Sveio
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| County | Hordaland | |
| District | Haugaland | |
| Municipality | NO-1216 | |
| Administrative centre | Sveio | |
| Mayor (2003) | Jorunn Skåden (Ap) | |
| Official language form | Nynorsk | |
| Area - Total - Land - Percentage |
Ranked 306 246 km² 224 km² 0.08 % |
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| Population - Total (2004) - Percentage - Change (10 years) - Density |
Ranked 203 4,687 0.10 % 1.1 % 21/km² |
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| www.sveio.kommune.no |
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Sveio is a municipality in the county of Hordaland, Norway.
[edit] The name
The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the farm Sveio (Norse Sviða), since the first church was built there. The name is identical with the word sviða f 'clearing made by burning'.
Until 1912 the name was written "Sveen".
[edit] Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1982), but it is based upon the coat-of-arms of a Middle Age nobleman from the district.
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