Karmsundsposten
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Karmsundsposten was a Norwegian newspaper, published in Haugesund
in Rogaland
county.
Karmsundsposten was started in 1861, as the first newspaper in the middle-sized city. It took its name from the Karmsundet strait
between Haugesund and Karmøy
. In 1915 it was absorbed by the Labour Party newspaper Haugesunds Folkeblad.List of historical newspapers
Haugesund
is a town and municipality in the county of Rogaland, Norway.-Location:Haugesund was separated from Torvastad as a town and municipality of its own in 1855. The rural municipality of Skåre was merged with Haugesund on January 1, 1958. Haugesund is a small municipality, only 73 km²...
in Rogaland
Rogaland
is a county in Western Norway, bordering Hordaland, Telemark, Aust-Agder and Vest-Agder. It is the center of the Norwegian petroleum industry, and as a result of this, Rogaland has the lowest unemployment rate of any county in Norway, 1.1%...
county.
Karmsundsposten was started in 1861, as the first newspaper in the middle-sized city. It took its name from the Karmsundet strait
Strait
A strait or straits is a narrow, typically navigable channel of water that connects two larger, navigable bodies of water. It most commonly refers to a channel of water that lies between two land masses, but it may also refer to a navigable channel through a body of water that is otherwise not...
between Haugesund and Karmøy
Karmøy
Karmøy is a municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located southwest of the city of Haugesund in the traditional district of Haugaland....
. In 1915 it was absorbed by the Labour Party newspaper Haugesunds Folkeblad.List of historical newspapers