Stryn
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| County | Sogn og Fjordane | |
| District | Nordfjord | |
| Municipality | NO-1449 | |
| Administrative centre | Stryn | |
| Mayor (2003) | Nils P. Støyva (Ap) | |
| Official language form | Nynorsk | |
| Area - Total - Land - Percentage |
Ranked 63 1,381 km² 1,326 km² 0.43 % |
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| Population - Total (2004) - Percentage - Change (10 years) - Density |
Ranked 144 6,855 0.15 % 2.9 % 5/km² |
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| www.stryn.kommune.no |
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Stryn is a municipality in the county of Sogn og Fjordane, Norway.
Stryn is known for its all year glacier skiing, and is the home of the footballer-brothers Tore André Flo and Jostein Flo (Jossen).
Stryn is world famous for its beautiful scenery with glaciers and majestic mountains running into the mirroring fjords and lakes. The most famous glacier is named Briksdal glacier and lies in Oldedalen, but the Stryn area offers numerous spectacular valley glaciers, amongst them Bødal glacier and Kjenndal glacier. Most of the valley glaciers in Stryn are originating from the great Jostedal glacier between the Nordfjord and Sogn areas.
Ramnefjellsfossen, the third highest free-leaping waterfall in the world, is located in the municipality. Stryn also has the largest linden forest in northern Europe.
[edit] Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1987). It shows a twig of linden (tilia).
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| Municipalities of Sogn og Fjordane | |
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Nordfjord: Bremanger | Eid | Gloppen | Hornindal | Selje | Stryn | Vågsøy |
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