Time, Norway
Time kommune | |||
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Municipality | |||
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![]() Time within Rogaland | |||
Coordinates: 58°43′22″N 5°45′55″E / 58.72278°N 5.76528°ECoordinates: 58°43′22″N 5°45′55″E / 58.72278°N 5.76528°E | |||
Country | Norway | ||
County | Rogaland | ||
District | Jæren | ||
Administrative centre | Bryne | ||
Government | |||
• Mayor (2011) | Reinert Kverneland (Høyre) | ||
Area | |||
• Total | 183 km2 (71 sq mi) | ||
• Land | 171 km2 (66 sq mi) | ||
Area rank | 341 in Norway | ||
Population (2015) | |||
• Total | 18 306 | ||
• Rank | 69 in Norway | ||
• Density | 83/km2 (210/sq mi) | ||
• Change (10 years) | 13.6 % | ||
Demonym(s) | Timebu[1] | ||
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
ISO 3166 code | NO-1121 | ||
Official language form | Nynorsk | ||
Website |
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Historical population | ||
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Year | Pop. | ±% |
1951 | 5,206 | — |
1961 | 6,235 | +19.8% |
1971 | 8,124 | +30.3% |
1981 | 10,132 | +24.7% |
1991 | 12,059 | +19.0% |
2001 | 13,501 | +12.0% |
2011 | 16,450 | +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: ÞÃmin or ÞÃmvin), 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
Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in Norway
Twin towns – Sister cities
Time, Norway is twinned with:
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Alnwick, Northumberland, England.
- Älmhult, Kronoberg County, Sweden
- Lapinjärvi (municipality), Uusimaa, Finland
- Allerød Municipality, Zealand, Denmark
Famous people from Time
- Arne Garborg (1851–1924), author
- Fritz Røed (1928–2002), sculptor
- Alf-Inge HÃ¥land (born 1972), footballer
- Janove Ottesen (born 1975), musician and front figure of Kaizers Orchestra
- Geir Zahl (born 1975), musician and guitar player of Kaizers Orchestra
References
- ↑ "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet. Retrieved 2015-12-01.
- ↑ Projected population – Statistics Norway
- ↑ Norske Kommunevåpen (1990). "Nye kommunevåbener i Norden". Retrieved 12 October 2008.
External links
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Media related to Time at Wikimedia Commons
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The dictionary definition of Time at Wiktionary
- Municipal fact sheet from Statistics Norway
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Rogaland travel guide from Wikivoyage
- Jærbladet, the local newspaper (Norwegian)
- Pictures from Time
- Tourist information on Time
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