Sola (Norway)

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coat of arms map
Coat of arms of the Sola commune
Sola (Norway)
Sola
Sola
Basic data
Commune number : 1124
Province  (county) : Rogaland
Administrative headquarters: Sola
Coordinates : 58 ° 53 '  N , 5 ° 38'  E Coordinates: 58 ° 53 '  N , 5 ° 38'  E
Height : 1 moh.
Surface: 69.05 km²
Residents: 27,153  (Feb 27, 2020)
Population density : 393 inhabitants per km²
Language form : neutral
Website:
politics
Mayor : Tom Henning Slethei  ( FrP ) (2019)
Location in the province of Rogaland
Location of the municipality in the province of Rogaland
A beach at Sola

Sola is a municipality in the Norwegian Fylke Rogaland . It is located in the north of the Jæren region by the Hafrsfjord .

The municipality is bordered by Stavanger municipality to the north and east , Sandnes to the east and Klepp to the south . In the west the municipality borders on the North Sea .

The municipality of Sola has beautiful sandy beaches that are popular with windsurfers with average wind and wave conditions.

The highest point of the municipality is the Kjerrberget ( 101  moh. ).

The Rægehaugen (Norwegian. Gravhaugene på Rege) is west of Rege south of the road 379 (Vigdelsvegen) in Sola. The Domsteinane are located southwest of Sola.

The Church of Sola

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The Stavanger airport is located in the municipality of Sola. The number of passengers in 2003 was 2,433,962 (of which from / to foreign countries 768,576). The main rescue center for southern Norway is also in Sola.

Web links

Commons : Sola  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Statistisk sentralbyrå - Befolkning