Flora, Norway
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| Flora kommune | |||
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| Country | Norway | ||
| County | Sogn og Fjordane | ||
| District | Sunnfjord | ||
| Municipality ID | NO-1401 | ||
| Administrative centre | Florø | ||
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| - Mayor (2003) | Bente Frøyen Steindal (Ap) | ||
| Area (Nr. 161 in Norway) | |||
| - Total | 692 km² (267.2 sq mi) | ||
| - Land | 647 km² (249.8 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2004) | |||
| - Total | 11,331 | ||
| - Density | 18/km² (46.6/sq mi) | ||
| - Change (10 years) | 7.7 % | ||
| - Rank in Norway | 92 | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Official language form | Nynorsk | ||
| Demonym | Floraværing[1] | ||
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| Website: www.flora.kommune.no | |||
Flora is a municipality and town in the county of Sogn og Fjordane, Norway.
Flora was created as a new municipality on 1 January 1964 - after the merger of the town of Florø, and the rural municipalities of Bru, Eikefjord and Kinn.
The centre of Flora is Florø, which was founded in 1860, has 8343 inhabitants (2006). The merger area of Eikefjord, which is the second largest place in Flora, has 1000 inhabitants.
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[edit] About the Municipality
[edit] The name Flora
The municipality is named after the farm Flora (Norse Flóra), since the town of Florø was built on its ground in 1860. The name is probably derived from flóð which means '(strong) stream'.
The name of the town Florø is the same name, but is has (falsely) been added the Danish word ø 'island'.
Thousands of pictures from the city you can find on the webpage [Floranett]http://www.floranett.no ("Bildegalleriet")
[edit] Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from 1960 (originally made for the town of Florø). It shows three herrings.
[edit] References
- ^ Personnemningar til stadnamn i Noreg (Norwegian)
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