Forus is an

industrial district Industrial district concept was initially used by Alfred Marshall to describe some aspects of the industrial organisation of nations. Industrial district (ID) is a place where workers and firms, specialised in a main industry and auxiliary indus ...

in the city of Stavanger which lies in the southwestern part of the large municipality of Stavanger in Rogaland county,

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. It is located in the borough of Hinna, along the

Gandsfjorden Gandsfjorden or Gandafjorden is a fjord in Rogaland county, Norway. The long Gandsfjorden is an arm off of the large Boknafjorden. It runs between the mainland and the Stavanger Peninsula in the western parts of the municipalities of Stavanger ...

and it stretches south and west to the municipalities of

Sandnes Sandnes () is a city and municipality in Rogaland, Norway. It lies immediately south of Stavanger, the 4th largest city in Norway and together, the Stavanger/Sandnes area is the third-largest urban area in Norway. The urban city of Sandnes lies ...

and

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. The name Forus originates from an old farm located in this area, part of which is currently used for harness racing. The drainage of the former lake Stokkavatnet and the surrounding marsh area, from 1906 and onwards, added of new land for the nearby farms. In 1940, at the start of

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, the German occupants initiated construction of Stavanger Airport on this site. The area was later developed mainly for industrial purposes. The

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headquarters are located at Forus.

References

Boroughs and neighbourhoods of Stavanger {{Rogaland-geo-stub