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Eigersund

Eigersund kommune
Municipality
View of the town of Egersund
View of the town of Egersund
Coat of arms of Eigersund kommune
Coat of arms
Official logo of Eigersund kommune
Rogaland within
Norway
Eigersund within Rogaland
Eigersund within Rogaland
Coordinates: 58°28′42″N 06°03′47″E / 58.47833°N 6.06306°E / 58.47833; 6.06306Coordinates: 58°28′42″N 06°03′47″E / 58.47833°N 6.06306°E / 58.47833; 6.06306
Country Norway
County Rogaland
District Dalane
Administrative centre Egersund
Government
 • Mayor (2015) Odd Stangeland (Ap)
Area
 • Total 432.48 km2 (166.98 sq mi)
 • Land 387.43 km2 (149.59 sq mi)
 • Water 45.05 km2 (17.39 sq mi)
Area rank 229 in Norway
Population (2016)
 • Total 14,942
 • Rank 78 in Norway
 • Density 38.6/km2 (100/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years) 11.4 %
Demonym(s) Eigersunder
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
ISO 3166 code NO-1101
Official language form Bokmål
Website www.eigersund.kommune.no
Data from Statistics Norway

Eigersund is a municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Dalane. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Egersund. The town was known for its pottery factory (closed in 1979) and it is among Norway's biggest fishing ports. The villages of Helleland, Hellvik, and Hestnes are also located in Eigersund.

The island of Eigerøya lies just off shore from Egersund. The island has several well-known businesses and attractions including the Eigerøy war memorial from World War II.

The rural parish surrounding the town of Egersund was established as the municipality of Egersund landdisstrikt (Egersund rural district) on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). In 1839, the northwestern district of Augne (population: 825) was separated to form its own municipality. On 12 December 1868, a small area of Eigersund municipality (population: 41) was transferred to neighboring Sokndal. In 1947, an area of Eigersund immediately surrounding the town of Egersund (population: 515) was transferred to the town of Egersund and another area in Sokndal (population: 7) was transferred to Eigersund.

During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers in Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee. On 1 January 1965, the town of Egersund (population: 3,787) was merged with the surrounding municipalities of Eigersund (population: 4,664), Helleland (population: 851), and the Gyadalen and Grøsfjel areas of Heskestad (population: 114). The new municipality was also called Eigersund. On 1 January 1967, the Tjørn farm (population: 10) was transferred from Eigersund to Sokndal.


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