Time, Norway

Time kommune
Municipality

Coat of arms

Rogaland within
Norway

Time within Rogaland
Coordinates: 58°43′22″N 5°45′55″E / 58.72278°N 5.76528°E / 58.72278; 5.76528Coordinates: 58°43′22″N 5°45′55″E / 58.72278°N 5.76528°E / 58.72278; 5.76528
Country Norway
County Rogaland
District Jæren
Administrative centre Bryne
Government
 â€¢ Mayor (2011) Reinert Kverneland (Høyre)
Area
 â€¢ Total 183 km2 (71 sq mi)
 â€¢ Land 171 km2 (66 sq mi)
Area rank 341 in Norway
Population (2015)
 â€¢ Total 18 306
 â€¢ Rank 69 in Norway
 â€¢ Density 83/km2 (210/sq mi)
 â€¢ Change (10 years) 13.6 %
Demonym(s) Timebu[1]
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 â€¢ Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
ISO 3166 code NO-1121
Official language form Nynorsk
Website www.time.kommune.no
Data from Statistics Norway
Historical population
YearPop.±%
19515,206—    
19616,235+19.8%
19718,124+30.3%
198110,132+24.7%
199112,059+19.0%
200113,501+12.0%
201116,450+21.8%
2021?19,843+20.6%
2031?22,679+14.3%
Source: Statistics Norway.[2]

Time is a municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is part of the region of Jæren. The administrative centre of Time is the town of Bryne.

General information

Name

The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Time farm (Old Norse: Þímin or Þímvin), since the first church was built there. The meaning of the first element is unknown but the last element is vin which means "meadow" or "pasture".

Coat-of-arms

The coat-of-arms is from modern times. They were granted on 23 December 1977. The lapwing (Vanellus vanellus) was chosen as a symbol for the municipality as it is a typical bird for the area. It is shown with wings upwards to symbolize optimism.[3]

International relations

Twin towns – Sister cities

Time, Norway is twinned with:

Famous people from Time

References

  1. ↑ "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet. Retrieved 2015-12-01.
  2. ↑ Projected population – Statistics Norway
  3. ↑ Norske Kommunevåpen (1990). "Nye kommunevåbener i Norden". Retrieved 12 October 2008.

External links

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