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Columbia Encyclopedia entry: Rogaland
Rogalandrō'gälän′, county (1995 pop. 354,418), c.3,540 sq mi (9,170 sq km), SW Norway, bordering on the North Sea. The main towns are Stavanger (the capital) and Haugesund. The northern part, called Ryfylke, is indented by several branches of the Boknafjord. Important industries include shipping, fishing, food processing, and dairy farming.

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is a county in Norway, bordering Hordaland, Telemark, Aust-Agder and Vest-Agder. It is the center of the Norwegian petroleum-industry, and as a result of this, Rogaland has the lowest unemployment rate of any county in Norway, 1.1%. Rogaland is the Old Norse name of the region - revived in modern times. The first element is the plural genitive case of rygir, the name of an old Germanic tribe. The last element is land n 'land, region'. See also Hordaland The coat-of-arms is from modern times. It shows the old stone cross in Sola, erected in memory of Erling Skjalgsson after his death in 1028. Rogaland is mainly a coastal region with...more »
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  • Egersund

    Egersund, town (1995 pop. 12,801), Rogaland co., S Norway, a modern fishing port on the North Sea. Often mentioned in the Norwegian sagas, Egersund was a busy port as early as the Middle Ages.

  • Hafrsfjord

    Hafrsfjord or Hafsfjord, inlet of the North Sea, Rogaland co., SW Norway, near Stavanger. Harold I won (872) a decisive victory there that made him king of all Norway.

  • Haugesund

    Haugesund, city (1995 pop. 29,073), Rogaland co., S Norway, a port on the North Sea. It has large fisheries and industries producing processed fish and aluminum. It also has a 928-ft (283-m) d...

  • Stavanger

    Stavanger, city (1995 est. pop. 103,496), capital of Rogaland co., SW Norway, a port on the Stavangerfjord (an arm of the Boknfjord). It is an important commercial and industrial center where ...

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