Stavanger

Stavanger is a city and municipality in the county of Rogaland, Norway, located on the southwest coast of Norway. It is the fourth largest city and the centre of the third largest metropolitan area in the country.

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The city itself is a combination of new and old. There is a significant foreign influence with a nearby NATO base, as well as foreign oil interests. Norway's oldest Cathedral, Stavanger domkirke, is situated right in the city centre. Stavanger has several beautiful lakes, which are popular recreation areas. Breiavatnet is located in the heart of Stavanger, while and Stokkavatnet are situated right outside.

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Stavanger Airport is located 14 km from the city centre, in the municipality of Sola. One of the local football teams, Viking F.K., plays in the Norwegian top league (2004). The city now has a brand new , which was opened in 2004.

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Municipality: A municipality or "general-purpose district" (compare with: "special-purpose district") is an administrative local area generally composed of a clearly defined territory and commonly referring to a city, town, or village government....

County: Originally, in continental Europe, a county was the land under the jurisdiction of a count. Counts are called "earls" in post-Celtic Great Britain and Ireland - the term is from Old Norse jarl and was introduced by the Vikings - but there is no correlation between "county" and "earldom." Rather, t...

Rogaland: Rogaland is a county in Norway, bordering Hordaland, Telemark, Aust-Agder and Vest-Agder....

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