Førde
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| Førde kommune | |||
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| Country | Norway | ||
| County | Sogn og Fjordane | ||
| District | Sunnfjord | ||
| Municipality ID | NO-1432 | ||
| Administrative centre | Førde | ||
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| - Mayor (2003) | Nils Gjerland (Sp) | ||
| Area (Nr. 186 in Norway) | |||
| - Total | 586 km² (226.3 sq mi) | ||
| - Land | 553 km² (213.5 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2007) | |||
| - Total | 11,465 | ||
| - Density | 20/km² (51.8/sq mi) | ||
| - Change (10 years) | 19.2 % | ||
| - Rank in Norway | 80 | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Official language form | Nynorsk | ||
| Demonym | Førdianar[1] | ||
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| Website: www.forde.kommune.no | |||
Førde is a municipality in the county of Sogn og Fjordane, Norway.
Førde was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). Naustdal was separated from Førde January 1, 1896.
The center of Førde has 8799 inhabitants (2006).
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.
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[edit] The name
The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the farm Førde (Norse Fjörðr nominative and Firði dative), since the first church was built there. The name is identical with the word fjörðr m 'fjord' (referring to the fjord now called Førdefjorden).
[edit] Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1990). It shows three ploughshares.
[edit] Sister City
Førde is Sister City's with Kent, Washington. Each year two student 14-17 are sent over to be youth ammbarsadors and in return the two student 14-17 are sent to Kent as the Norwegian ammbasadors.
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[edit] Notes
- ^ Personnemningar til stadnamn i Noreg (Norwegian)
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