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Førde
Town
View of the town
View of the town
Førde is located in Vestland
Førde
Førde
Location of the town
Førde is located in Norway
Førde
Førde
Førde (Norway)
Coordinates: 61°27′08″N 5°51′26″E / 61.4522°N 5.8572°E / 61.4522; 5.8572
CountryNorway
RegionWestern Norway
CountyVestland
DistrictSunnfjord
MunicipalitySunnfjord Municipality
Established as 
Town (By)1997
Area
[1]
 • Total5.49 km2 (2.12 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
27 m (89 ft)
Population
 (2019)[1]
 • Total10,339
 • Density1,883/km2 (4,880/sq mi)
DemonymsFørdianar
Førdianer
Førdsfjordinge
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
6800 Førde

Førde is the administrative centre of Sunnfjord Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The town is located at the eastern end of the Førdefjorden, at the mouth of the river Jølstra. The 5.49-square-kilometre (1,360-acre) town has a population (2019) of 10,339 and a population density of 1,883 inhabitants per square kilometre (4,880/sq mi).[1]

The town of Førde is an important commercial, industrial, and government center for the area. The Øyrane area in the center of the town, along the harbor is the regional center for industry. The town also has the local primary and secondary schools, as well as a folk high school. Furthermore, one of the two campuses of Sogn og Fjordane University College is located in Førde. The Department of Engineering and Health Sciences for the college are located here (the other campus is in Sogndalsfjøra). There is a branch of the county library in Førde as well as the Førde Central Hospital, owned by the Førde Health Trust. The regional newspaper, Firda, is based out of the town Førde. Førde Church is the main church for the town.[3]

The town sits at the intersection of the highways Rv.5 and E39. The Rv. 5 highway connects Førde to the nearby town of Florø (via the Naustdal Tunnel) and the E39 highway connects Førde with the cities of Ålesund to the north and Bergen to the south. The old Førde Airport, Øyrane was located in the center of the town at Øyrane, but that airport was only used from 1971 until 1986. The site was not optimal for an airport, and so a new Førde Airport was built about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) south of the town in Bringeland in neighboring Sunnfjord municipality.

Notable people[edit]

Media gallery[edit]

  • The town of Førde
    The town of Førde
  • Downtown Førde
    Downtown Førde
  • Førdehuset, a regional cultural centre
    Førdehuset, a regional cultural centre
  • View of a residential area
    View of a residential area

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2019). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
  2. ^ "Førde (Sogn og Fjordane)". yr.no. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
  3. ^ Store norske leksikon. "Førde tettsted" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2013-11-21.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F%C3%B8rde_(town)

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