Førde
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| County | Sogn og Fjordane | |
| District | Sunnfjord | |
| Municipality | NO-1432 | |
| Administrative centre | Førde | |
| Mayor (2003) | Nils Gjerland (Sp) | |
| Official language form | Nynorsk | |
| Area - Total - Land - Percentage |
Ranked 186 586 km² 553 km² 0.18 % |
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| Population - Total (2004) - Percentage - Change (10 years) - Density |
Ranked 94 11,104 0.24 % 19.2 % 20/km² |
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| www.forde.kommune.no |
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Førde is a municipality in the county of Sogn og Fjordane, Norway.
Førde Airport, Bringeland is the regional airport (16 kilometres from the city centre), and flights connect Oslo and Bergen with Førde. The largest hospital in Sogn og Fjordane county is located here. The annual international Førde Folk Music Festival is held during the summer. The local newspaper is called Firda. The hospital in Førde serves a catchment-area of aprox. 100 000 people. Vieåsen is a hill in Førde.
[edit] Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1990). It shows three ploughshares.
[edit] External links
| Municipalities of Sogn og Fjordane |  |
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Nordfjord: Bremanger | Eid | Gloppen | Hornindal | Selje | Stryn | Vågsøy |
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