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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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* [[Edlandsvatnet]] |
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* [[Kongeparken]] |
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* [[Ålgård F.K.]] |
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* [[Ålgårdbanen]] |
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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).
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 Norwegian Second Division.
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58°45′53.38″N 5°51′19.74″E / 58.7648278°N 5.8554833°E
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