Luster, Norway
| Luster kommune | |||
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 Luster within Sogn og Fjordane |
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| Coordinates: 61°29′38″N 07°19′46″E / 61.49389°N 7.32944°ECoordinates: 61°29′38″N 07°19′46″E / 61.49389°N 7.32944°E | |||
| Country | Norway | ||
| County | Sogn og Fjordane | ||
| District | Sogn | ||
| Administrative centre | Gaupne | ||
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| • Mayor (2011) | Ivar Kvalen (Sp) | ||
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| • Total | 2,706.43 km2 (1,044.96 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 2,600.91 km2 (1,004.22 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 105.52 km2 (40.74 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 15 in Norway | ||
| Population (2014) | |||
| • Total | 5,089 | ||
| • Rank | 197 in Norway | ||
| • Density | 2.0/km2 (5/sq mi) | ||
| • Change (10 years) | 3.3 % | ||
| Demonym(s) | Lustring | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1426 | ||
| Official language form | Nynorsk | ||
| Website | www |
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Luster is a municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It is located at the end of the Sognefjorden in the traditional district of Sogn. The administrative centre is the village of Gaupne. Other villages in Luster include Fortun, Hafslo, Indre Hafslo, Jostedal, Luster, Nes, Ornes, Skjolden, Solvorn, and Veitastrond.
Luster centers on the inner branch of the Sognefjord, which is called the Lustrafjorden. At 2,706-square-kilometre (1,045 sq mi), Luster is one of the largest municipalities by area in all of southern Norway. Its landscape includes fjords, steep mountains, water-abundant waterfalls, blue glaciers, and valleys. Both Jostedalsbreen National Park and Breheimen National Park are partially located in this municipality. The Sognefjellsvegen road goes over a mountain pass in eastern Luster.
In 2016 the chief of police formally suggested that the police station be closed down.
Lyster was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). The original municipality was identical to the Lyster parish (prestegjeld) with the sub-parishes (sokn) of Fortun, Dale, Nes, and Gaupne. On 1 January 1963, the neighboring municipalities of Hafslo and Jostedal were merged with Luster, forming a much larger municipality. After the merger, Luster had 5,854 residents.
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