Kopervik
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Kopervik is the largest city on the island of Karmøy
in the county
of Rogaland
, Norway
and is the administrative centre of the municipality
of Karmøy
, and Kopervik have 8,192 inhabitants. It is part of the traditional district
of Haugaland
.
. It is one of three cities in Karmøy
. It is a transport hub for scheduled boats going north to Bergen and south to Stavanger
. The main industries are aluminium smelting and fishing.
According to legend, King Sverre I of Norway ordered the construction of a wooden castle on the headland at the entrance to the harbour. A part of Kopervik is therefore called Treborg, literally meaning "wooden castle". There is however no evidence of its existence.
Kopervik was also home to Tormod Torfæus, appointed as the official Royal Norwegian historian to the Danish king.
Kopervik now contains many of Karmøy
's centre points, for example the council house, the cinema and the main shopping street.
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 the county
Counties of Norway
Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties . The counties form the primary first-level subdivisions of Norway and are further divided into 430 municipalities...
of 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%...
, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
and is the administrative centre of the municipality
Municipalities of Norway
Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties , and 430 municipalities...
of 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....
, and Kopervik have 8,192 inhabitants. It is part of the traditional district
Districts of Norway
The country Norway is historically divided into a number of districts. Many districts have deep historical roots, and only partially coincide with today's administrative units of counties and municipalities. The districts are defined by geographical features, often valleys, mountain ranges, fjords,...
of Haugaland
Haugaland
Haugaland is a traditional district situated on the western coast of Norway. Haugaland is one of the 15 traditional district located within the Region of Vestlandet.-Location:...
.
Population
Kopervik and its nearest surrounding areas had 8,192 inhabitants in March 2010. It is the largest city, and the second largest urban area in the municipality of Karmøy. Kopervik is the administrative centre of the municipality's 40,000 inhabitants.History
Kopervik was a municipality with city status from 1866 to 1965, when it merged with seven other municipalities to create the municipality of KarmøyKarmøy
Karmøy is a municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located southwest of the city of Haugesund in the traditional district of Haugaland....
. It is one of three cities in 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....
. It is a transport hub for scheduled boats going north to Bergen and south to Stavanger
Stavanger
Stavanger is a city and municipality in the county of Rogaland, Norway.Stavanger municipality has a population of 126,469. There are 197,852 people living in the Stavanger conurbation, making Stavanger the fourth largest city, but the third largest urban area, in Norway...
. The main industries are aluminium smelting and fishing.
According to legend, King Sverre I of Norway ordered the construction of a wooden castle on the headland at the entrance to the harbour. A part of Kopervik is therefore called Treborg, literally meaning "wooden castle". There is however no evidence of its existence.
Kopervik was also home to Tormod Torfæus, appointed as the official Royal Norwegian historian to the Danish king.
Kopervik now contains many of 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....
's centre points, for example the council house, the cinema and the main shopping street.
Notable residents
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