Strand, Norway
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| County | Rogaland | |
| District | Ryfylke | |
| Municipality | ||
| Administrative centre | Jørpeland | |
| Mayor (2006) | Odd William Bøe (Ap) | |
| Official language form | Neutral | |
| Area - Total - Land - Percentage | 218 Square kilometre>km² 195 km² 0.07 % | |
| Population - Total (as of 2006>2006) - Percentage - Change (10 years) - Density | Ranked 98 10,298 0.23 % 7.3 % 53/km² | |
| Coordinates | ||
| [www.strand.kommune.no] [Data from Statistics Norway] | ||
To the north, lays Fiskå. Producing fruit, vegetables and dairy products, along with Fiskå Mølle (Fiskå Mill). To the south, Tau is the communication hub with ferry connections to Stavanger and bus services to Hjelmeland and deeper into Ryfylke. About 10 km south-east, Jørpeland is the largest settlement with about 5500 people. Following the road southwards one passes Botne before entering into Forsand. To the east Bjørheimsbygd is a thriving agricultural site. The famous biker Gunn-Rita Dahle comes from Bjørheimsbygd. She has won a gold medal in the Olympics 2004, in Athens.
Social
Strand experienced a strong influx of newcomers from Stavanger and Jæren starting in the late seventies. The original social fabric was divided into factory workers at the iron mill, farmers and the strong lutheran tradition. The divides were in many ways exclusive and only limited movement between the social groups were seen. The later years these divides has become significantly weaker.Industry
Scana Steel Jørpeland is the largest company in Strand. Main activities are special steel alloys and casting for the shipping and oil/gas industry. Propellars of RMS Queen Elizabeth were made here. About 400 workers.Comrod Tau, manufacturer of radio communication aireals. Deliveries to fisheries, shipping, oil and gas and also military defence. About 65 employees.
Culture
Strand may seem like a small, divided society. A newspaper article published in Bergens Tidende had the following statement about Strand: "Either you go to the local church, or you are lying in the ditch, drunk and puking." This is ofcourse far from the truth. Many cultural events are being held in Strand, like Ryfylke Ungdomsfestival (Ryfylke Youth Festival), Ryfylke Øl- og brødfestival (Ryfylke Beer and Bread Festival), Melting Pot (art seminar, mostly making decorative art out of scrap-iron) etc. Strandamila is also a local event, attracting hundreds of people for a race from Jørpeland to Tau, along the highway, either by bike or feet. Strand also features a wide range of sport activities available for everyone to enjoy. There are a lot of football fields, as well as local fitness centres. Tau also have two up-to-date tennis courts, a beach-volleyball field (there is also one near Barka and one near Klippen, Jørpeland), a basket court, as well as Ryfylkehallen, a massive indoor football field (the largest in the county of Rogaland).
| Municipalities of Rogaland |
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| Bjerkreim | Bokn | Eigersund | Finnøy | Forsand | Gjesdal | Haugesund | Hjelmeland | Hå | Karmøy | Klepp | Kvitsøy | Lund | Randaberg | Rennesøy | Sandnes | Sauda | Sokndal | Sola | Stavanger | Strand | Suldal | Time | Tysvær | Utsira | Vindafjord | |
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