Time, Norway
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| Municipality | |||
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 Time within Rogaland |
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| Country | Norway | ||
| County | Rogaland | ||
| District | Jæren | ||
| Administrative centre | Bryne | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor (2004) | Arnfinn Vigrestad (KrF) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 183 km2 (71 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 171 km2 (66 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 341 in Norway | ||
| Population (2015) | |||
| • Total | 18 306 | ||
| • Rank | 69 in Norway | ||
| • Density | 83/km2 (210/sq mi) | ||
| • Change (10 years) | 13.6 % | ||
| Demonym(s) | Timebu[1] | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1121 | ||
| Official language form | Nynorsk | ||
| Website | www |
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| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1951 | 5,206 | — |
| 1961 | 6,235 | +19.8% |
| 1971 | 8,124 | +30.3% |
| 1981 | 10,132 | +24.7% |
| 1991 | 12,059 | +19.0% |
| 2001 | 13,501 | +12.0% |
| 2011 | 16,450 | +21.8% |
| 2021? | 19,843 | +20.6% |
| 2031? | 22,679 | +14.3% |
| Source: Statistics Norway.[2] | ||
Time is a municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is part of the region of Jæren. The administrative centre of Time is the town of Bryne.
Contents
General information
Name
The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Time farm (Old Norse: Þímin or Þímvin), since the first church was built there. The meaning of the first element is unknown but the last element is vin which means "meadow" or "pasture".
Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from modern times. They were granted on 23 December 1977. The lapwing (Vanellus vanellus) was chosen as a symbol for the municipality as it is a typical bird for the area. It is shown with wings upwards to symbolize optimism.[3]
International relations
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Twin towns – Sister cities
Time, Norway is twinned with:
Alnwick, Northumberland, England.
Voerde, Wesel, Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Famous people from Time
- Arne Garborg (1851–1924), author
- Fritz Røed (1928–2002), sculptor
- Alf-Inge Håland (born 1972), footballer
References
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Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
The dictionary definition of Time at Wiktionary- Municipal fact sheet from Statistics Norway
Rogaland travel guide from Wikivoyage- Jærbladet, the local newspaper (Norwegian)
- Pictures from Time
- Tourist information on Time
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- ↑ Projected population – Statistics Norway
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