Bryne

Bryne

Basic data

Country

Norway

Province (fylke)

Rogaland

Municipality (commune) :

Time (Norway)

Coordinates :

58 ° 44 ' N , 5 ° 39' E Coordinates: 58 ° 44 ' N , 5 ° 39' E

Residents :

12,084 (2018)

Area :

5.43 km²

Population density :

2225 inhabitants per km²

Height :

30 moh.

traffic

Railway connection:

Sørlandsbanen

the Andedamm in Bryne

Bryne is a Norwegian town in Fylke Rogaland with a total of 12,202 inhabitants (as of 2019). It is the administrative seat of the municipality Time , but parts of the place are in the municipality of Klepp .

geography

Bryne is about 30 kilometers south of Stavanger . The urban area extends into the municipality of Klepp. At the end of 2019, 10,499 of the 12,202 residents lived in the Time community, the remaining 1,703 in Klepp. Bryne has been called "City" since 2001.

economy

The city's industry is dominated by the iron, metalware, and engineering industries. Among other things, agricultural machines and robots are produced there. Bryne is a transport hub in the Jæren region . The Sørlandsbanen runs through the city and its long-distance trains stop in Bryne.

Education and culture

In Bryne is the Garborgsenteret (Garborgszentrum), a museum that treats the work of the authors Arne Garborg and his wife Hulda . In 1906 a dairy school was founded in Bryne, followed in 1924 by the Rogaland Landsgymnas , which today exists under the name Bryne vidaregåande skule . With around 1,500 students, it is one of the largest secondary schools in Norway.

Sports

The Bryne FK football club , which last played in the highest Norwegian league in 2003, is based in Bryne . The club's venue is Bryne Stadium .

Personalities

Alf-Inge Haaland (* 1972), football player
Ketil Solvik-Olsen (* 1972), politician

Web links

Commons : Bryne - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Bryne in the store norske leksikon (Norwegian)

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b Tettsteders following og areal. In: ssb.no. Statistisk sentralbyrå , December 20, 2019, accessed May 27, 2020 (Norwegian).
↑ Garborgsenteret - A nasjonal formidlingsarena for Arne og Hulda Garborg. Retrieved August 7, 2019 (Norwegian Nynorsk).
↑ Skulen si history. Bryne vidaregåande skule, October 22, 2019, accessed on May 27, 2020 (Norwegian: Nynorsk).
↑ Bryne FK - Historic League Placements. Retrieved August 7, 2019 .
^ Bryne Stadium. Retrieved August 7, 2019 .

[:0-1] Tettsteders following og areal. In: ssb.no. Statistisk sentralbyrå , December 20, 2019, accessed May 27, 2020 (Norwegian).

[2] Garborgsenteret - A nasjonal formidlingsarena for Arne og Hulda Garborg. Retrieved August 7, 2019 (Norwegian Nynorsk).

[3] Skulen si history. Bryne vidaregåande skule, October 22, 2019, accessed on May 27, 2020 (Norwegian: Nynorsk).

[4] Bryne FK - Historic League Placements. Retrieved August 7, 2019 .

[5] Bryne Stadium. Retrieved August 7, 2019 .