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[[Image:Veveriet Ålgård.jpg|thumb|right|Veveriet ([[DFU]]) is a former woolen goods factory now owned by Gjesdal municipality and used as a library and a cultural center.]] |
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[[Image:Ålgård Station.jpg|thumb|right|Ålgård Station, a former railway station for [[Ålgårdbanen]].]] |
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[[Image:Ålgård Kirke.jpg|thumb|right|Ålgård Church was built in 1917. The architect was Ole Stein]] |
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'''Ålgård''' is an area functioning as the administrative centre for the [[Gjesdal]] municipality in [[Rogaland]], [[Norway]], in the [[Jæren]] region. It is 10 km southeast of [[Sandnes]]. The area consists of Ålgård, Fiskebekk, Opstad and Solås with a combined population of about 9144 ([[SSB]], [[2009]]). |
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Ålgård is mostly known for the [[Kongeparken]] amusement park, an old woolen goods factory, and a local football team ([[Ålgård F.K.]]) playing in the [[List of football clubs in Norway|Norwegian Second Division]]. |
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==See also== |
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* [[Edlandsvatnet]] |
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* [[Kongeparken]] |
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* [[Ålgård F.K.]] |
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* [[Ålgårdbanen]] |
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