Sandnes () is a city and municipality in

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. It lies immediately south of

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, the 4th largest municipality in Norway, and together the

Stavanger/Sandnes Stavanger/Sandnes is the third largest urban area in Norway. It consists of the densely built-up areas in the municipalities of Stavanger, Sandnes, Sola, and Randaberg, most of which are located on the Stavanger Peninsula, its surrounding islan ...

area is the third-largest urban area in Norway. The urban city of Sandnes lies in the extreme western part of the vast municipality and it makes up about 5% of the total land area of the municipality. Sandnes is part of the traditional

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. The western part of the municipality is very urbanized while the eastern part of the municipality is very rural. The municipality is divided into 13 boroughs and the administrative centre is located in the borough of Trones og Sentrum, a borough in the city. There are several villages in the rural parts of the municipality including Hommersåk,

Høle Høle is a previous borough and a village in the eastern part of Sandnes municipality in Rogaland county, Norway, located along the Høgsfjorden. The area was historically a part of the municipality of Høle. Høle Church and Høle School ...

, Foss-Eikeland, Stokka, Forsand, Lysebotn, and Vatne. The municipality is the 109th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Sandnes is the 7th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 83,382 in 2023. The municipality's population density is and its population has increased by 20.8% over the previous 10-year period.

History

The small port village of Sandnes was granted '' ladested'' (small seaport city) status in 1860. On 6 April 1861, the small city was separated from the municipality of

Høyland Høyland is a List of former municipalities of Norway, former municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The municipality was located at the innermost end of the Gandsfjorden in the western part of the present-day municipality of Sandnes. The muni ...

to form a separate self-governing municipality of its own. Initially, the municipality had 440 residents. On 1 July 1957, a small part of Høyland municipality (population: 18) was transferred to the city of Sandnes. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the

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. On 1 January 1965, the city and municipality of Sandnes (population: 3,961) was merged with the municipality of Høyland (population: 20,353) and parts of the municipalities of

(population: 926) and Hetland (population: 2,077). In 2014, the

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decided that the number of municipalities in Norway would be lowered. If the municipalities of Sandnes, Stavanger and Sola were to merge, a new municipality would be formed called Nord-Jæren, after the name of the geographical location the municipalities are located in. After the city council said no to the merge, proposals for Forsand to merge with Sandnes were enacted instead. On 1 January 2017, a small area on the southwestern edge of the village of Solakrossen was transferred from Sandnes municipality to the neighboring municipality of Sola. On 1 January 2020, most of the neighboring municipality of Forsand was merged with Sandnes to form one large municipality called Sandnes.

Name

The municipality (and city) is named after an old farm, since the city was built on its grounds. The first element is which means '

sand Sand is a granular material composed of finely divided mineral particles. Sand has various compositions but is usually defined by its grain size. Sand grains are smaller than gravel and coarser than silt. Sand can also refer to a textural ...

' or 'sandy beach' and the last element is which means '

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'. The farm was located at the end of the Gandsfjorden where the city centre is located today.

Coat of arms

The

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, granted on 21 April 1972, shows a white piece of

pottery Pottery is the process and the products of forming vessels and other objects with clay and other raw materials, which are fired at high temperatures to give them a hard and durable form. The place where such wares are made by a ''potter'' is al ...

against a green background. Pottery was chosen since it was one of the main industries in the late 18th century. The symbol is a , which in English would be a

ceramic A ceramic is any of the various hard, brittle, heat-resistant, and corrosion-resistant materials made by shaping and then firing an inorganic, nonmetallic material, such as clay, at a high temperature. Common examples are earthenware, porcela ...

cuckoo Cuckoos are birds in the Cuculidae ( ) family, the sole taxon in the order Cuculiformes ( ). The cuckoo family includes the common or European cuckoo, roadrunners, koels, malkohas, couas, coucals, and anis. The coucals and anis are somet ...

bird (, '

clay Clay is a type of fine-grained natural soil material containing clay minerals (hydrous aluminium phyllosilicates, e.g. kaolinite, ). Most pure clay minerals are white or light-coloured, but natural clays show a variety of colours from impuriti ...

, ceramic' and , 'cuckoo bird'). The ceramic Sandnes cuckoo () is an

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or simple flute which was made by the potteries in Sandnes and used to advertise their products. Later it also became a nickname for people from Sandnes.

Geography

The municipality lies in the

region and stretches nearly from the west coast of Norway to the rugged mountainous interior. The city of Sandnes is located at the base of the

Stavanger Peninsula Stavanger Peninsula () is a peninsula in Rogaland County, Norway. The peninsula is named for the city of Stavanger, located on its northeastern shore and it includes the most populous parts of the Greater Stavanger urban area. The peninsula ex ...

, about south of the city of

, and these two cities have expanded so as to form a

conurbation A conurbation is a region consisting of a number of metropolises, cities, large towns, and other urban areas which, through population growth and physical expansion, have merged to form one continuous urban or industrially developed area. In most ...

. The municipality of Sola is located to the west, Klepp and

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to the south, Sirdal and Bykle to the east, Strand and Hjelmeland to the northeast, and Stavanger to the northwest. The

fjord In physical geography, a fjord (also spelled fiord in New Zealand English; ) is a long, narrow sea inlet with steep sides or cliffs, created by a glacier. Fjords exist on the coasts of Antarctica, the Arctic, and surrounding landmasses of the n ...

Gandsfjorden is situated north–south at the west end of the municipality and the

Høgsfjorden Høgsfjorden is a fjord in Rogaland county, Norway. It lies in the municipalities of Stavanger, Sandnes, Strand, and Gjesdal. The innermost part of the fjord is located at the village of Frafjord in the municipality of Gjesdal. It flows west ...

and Lysefjorden dominate the eastern part of the municipality. The international airport for Sandnes/Stavanger is situated in Sola, just to the west of Sandnes. Prior to 2020 (when the municipality was enlarged), the city-municipality of Sandnes was divided into 13 boroughs: Austrått,

Figgjo Figgjo is a borough of the Sandnes (town), city of Sandnes in the west part of the large municipality of Sandnes in Rogaland county, Norway. The borough is located in the southern part of the city. It has a population (2016) of 2,213. The borou ...

, Ganddal, Hana,

, Lura, Malmheim og Soma, Riska, Sandved, Stangeland, Sviland, and Trones og Sentrum. The landscape of western Sandnes is quite flat. On the long west coast there are several beaches and further inland the land is raised to form low plains with some small peaks rising up to above sea level. From Stavanger and Sandnes it is approximately one hour by car to alpine and skiing resorts. In Sandnes there are some easily accessible small mountain peaks, such as Dalsnuten and Lifjell, with a view over the Sandnes/Stavanger area. The renowned Lysefjorden is also easily accessible by car or boat. The lake Frøylandsvatnet, the river Figgjoelva, and the mountain Hanafjellet are all located in Sandnes. The Lysefjorden in the eastern part of the municipality is surrounded by very steep tall cliffs such as

Kjerag Kjerag or Kiragg is a mountain in the Sandnes municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The tall mountain sits on the southern shore of Lysefjorden, just southwest of the village of Lysebotn. Its northern side is a massive cliff, plunging al ...

and Preikestolen, with the Lysefjord Bridge crossing the fjord near the western end. The famous Kjeragbolten boulder and Kjeragfossen waterfall are located along the inner part of the fjord. The village of Lysebotn lies at the eastern end of the fjord. The lake Nilsebuvatnet is located high up in the mountains, north of Lysebotn on the border of Strand and Forsand municipalities. It is regulated for hydroelectric power use at the Lysebotn Hydroelectric Power Station.

Climate

Sandnes is in a common urban area with Stavanger and thus the weather station for the international airport of Stavanger Sola is the closest weather station to Sandnes proper. Situated on the southwest coast of Norway, the local climate is greatly influenced by the temperate water in the North Sea, and Atlantic lows giving mild westerlies also in winter. This creates warmer temperatures throughout the year compared to other cities at similar latitudes, and also gives plentiful precipitation in the form of rain, especially in late autumn and winter. Sandnes is a little bit more inland than the airport so thus may have slightly warmer summer days and cooler winter nights as a result. According to

Köppen climate classification The Köppen climate classification divides Earth climates into five main climate groups, with each group being divided based on patterns of seasonal precipitation and temperature. The five main groups are ''A'' (tropical), ''B'' (arid), ''C'' (te ...

, Sandnes experiences a temperate

oceanic climate An oceanic climate, also known as a marine climate or maritime climate, is the temperate climate sub-type in Köppen climate classification, Köppen classification represented as ''Cfb'', typical of west coasts in higher middle latitudes of co ...

(''Cfb'') with five months with a mean temperature above . Spring and early summer is the driest season. The all-time high at the airport was recorded August 1975. The warmest high recorded in the Stavanger area is at the weather station Stavanger-Våland (72 m) in July 2018. The warmest month on record at Stavanger Airport is August 2002 with mean and average daily high . The all-time low was recorded January 1987. The coldest month on record is February 1963 with mean and average daily low . The average date for the last overnight freeze (low below ) in spring is April 20 and average date for first freeze in autumn is October 31 giving a frost-free season of 193 days (Stavanger Airport Sola 1981-2010 average).

Location

Sandnes is located on the west coast of Norway. Here are some distances from the city of Sandnes to other major cities in Norway:

Government

Sandnes Municipality is responsible for

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(through 10th grade), outpatient

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services,

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and other

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, and municipal

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s and utilities. The municipality is governed by a

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of directly elected representatives. The

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by a vote of the municipal council. The municipality is under the jurisdiction of the Sør-Rogaland District Court and the Gulating Court of Appeal.

Municipal council

The

() of Sandnes is made up of 49 representatives that are elected to four-year terms. Elections are always held two years from the parliamentary elections. The tables below show the current and historical composition of the council by political

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Ruling party timeline

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Mayors

The

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() of Sandnes: *1861-1864: Jan Adolph Budde *1864-1864: Anders Tvedt *1864-1864: Gabriel Sandved *1865-1866: Abraham Hobberstad *1866-1867: Sven Njeldson Oftedahl *1867-1868: Mauritz Kartevold *1869-1870: Gabriel Sandved *1871-1873: Mauritz Kartevold *1873-1875: Jonas Eivindson Lura *1875-1876: K.M. Sørensen *1876-1877: Sven Njeldson Oftedahl *1877-1877: Martin Nygaard *1878-1878: Svend O. Mouland *1878-1879: Sven Svendson Haaland *1879-1880: K.M. Sørensen *1880-1882: Sven Njeldson Oftedahl *1882-1882: Svend O. Mouland *1883-1884: Ole Svendsen *1885-1885: Andreas O. Anfindsen *1886-1888: Ole Svendsen *1889-1890: Petter Simon Øgland *1890-1891: Samuel Jonasson Sandved *1891-1895: Petter Simon Øgland *1895-1896: Lars Adamson Sporaland *1896-1897: Olaf Anfindsen ( V) *1898-1898: O.C. Østraadt ( H) *1899-1901: Olaf Anfindsen ( V) *1902-1902: O.C. Østraadt ( H) *1903-1903: Olaf Anfindsen ( V) *1904-1904: O.C. Østraadt ( H) *1905-1905: Olaf Anfindsen ( V) *1906-1907: O.C. Østraadt ( H) *1908-1912: L.O. Nygaard ( AvH) *1913-1913: Thorvald S. Øglænd ( AvH) *1914-1915: L.O. Nygaard ( AvH) *1916-1916: Thorvald S. Øglænd ( AvH) *1917-1919: Enok Berge ( AvH) *1920-1921: Thorvald S. Øglænd ( AvH) *1922-1929: Lars Øglænd ( V) *1929-1934: Johan Martinson Haga ( Bp) *1935-1936: Monrad Øksnevad ( Bp) *1936-1938: Gunvald Rasmussen ( V) *1938-1941: Edvard Astad ( Ap) *1941-1941: Monrad Øksnevad ( Bp) *1945-1945: Gunvald Rasmussen ( V) *1946-1947: Louis Torgersen ( Ap) *1947-1948: Tollef Fjermestad ( Ap) *1948-1949: Andreas J. Båstøl ( Ap) *1950-1950: Jakob Skretting ( Ap) *1950-1951: Gunvald Rasmussen ( V) *1952-1953: Andreas J. Båstøl ( Ap) *1953-1955: Louis Torgersen ( Ap) *1955-1956: Gunvald Rasmussen ( V) *1956-1957: Arthur O. Berge ( KrF) *1958-1959: Kristian Rønneberg ( Sp) *1960-1961: Audun Schance Olsen ( V) *1962-1963: Torleiv Tengs-Pedersen ( H) *1964-1964: Audun Schance Olsen ( V) *1965-1967: Lars Vatsendvik ( V) *1968-1969: Lauritz B. Sirevåg ( H) *1970-1971: Arne Tunheim ( V) *1972-1973: Beint Bentsen ( KrF) *1974-1977: Arne Sandnes ( H) *1978-1979: Odd Arnøy ( KrF) *1980-1981: Arne Sandnes ( H) *1982-1985: Sigurd Aarsland ( KrF) *1986-1990: Roald G. Bergsaker ( H) *1991-1993: Geir Mykletun ( KrF) *1994-2007: Jostein W. Rovik ( H) *2007-2011: Norunn Østråt Koksvik ( H) *2011-2023: Stanley Wirak ( Ap) *2023-present: Kenny Rettore ( H)

Media gallery

File:Sandnes City Map.png, Map of Sandnes city center File:Sandnes 01.jpg, The bus station, known as ''Ruten'' (The Route) File:Jaeren Tingrett.jpg, Jæren Tingrett (District Court) File:Sandnes idrettspark fra luften.jpg, Sandnes sports park from the air File:Sandnes om natta.jpg, Sandnes by night File:Sandnesgauk.png, A Sandnesgauk. A clay toy originating in Sandnes.

Economy

Sandnes hosts a large array of retail shops of most kinds and is used by the neighbouring municipalities appreciating the service and wide range of selections. Sandnes is known as Norway's bicycle city, mainly due to the fact that the bicycle manufacturer Øglænd DBS was situated here for decades. The city offers a variety of routes for everyday riders and tourists. Since 1996, a public bicycle rental program has been in operation in the city. The city has a vibrant industrial base, mainly in the Ganddal area in the south and the Lura and Forus area in the north along the municipal boundary with Stavanger. There is significant activity related to oil exploration in the

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and also some IT-related companies. In this suburban region between Sandnes and Stavanger, malls and department stores have also been established. Among these malls is one of Norway's biggest malls, Kvadrat, meaning 'square' (although it is not square shaped anymore as it has expanded several times since it opened in 1984). Around 30% of the population is employed in Stavanger (Q4 2004). Sandnes was formerly known as the ''pottery town'' of Norway – due to the important ceramics industry based on the extensive occurrence of clay in the surroundings. The

Vatneleiren Vatneleiren is a military base located in the municipality of Sandnes in Rogaland county, Norway. It was constructed just east of the Hanafjellet mountain just outside the city of Sandnes by the German Army during the German occupation of Norw ...

military base is also located in Sandnes, just outside Vatne.

Culture, sports, and education

Since 2016, the primary football team, Sandnes Ulf, has played in the second tier,

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, of Norwegian professional football. Sandnes is also known for its Rugby League team, Sandnes Raiders which has supplied the Norwegian national team with players. The major tourist attraction in Sandnes is the

Science Factory (Vitenfabrikken) Science Factory () is a museum and science center located at Sandnes, in Rogaland, Norway. Background The Science Factory opened in May 2008. It is a science museum with exhibitions about mathematic, astronomy, chemistry, physics, art, and techn ...

. It is a science museum with science and art exhibitions, a planetarium, sun telescopes, and chemistry experiments. Sandnes is the only city in Norway which is a member of the

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's network of Healthy Cities. Sandnes and Stavanger were chosen along with

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, United Kingdom, to be a European Capital of Culture for 2008. Higher education facilities include Sandnes Upper Secondary School, Gand Upper Secondary School, Akademiet Upper Secondary School, and Vågen Upper Secondary School. In 2010 Forus Upper Secondary School and parts of Lundehaugen merged to become Vågen. Lundehaugen still exists as a middle school. The city is also home to the VID Specialized University Sandnes campus, a private Christian college.

Churches

The

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has nine parishes () within the municipality of Sandnes. It is part of the Sandnes prosti (

deanery A deanery (or decanate) is an ecclesiastical entity in the Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Church, the Anglican Communion, the Evangelical Church in Germany, and the Church of Norway. A deanery is either the jurisdiction or residence of ...

) in the

Diocese of Stavanger The Diocese of Stavanger () is a diocese in the Church of Norway. It covers all of Rogaland county in western Norway. The cathedral city is Stavanger, where the Stavanger Cathedral is located. The bishop is Anne Lise Ådnøy, who has held the p ...

. The main church for the city is Sandnes Church, which is the seat of the deanery which covers the whole municipality.

Notable people

* Karen Grude Koht (1871 in Høyland – 1960) educationalist, essayist and feminist pioneer * Theodor Thjøtta (1885 in Sandnes – 1955) physician, dealt with

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and

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* Elise Ottesen-Jensen (1886 in Hoyland − 1973) sex educator, journalist and anarchist * Aaslaug Aasland (1890 in Sandnes – 1962) politician, Minister of Social Affairs, 1948 to 1953 * Toralv Øksnevad (1891 in Høyland – 1975) politician, journalist, newspaper editor and radio personality - the ''"voice from London"'' during WWII *

Sigrid Stray Sigrid Stray (née Kluge; 29 May 1893 – 3 July 1978) was a Norwegian barrister and proponent for women's rights. Personal life She was born in Sandnes as a daughter of merchant Reier Kluge (1859–1921) and Anna Gausel (1863–1939). In Marc ...

(1893 in Sandnes – 1978) barrister and proponent of women's rights * Soffi Schønning (1895–1994) operatic soprano, lived in Sandnes in later life *

Kasper Idland Kasper Idland Military Medal, MM (21 June 1918 – 25 May 1968) was a Norwegian resistance movement, Norwegian resistance member during World War II. Idland took part in the Norwegian heavy water sabotage in 1943. Early life and education I ...

MM, (1918 in Figgjo – 1968) Norwegian heavy water saboteur in 1943 * Kåre Berven Fjeldsaa (1918 in Sandnes – 1991) ceramic designer, early user of

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* Tormod Førland (1920 in Høyland – 1995) chemist, worked on inorganic and

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* Arne Sandnes (1925-2006) politician, mayor of Sandnes in the 1970s * Roald G. Bergsaker (born 1942) sports official and politician, mayor of Sandnes, 1986 to 1990 and Rogaland county mayor, 1999 to 2007 * Julie Ege (1943 in Sandnes – 2008) actress and model * Ivar Braut (born 1956 in Sandnes) a theologian and priest, the Bishop of Stavanger, 2017-2019 * Roger Rasmussen (born ca.1965 in Sandnes) stage name '' Nattefrost,'' vocalist and founder of Carpathian Forest, a black metal band *

Mette Grøtteland Mette Grøtteland (born 1969) became the first female fighter pilot in the Royal Norwegian Air Force after qualifying to fly jet fighter aircraft in 1992. Early life Grøtteland was born in 1969 in Sandnes, Norway. Military service In 1991, ...

(born 1969 in Sandnes) first female fighter pilot,

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* Kjartan Salvesen (born 1976 in Sandnes) winner of Norwegian Idol TV series in 2004 * Thomas Dybdahl (born 1979 in Sandnes) singer-songwriter *

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retrieved 02 April 2021 * Annette Obrestad (born 1988) professional poker player; won the 2007 World Series of Poker Europe aged 18; lives in Sandnes

Sport

* Bjarne Berntsen (born 1956 in Sandnes) a former football player with 33 caps with

and coach with Norway women (2005–2009), Viking FK, and Sandnes Ulf * Anne Brit Skjæveland (born 1962) retired heptathlete, lives in Sandnes * Linda Medalen (born 1965 in Sandnes) former footballer, 152 caps with Norway women * Gjert Ingebrigtsen (born 1966) sports coach, father and coach of sons Henrik, Filip and Jakob; lives in Sandnes * Rolf Bae (1975 in Sandnes – 2008) Arctic adventurer and mountaineer * Arild Haugen (born 1985) former strongman, currently a professional boxer; lives in Sandnes * Stine Borgli (born 1990 in Sandnes) racing cyclist * 1500-metre runner brothers: ** Henrik Ingebrigtsen (born 1991 in Sandnes), competed at the

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and

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** Filip Ingebrigtsen (born 1993 in Sandnes), competed at the European and

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** Jakob Ingebrigtsen (born 2000 in Sandnes), two gold medals at the

2018 European Athletics Championships The 2018 European Athletics Championships were held in Berlin, Germany, from 6 to 12 August 2018. The championships were part of the first European Championships with other events happening in the United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Grea ...

, Olympic champion over 1500 meters in Tokyo 2020.

References

External links

* *
Municipal fact sheet
from

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Municipality website

Region Stavanger & Ryfylke tourist website

Website about the city

at ''Whats in port''

on

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