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24-571: Verdalen is a village in Klepp municipality in Rogaland county, Norway . The village is located immediately northwest of the municipal centre of Kleppe , south of the village of Voll , and east of the village of Bore . The residential village of Verdalen has grown together with Kleppe since around 2000, forming one large 3.19-square-kilometre (1.23 sq mi) urban area with a population of 9,245 people in 2019. This Rogaland location article

48-400: A studio and lived there with his family. During World War II , most of the church was demolished. It was later reconstructed, and the restoration was finished in 1995. Stavanger Airport, Sola was founded in 1937. At Sola airport, the first opposed landing by paratroopers took place as German Fallschirmjägers from 1st battalion of the 1st Regiment, 7th Flieger Division were dropped on

72-463: Is " Azure , a Cossack cross Or " ( Norwegian : På blå botn ein svevande, utskrådd gul kross ). This means the arms have a blue field (background) and the charge is a Cossack cross . The charge has a tincture of Or which means it is commonly colored yellow, but if it is made out of metal, then gold is used. The cross on the arms symbolizes the large stone cross at Krosshaug in Klepp. Krosshaug

96-512: Is a municipality and a Seaside resort in Rogaland county, Norway . It is located in the traditional district of Jæren . The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Solakrossen . Other villages include Tananger , Hålandsmarka , Sørnes , and Stenebyen . Stavanger Airport is located in Sola, just a short distance from the large Stavanger/Sandnes metropolitan area. The 69-square-kilometre (27 sq mi) municipality

120-479: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Klepp The 113-square-kilometre (44 sq mi) municipality is the 324th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Klepp is the 63rd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 20,615. The municipality's population density is 201.4 inhabitants per square kilometre (522/sq mi) and its population has increased by 13.1% over

144-407: Is a grave hill located near the site where the local thing met for centuries. The Old Norse word haugr means "mound", hence the name "kross-haug" is the cross-mound. The cross was considered a representative historic symbol for the municipality. The municipal flag has the same design as the coat of arms. The Church of Norway has four parishes ( sokn ) within the municipality of Klepp. It

168-523: Is built around the train station Klepp Station . The nearby Oksnevadporten Station is the other railway station in Klepp. Klepp is the second largest agricultural municipality in Rogaland, with a total of around 600 farms. Kverneland Group , located in Kvernaland , is the largest manufacturer of agricultural equipment in the world. The local sports club Klepp IL most notably has a women's football team in

192-536: Is governed by a municipal council of directly elected representatives. The mayor is indirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council. The municipality is under the jurisdiction of the Sør-Rogaland District Court and the Gulating Court of Appeal . The municipal council ( Kommunestyre ) of Klepp is made up of 31 representatives that are elected to four year terms. The tables below show

216-409: Is made out of metal, then silver is used. The blue color symbolizes the sea and the white/silver color symbolizes the whitecaps of the waves washing up to the long, shallow, sandy beaches along the ocean in the municipality. The arms were designed by the painter Roald Kyllingstad. The municipal flag has the same design as the coat of arms. The Church of Norway has four parishes ( sokn ) within

240-526: Is part of the Jæren prosti ( deanery ) in the Diocese of Stavanger . The earliest traces of population in the municipality have been dated to around 6000 BC. At that time, the land was covered by large oak woods. The large stone cross standing on the grave hill Krosshaug dates from around 1000 AD and is possibly the oldest in Norway. It is adjacent to Tinghaug , the site for a local Thing for many centuries during

264-430: Is the 342nd largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Sola is the 41st most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 28,315. The municipality's population density is 411.4 inhabitants per square kilometre (1,066/sq mi) and its population has increased by 15.2f% over the previous 10-year period. In the western part of Sola, there are 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) of long, sandy beaches facing

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288-464: Is the ruins of a Romanesque stone church dating from about the year 1120. The stone church probably replaced an older wooden church in the area. This wooden church was possibly the one that Erling Skjalgsson had built when he converted to Christianity at the end of the 10th century. Sola Church overlooked the Hafrsfjord and was in use until 1842.The artist Johan Bennetter (1822–1904) used the church as

312-509: The Iron Age . Tinghaug probably acted as a site for the local court and assembly for many centuries. The municipality is located 25 kilometres (16 mi) south of the city of Stavanger . Neighbouring municipalities are Hå to the south, Time to the south and east, Sola and Sandnes to the north. The coastline is agricultural and consists of, from south to north, the areas Orre , Reve , Bore and Sele . The long Orrestranda beach, one of

336-558: The Norwegian top league . Famous players include Dagny Mellgren and the national team captain Ane Stangeland Horpestad . Gymnast Åge Storhaug also represented the club. Klepp Municipality is responsible for primary education (through 10th grade), outpatient health services , senior citizen services, welfare and other social services , zoning , economic development , and municipal roads and utilities. The municipality

360-451: The parish ) is named after the old Klepp farm ( Old Norse : Kleppi ) since the first Klepp Church was built there. The name is the dative case of the word kleppr which means "rocky hill". The inscription on the Klepp I Runestone indicates that the name has been in use since the late 10th or early 11th century. Before 1912, the name was written "Klep" . The coat of arms was granted on 18 February 1972. The official blazon

384-576: The North Sea. The usually suitable wind and waves make the sandy beaches a popular place for windsurfing . The municipality of Sola was established in 1930 when the old municipality of Håland was split into Sola (south of the Hafrsfjorden ) and Madla (north of the Hafrsfjorden). Initially, Sola had 3,372 residents. On 1 January 2017, a small 350- decare (86- acre ) area on the southwestern edge of

408-500: The airfield. Sola Air Station became an important airfield for the Germans during World War II. Sola Municipality is responsible for primary education (through 10th grade), outpatient health services , senior citizen services, welfare and other social services , zoning , economic development , and municipal roads and utilities. The municipality is governed by a municipal council of directly elected representatives. The mayor

432-573: The current and historical composition of the council by political party . The mayors ( Norwegian : ordfører ) of Klepp (incomplete list): There have been many members of the Parliament of Norway from Klepp. Thore Larsen Braut and Karl K. Kleppe were members of Parliament prior to the Second World War. After the war Lars Storhaug , Oddbjørg Ausdal Starrfelt , and Knut Haus have been members of Parliament. Sola, Norway Sola

456-638: The longest sandy beaches in Norway, is in Klepp. The river Figgjoelva empties into the North Sea in Klepp. The small island of Feistein lies off shore and is the site of the Feistein Lighthouse . There are two large lakes in Klepp: Orrevatnet and Frøylandsvatnet . The Sørlandet railway line , historically called the Jæren Line , runs through Klepp along lake Frøylandsvatnet . The village of Klepp stasjon , 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) east of Kleppe,

480-557: The municipality of Sola. It is part of the Tungenes prosti ( deanery ) in the Diocese of Stavanger . The municipality of Sola lies on the west side of the Stavanger Peninsula , south of the Hafrsfjorden . The municipality sits just about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) from the centres of the cities of Stavanger and Sandnes . The island of Rott lies just off the western coast of Sola. The Fladholmen Lighthouse lies just off shore of

504-501: The previous 10-year period. The population around Kleppe is growing rapidly, mostly in the form of suburban single-family homes , but also in the form of some apartment blocks . There is a shopping mall in Kleppe called Jærhagen . The old parish of Klep was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). The boundaries of the municipality have not changed since that time. The municipality (originally

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528-418: The village of Solakrossen was transferred from Sandnes municipality to Sola. The municipality (originally the parish ) is named after the old Sola farm ( Old Norse : Sóli ) since the first Sola Church was built there. The meaning of the name is uncertain. One possibility is that it comes from the word sól which means " sun ". Historically, the name was also spelled Sole . The coat of arms

552-549: The village of Tananger in northern Sola. According to Snorre Sturlason the Battle of Hafrsfjord took place in the year AD 872, probably outside Ytraberget . Harald Fairhair , the first king of Norway, is celebrated for having united Norway at this notable battle. The stone crosses at Tjora date from about the year 1150. In early Christian times, these stone crosses were used as gathering points for religious ceremonies before churches were built. Sola Church Ruins ( Sola ruinkirke )

576-404: Was granted on 12 February 1982. The official blazon is " Azure , two bars double embowed argent " ( Norwegian : I blått to sølv bjelker dannet ved et omvendt dobbelt buesnitt ). This means the arms have a blue field (background) and the charge is a set of two curved bars that look like waves . The charge has a tincture of argent which means it is commonly colored white, but if it

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