Samnanger
| Samnanger kommune | |||
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 Samnanger within Hordaland |
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| Coordinates: 60°24′10″N 05°48′20″E / 60.40278°N 5.80556°ECoordinates: 60°24′10″N 05°48′20″E / 60.40278°N 5.80556°E | |||
| Country | Norway | ||
| County | Hordaland | ||
| District | Midhordland | ||
| Administrative centre | Tysse | ||
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| • Mayor (2015) | Knut Harald Frøland (Bygdalista) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 269.07 km2 (103.89 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 257.47 km2 (99.41 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 11.6 km2 (4.5 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 290 in Norway | ||
| Population (2014) | |||
| • Total | 2,436 | ||
| • Rank | 305 in Norway | ||
| • Density | 9.5/km2 (25/sq mi) | ||
| • Change (10 years) | 4.5 % | ||
| Demonym(s) | Samning | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1242 | ||
| Official language form | Nynorsk | ||
| Website | www |
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Samnanger is a municipality in the Midhordland region of Hordaland county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Tysse. Other main villages in the municipality include Haga and Bjørkheim in Nordbygda. The municipality is located about 20 kilometres (12 mi) east of the city of Bergen, Norway's second largest city. It surrounds the inner part of the Samnangerfjorden and the surrounding valleys. There are mountains that surround the municipality. The development of hydroelectric power plants started here in 1909.
In 2016 the chief of police formally suggested that the police station be closed down.
The municipality of Samnanger was established on 1 January 1907 when it was separated from the municipality of Os on 1 January 1907. Initially, Samnanger had 3,025 residents. The borders of the municipality have not changed since that time.
The name originally belonged to the fjord (now called the Samnangerfjorden). The meaning of the first element is unknown, and the last element is angr which means "fjord".
The coat-of-arms is from modern times. They were granted on 27 April 1990. It shows six yellow drops of water on a red field. Water was chosen as a symbol on the arms because of the wet climate and the source of hydroelectricity that is prevalent in the area. The designer of the arms was Even Jarl Skoglund.
The Church of Norway has one parish (sokn) within the municipality of Samnanger. It is part of the Hardanger og Voss deanery in the Diocese of Bjørgvin.
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