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9 unusual facts about Rogaland


Aslak Sira Myhre

He was the top candidate for Storting for Rogaland in the 1997 election and Oslo in the 2001 election, but his party failed to win any seats.

Elleflot

Elleflot, or Elleflåt is a small farm on Lake Vats in Tysvær, Rogaland Norway.

Espen Hægeland

After the season he was wanted by seven clubs, and stated that he wanted to play for a club in Rogaland as he was building a house in Bryne.

Jakob Eng

He was a member of Rogaland county council from 1979 to 1991, and a deputy member in 1975–1979 and 1991–1995.

Magne Oftedal

He was born in Sandnes in the county of Rogaland in 1921 and began studying for a degree in philology at the University of Oslo but his studies were interrupted by the Second World War and he only managed to complete his degree in 1947.

Rogaland

Karmøy has large deposits of copper (some of which was used in the construction of the Statue of Liberty).

In the district are remains from the earliest times, such as the excavations in a cave at Viste in Randaberg (Svarthola).

Tour des Fjords

Tour des Fjords (earlier known as Rogaland Grand Prix) is a road bicycle race held annually near Stavanger, in the region of Rogaland, Norway.

Trond Erik Bertelsen

Bertelsen expressed happiness over the possibility of returning to Rogaland to play for Viking.


Elise Ottesen-Jensen

A vicar's daughter, Ottar was born as Elise Ottesen, the 17th of 18 children, in the municipality of Høyland (incorporated into Sandnes in 1965) in Rogaland county, Norway.

Erling Skjalgsson

However as his army was shipborne, Erling was trapped on a single ship by King Olav's fleet in the Battle of Boknafjorden near Bokn in Rogaland.

Kvindesland

Kvindesland is a Norwegian family name, derived from "Kvinnesland", an area of Tysvær, Rogaland, Norway.

Olen

Ølen, a former municipality in the county of Rogaland, Norway

Orm Eriksson

In 1518 he demanded an additional tax of two marks but he got a riot in Rogaland so, in 1519, a penalty tax of two marks was tacked to the incomes in Rogaland.

Sauda

The town of Sauda is the fifth largest in Rogaland with 4,290 inhabitants (2006), and the city center is home to Northern Europe's largest melting plant, Eramet Norway AS.

Sirdal

From the oldest times the district was divided by the river Sira between the counties Rogaland and Vest-Agder.

Trones

Trones og Sentrum, a borough in the city of Sandnes, Rogaland county


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