Bryne

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Bryne is a town, located in, and the administrative centre of, the municipality of Time, Norway. Bryne is located about 25 minutes south of Stavanger by train. The area of Bryne is 4,79 km².

The municipality of Time, Norway has 15,048 inhabitants and the town itself about 8,600. It is currently expanding rapidly and there have been reports of problems with schooling capacity.

1 History
2 Culture
3 Sport
4 External links

[edit] History

Mølledammen, Bryne

Bryne was founded as Thime Station, reflecting its location along the railroad Jærbanen going from Stavanger to Egersund. The small village was one of many popping up around the new stations on the railroad finalized in 1878. A new chapel was soon built (Saron, 1878), as well as a store, a wool processing facility and a dairy farm. Several industries related to agriculture also emerged, producing ploughs, mowers and harvesting equipment. Many years later, the first excavator in Europe with complete hydraulics transmission of power, the Brøyt (Trademark), was introduced by the two brothers Kristian and Ingebret Søyland (1949). Gradually, Bryne developed into a regional education center, with a dairy school being established in 1906, the National Grammar School (Rogaland Landsgymnas) in 1924 and later also a vocational school. In 1921 the name of Thime Station was changed to Bryne by referendum. Bryne has since grown rapidly to become Jæren's most densily populated rural area and a regional trade center. Town status was declared on January 1, 2001.

[edit] Culture

Fritz Røed Sculpture Park.

The Fritz Røed Park was officially opened October 1, 2004. It is a collection of sculptures made by the famous sculptor Fritz Røed, who was born in Bryne. The Park is located to the right in the image above.

Thowards the end of the park is the Bryne Mill (Bryne Mølle), which is now used for conserts and art exhibitions.

Bryne Mølle

The rock band Kaizers Orchestra originated in Bryne.

[edit] Sport

The town's football team, Bryne F.K., played in the Norwegian premier league 1976-1988, and 2000-2003, and plays now in Adeccoligaen. In 1987 the team won the National Fotball Cup, and was in the final in 2001.