Randaberg
| Randaberg kommune | |||
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 Randaberg within Rogaland |
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| Coordinates: 59°00′06″N 05°36′55″E / 59.00167°N 5.61528°ECoordinates: 59°00′06″N 05°36′55″E / 59.00167°N 5.61528°E | |||
| Country | Norway | ||
| County | Rogaland | ||
| District | Jæren | ||
| Administrative centre | Randaberg | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor (2015) | Kristine Enger (Ap) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 24.71 km2 (9.54 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 24.11 km2 (9.31 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 0.60 km2 (0.23 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 421 in Norway | ||
| Population (2016) | |||
| • Total | 10,737 | ||
| • Rank | 108 in Norway | ||
| • Density | 430/km2 (1,100/sq mi) | ||
| • Change (10 years) | 15.4% % | ||
| Demonym(s) | Randabergsbu | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1127 | ||
| Official language form | Neutral | ||
| Website | www |
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Randaberg is a municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Jæren, at the northern end of the Stavanger Peninsula. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Randaberg.
Randaberg is located just north of the city of Stavanger. It is the northernmost conurbation of the Stavanger/Sandnes area, one of the largest urban areas in the country. The Byfjord Tunnel connects the island municipalities of Rennesøy and Finnøy to the mainland of Randaberg. The proposed Rogfast tunnel is to be built from Randaberg, under the Boknafjorden, to the north side of the fjord as well as the island of Kvitsøy.
The parish of Randaberg was established on 1 July 1922 when it was separated from the large municipality of Hetland. Initially, there were 1,256 residents of the new municipality.
The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Randaberg farm (Old Norse: Randaberg), since the first Randaberg Church was built there. The first element is the plural genitive case of rönd which means "edge", "brink", or "verge" and the last element is berg which means "mountain" ; however, the meaning of berg could also be "rock", or "cliff". Before the early 1900s, the area was known as Randeberg.
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