Time, Norway

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Time kommune
—  Municipality  —
Coat of arms of Time kommune
Coat of arms
Official logo of Time kommune
Rogaland within
Norway
Time within Rogaland
Time within Rogaland
Coordinates: 58°43′22″N 5°45′55″E / 58.72278, 5.76528
Country Norway
County Rogaland
District Jæren
Municipality ID NO-1121
Administrative centre Bryne
Government
 - Mayor (2004) Arnfinn Vigrestad (KrF)
Area (Nr. 341 in Norway)
 - Total 183 km² (70.7 sq mi)
 - Land 171 km² (66 sq mi)
Population (2004)
 - Total 14,177
 - Density 83/km² (215/sq mi)
 - Change (10 years) 13.6 %
 - Rank in Norway 69
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Official language form Nynorsk
Data from Statistics Norway
Website: www.time.kommune.no

Time is a municipality in the county of Rogaland, Norway.

The centre of Time is the town of Bryne.

Time is twinned with Alnwick, Northumberland, England.

[edit] The name

The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the farm Time (Norse Þímin, *Þímvin), since the first church was built there. The meaning of the first element is unknown, the last element is vin f 'meadow, pasture'.

[edit] Coat-of-arms

The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1977). It shows a lapwing (Vanellus vanellus).

[edit] External links