Egersund
Sign in to saveEgersund is a town in Eigersund municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The town is located along the southwestern coast of Norway, about south of the city of Stavanger. The town is situated along a strait which separates the mainland from the island of Eigerøya. From 1838 until 1964, the town was also an independent municipality.
Key facts
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- Egersund
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- Town
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- View of the town
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- Rogaland#Norway
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- top
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- Location of the town
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- Country
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- Norway
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- Region
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- Western Norway
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- County
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- Rogaland
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- District
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- Dalane
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- Municipality
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- Eigersund Municipality
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- CET
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Encyclopedic overview
15 sectionsContents
- History
- Early history
- Middle Ages
- 17th and 18th centuries
- 19th and 20th centuries
- Name
- Municipal self-government (1838-1964)
- Municipal council
- Mayors
- Transportation
- Neighborhoods
- Attractions
- Notable people
- References
- External links
Egersund is a town in Eigersund municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The town is located along the southwestern coast of Norway, about south of the city of Stavanger. The town is situated along a strait which separates the mainland from the island of Eigerøya. From 1838 until 1964, the town was also an independent municipality.
The town has a population (2019) of 11,433 and a population density of .
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Egersund” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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