Vindafjord

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Vindafjord kommune
—  Municipality  —
Coat of arms Rogaland within Norway
Vindafjord within Rogaland
Coordinates: 59°32′44″N 5°49′5″E / 59.54556, 5.81806
Country	Norway
County	Rogaland
District	Haugaland
Municipality ID	NO-1160
Administrative centre	Ølen
Government
- Mayor (2006)	Arne Bergsvåg (Sp)
Area (Nr. in Norway)
- Total	628 km² (242.5 sq mi)
Population (2004)
- Total	8,182
- Density	11/km² (28.5/sq mi)
- Change (10 years)	-2.9 %
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Official language form	Nynorsk
Data from Statistics Norway
Website: www.vindafjord.kommune.no

Vindafjord is a municipality in the county of Rogaland, Norway.

Vindafjord was established as a new municipality January 1, 1965 - after the merger of the municipalities of Sandeid and Vats - and large parts of Imsland, Skjold and Vikedal. It was further significantly enlarged from January 1, 2006 - when it merged with the neighboring municipality of Ølen. (Which was transferred from Hordaland county to Rogaland county.)

[edit] The name

The municipality (created in 1965) are named after the fjord Vindafjorden. The first element is probably derived from the verb vinda 'turn, twist' - referring to the sharp turn of the fjord at Dragneset.

[edit] Coat-of-arms

The coat-of-arms is a recent mix from 2006: The figure is taken from the old coat-of-arms of Ølen, the colurs from the old of Vindafjord.

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