) Official language form Nynorsk Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 154 716 km² 684 km² 0. ... County Hordaland District Municipality NO-1235 Administrative centre Vossevangen Mayor (2003) Bjørn Christensen (Ap) Official language form Nynorsk Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 38 1,806 km² 1,732 km² 0. ... County Hordaland Landscape Municipality NO-1259 Administrative centre Tjeldstø Mayor (2003) Official language form Nynorsk Area  - Total  - Land  - Percentage Ranked 410 67 km² 64 km² 0. ...


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Samnanger township / municipality has a population of around 2,350 inhabitants and covers a area of 265,0 km2.
Samnanger Church in Ådland was founded in 1851.
The countryside of Samnanger is very varied, providing the opportunity for all ages and fitness to enjoy the outdoors.
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