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Forsand

former municipality in Rogaland, Norway
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Forsand

Summary

Forsand is a municipality of Norway[1]. Forsand has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Forsand is located in Rogaland[3].
  • Forsand is in the country of Norway[4].
  • Forsand's head of government is recorded as Ole Tom Guse[5].
  • Forsand's head of government is recorded as Bjarte Sveinsvoll Dagestad[6].
  • Forsand's instance of is recorded as municipality of Norway[7].
  • Forsand's instance of is recorded as former municipality of Norway[8].
  • Forsand's capital is recorded as Forsand[9].
  • Forsand's shares border with is recorded as Hjelmeland Municipality[10].
  • Forsand's shares border with is recorded as Strand Municipality[11].
  • Forsand's shares border with is recorded as Sandnes Municipality[12].
  • Forsand's shares border with is recorded as Gjesdal Municipality[13].
  • Forsand's shares border with is recorded as Bykle Municipality[14].
  • Forsand's shares border with is recorded as Sirdal[15].
  • Forsand's Commons category is recorded as Forsand (former municipality)[16].
  • Forsand's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00[17].
  • January 1, 1871 marks the founding of Forsand[18].
  • Forsand was dissolved in December 31, 2019[19].
  • Forsand's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 58.909444, 'lon': 6.201111}[20].
  • Forsand's significant event is recorded as boundary change[21].
  • Forsand's significant event is recorded as boundary change[22].
  • Forsand's separated from is recorded as Høle Municipality[23].
  • Forsand's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Forsand[24].
  • Forsand has a population of {'amount': '+1238'}[25].
  • Forsand's office held by head of government is recorded as mayor of Forsand[26].
  • Forsand's number of households is recorded as {'amount': '+480'}[27].

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Founding

January 1, 1871 marks the founding of Forsand[18].

Dissolution

Forsand was dissolved in December 31, 2019[19].

Why It Matters

Forsand has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Related Entities

Norway

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Q76137154. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Justerer grensa mellom Forsand og Strand kommune. regjeringen.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Q76137154. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Q76137154. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Befolkning, 1. januar 2016. ssb.no. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Housing conditions for Norway 2018. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15d ago · Einar Myre · 2026-06-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Capital → —
    Dissolved, abolished or demolished date → +2019-12-31T00:00:00Z
    Topic's main category → Category:Forsand
    Capital → Forsand
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