Randaberg
Encyclopedia
Randaberg is a municipality
in Rogaland
county
, Norway
, located just to the north of Stavanger
. Randaberg was separated from Hetland
on 1 July 1922. The northernmost conurbation of Stavanger/Sandnes
can be found here.
) is named after the old Randaberg farm (Old Norse
: Randaberg), since the first church was built there. The first element is the plural genitive case
of rönd which means "edge", "brink", or "verge" and the last element is berg which means "mountain
".
is from modern times. They were granted on 26 June 1981. The arms show fourteen silver coins on a blue field. The arms are partly canting
since the name is derived from rond which means "edge" and the coin
s are placed around the shield. The coins symbolize the ball-shaped stones
found in large amounts on the beach
in Randaberg.
(a.k.a. Vistehålå) was the main shelter for a group of 25 persons, from around 6000 BC. These people were mainly gatherers and hunters, but from around 4000 BC they also started farming. From around 2000 BC, their main activity was farming.
. The first potato
es every year are grown here, and are given to the Royal Family of Norway. However, there are three suburb
s where most people live: Sentrum (310 houses), Viste Hageby (315 houses), and Grødem
(135 houses).
. This includes Sandestraen and Vistestraen. Hålandsvannet, a small lake, is also a popular place for swimming.
Municipalities of Norway
Norway is divided into 19 administrative regions, called counties , and 430 municipalities...
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
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...
, 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...
, located just to the north of 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...
. Randaberg was separated from Hetland
Hetland
Hetland is a former municipality in Rogaland county, Norway.It was created as Hetland formannskapsdistrikt in 1837. On 1 July 1922, Randaberg was separated from Hetland to create a municipality of its own. The split left Hetland with a population of 10,167...
on 1 July 1922. The northernmost conurbation of Stavanger/Sandnes
Stavanger/Sandnes
Stavanger/Sandnes is the third largest urban area of Norway, with a population of approximately 189,828. It consists of the densely built-up areas Stavanger, Sandnes, Sola and Randaberg....
can be found here.
Name
The municipality (originally the parishParish
A parish is a territorial unit historically under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of one parish priest, who might be assisted in his pastoral duties by a curate or curates - also priests but not the parish priest - from a more or less central parish church with its associated organization...
) is named after the old Randaberg farm (Old Norse
Old Norse
Old Norse is a North Germanic language that was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and inhabitants of their overseas settlements during the Viking Age, until about 1300....
: Randaberg), since the first church was built there. The first element is the plural genitive case
Genitive case
In grammar, genitive is the grammatical case that marks a noun as modifying another noun...
of rönd which means "edge", "brink", or "verge" and the last element is berg which means "mountain
Mountain
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".
Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-armsCoat of arms
A coat of arms is a unique heraldic design on a shield or escutcheon or on a surcoat or tabard used to cover and protect armour and to identify the wearer. Thus the term is often stated as "coat-armour", because it was anciently displayed on the front of a coat of cloth...
is from modern times. They were granted on 26 June 1981. The arms show fourteen silver coins on a blue field. The arms are partly canting
Canting arms
Canting arms are heraldic bearings that represent the bearer's name in a visual pun or rebus. The term cant came into the English language from Anglo-Norman cant, meaning song or singing, from Latin cantāre, and English cognates include canticle, chant, accent, incantation and recant.Canting arms –...
since the name is derived from rond which means "edge" and the coin
Coin
A coin is a piece of hard material that is standardized in weight, is produced in large quantities in order to facilitate trade, and primarily can be used as a legal tender token for commerce in the designated country, region, or territory....
s are placed around the shield. The coins symbolize the ball-shaped stones
Rock (geology)
In geology, rock or stone is a naturally occurring solid aggregate of minerals and/or mineraloids.The Earth's outer solid layer, the lithosphere, is made of rock. In general rocks are of three types, namely, igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic...
found in large amounts on the beach
Beach
A beach is a geological landform along the shoreline of an ocean, sea, lake or river. It usually consists of loose particles which are often composed of rock, such as sand, gravel, shingle, pebbles or cobblestones...
in Randaberg.
History
Some of the first inhabitants of Norway settled here, and it is believed that the first people came here around 12,000 years ago. It is thought that SvartholaSvarthola
Svarthola is a cave which is located in Viste, 10 km northwest of Stavanger, in Randaberg municipality, Rogaland county, Norway.-History:...
(a.k.a. Vistehålå) was the main shelter for a group of 25 persons, from around 6000 BC. These people were mainly gatherers and hunters, but from around 4000 BC they also started farming. From around 2000 BC, their main activity was farming.
Economy
Randaberg is still an active agricultural community, and produces over 80% of Norway's parsleyParsley
Parsley is a species of Petroselinum in the family Apiaceae, native to the central Mediterranean region , naturalized elsewhere in Europe, and widely cultivated as an herb, a spice and a vegetable.- Description :Garden parsley is a bright green hairless biennial herbaceous plant in temperate...
. The first potato
Potato
The potato is a starchy, tuberous crop from the perennial Solanum tuberosum of the Solanaceae family . The word potato may refer to the plant itself as well as the edible tuber. In the region of the Andes, there are some other closely related cultivated potato species...
es every year are grown here, and are given to the Royal Family of Norway. However, there are three suburb
Suburb
The word suburb mostly refers to a residential area, either existing as part of a city or as a separate residential community within commuting distance of a city . Some suburbs have a degree of administrative autonomy, and most have lower population density than inner city neighborhoods...
s where most people live: Sentrum (310 houses), Viste Hageby (315 houses), and Grødem
Grødem
Grødem is a middle-class suburb of Stavanger. It is actually located in eastern Randaberg, Rogaland, Norway....
(135 houses).
Attractions
During the summer the beaches here are very popular, and among the finest in the area around StavangerStavanger
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...
. This includes Sandestraen and Vistestraen. Hålandsvannet, a small lake, is also a popular place for swimming.
External links
- Municipal fact sheet from Statistics NorwayStatistics NorwayStatistics Norway is the Norwegian statistics bureau. It was established in 1876.Relying on a staff of about 1,000, Statistics Norway publish about 1,000 new statistical releases every year on its web site. All releases are published both in Norwegian and English...