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Stavanger, [a] officially the Stavanger Municipality, is a city and municipality in Norway. It is the third largest city [ 7 ] and third largest metropolitan area [ 8 ] in Norway (through conurbation with neighboring Sandnes ) and the administrative center of Rogaland county.
Gamle Stavanger is a historic area of the city of Stavanger which is located in Stavanger Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The area consists largely of restored wooden buildings which were built in the 18th century and at the beginning of the 19th century. [1] In the aftermath of World War II, a new city plan was created for Stavanger ...
Sverd i fjell (English: Swords in Rock) is a commemorative monument located in the Hafrsfjord neighborhood of Madla, a borough of the city of Stavanger which lies in the southwestern part of the large municipality of Stavanger in Rogaland county, Norway. [1]
The Stavanger Renaissance is an important period for Norwegian church art and décor. Art work from this period are found around the southwestern coast and throughout western Norway. Examples of churches representing by the art of the Stavanger Renaissance would include parish churches in Oddernes (1620), Årdal (ca. 1620), Røldal (1627-1629 ...
The history of Norway has been influenced to an extraordinary degree by the terrain and the climate of the ... Norway's first civil airport, Stavanger, opened in 1937.
Stavanger Museum. Stavanger Museum is a museum of natural and cultural history established in 1877, located in the Norwegian city Stavanger.The museum's collections consist of several departments: the department of zoology, the department for cultural history (which also includes custodianship of the royal residence Ledaal).
Stavanger Cathedral (Norwegian: Stavanger domkirke) is Norway's oldest cathedral and the seat of the Bishop of Stavanger who leads the Diocese of Stavanger in the Church of Norway. It is located in the centre of the city of Stavanger which lies in the southwestern part of the large Stavanger Municipality in central Rogaland county, Norway.
Rogaland is the region's Old Norse name, which was revived in modern times. During Denmark's rule of Norway the county was named Stavanger amt, after the large city of Stavanger, and this name continued to be used until 1919.