Etne
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| Etne kommune | |||
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| Country | Norway | ||
| County | Hordaland | ||
| District | Haugaland | ||
| Municipality ID | NO-1211 | ||
| Administrative centre | Etnesjøen | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor (2007) | Sigve Sørheim (Sp) | ||
| Area (Nr. 148 in Norway) | |||
| - Total | 735 km² (283.8 sq mi) | ||
| - Land | 693 km² (267.6 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2004) | |||
| - Total | 3,916 | ||
| - Density | 6/km² (15.5/sq mi) | ||
| - Change (10 years) | 0.1 % | ||
| - Rank in Norway | 233 | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Official language form | Nynorsk | ||
| Demonym | Etne(s)bu[1] | ||
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| Website: www.etne.kommune.no | |||
Etne is a municipality in the county of Hordaland, Norway.
Etne was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). Most of Skånevik was merged with Etne January 1, 1965.
A Norwegian motion picture called United was shot in Etne with local people as actors.
[edit] The name
The municipality is named after Etnefjorden (Norse Etnir). The fjord is probably named after an old rivername *Etna (now Etneelvi). (See under Etnedal for a similar rivername.)
[edit] Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from 1983. The figure represents unity between Skånevik og Etne, joined to one municipality in the mid 60s.
[edit] External links
- 360-degrees panorama of Etne photo: Espen Mills
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