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Gjesdal

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Gjesdal is a municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. [1]

73 relations: Administrative centre, Association football, Ålgård, Ålgård Church, Bjerkreim, Church of Norway, Coat of arms, Dagny Mellgren, Danish language, Deanery, Dialect, Diocese of Stavanger, Dirdal, Dirdal Church, Districts of Norway, Economic development, Edlandsvatnet, Etymology, European route E39, Figgjoelva, Finn E. Kydland, Flassavatnet, Formannskapsdistrikt, Forsand, Frafjord, Frafjord Tunnel, Frafjorden, Gilja, Gjesdal (village), Gjesdal Church, Høgsfjorden, Høle (municipality), Health care, Jæren, Labour Party (Norway), Limavatnet, List of municipalities of Norway, Mayor, Månafossen, Municipal council, Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, Norway, Norwegian language, Old age, Old Ålgård Church, Old Norse, Oltedal, Oltedal Church, Oltedalsvatnet, Parish, ..., Political party, Population density, Prestegjeld, Primary education, Road, Rogaland, Sandnes, Schei Committee, Sheep, Sheep farming, Sirdal, Social work, Statistics Norway, Stavanger, Time, Norway, Unemployment, Valley, Vest-Agder, Voiced dental and alveolar stops, Voiceless alveolar fricative, Voiceless dental and alveolar stops, Waterfall, Zoning. Expand index (23 more) »

Administrative centre

An administrative centre is a seat of regional administration or local government, or a county town, or the place where the central administration of a commune is located.

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Association football

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball.

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Ålgård

Ålgård (historic: Aalgaard) is the administrative centre of Gjesdal municipality in Rogaland county, Norway.

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Ålgård Church

Ålgård Church (Ålgård kirke) is a parish church in Gjesdal municipality in Rogaland county, Norway.

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Bjerkreim

Bjerkreim is a municipality in Rogaland county, Norway.

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Church of Norway

The Church of Norway (Den norske kirke in Bokmål and Den norske kyrkja in Nynorsk) is a Lutheran denomination of Protestant Christianity that serves as the people's church of Norway, as set forth in the Constitution of Norway.

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Coat of arms

A coat of arms is a heraldic visual design on an escutcheon (i.e., shield), surcoat, or tabard.

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Dagny Mellgren

Dagny Mellgren (born 19 June 1978) from Ålgård is a former Norwegian footballer.

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Danish language

Danish (dansk, dansk sprog) is a North Germanic language spoken by around six million people, principally in Denmark and in the region of Southern Schleswig in northern Germany, where it has minority language status.

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Deanery

A deanery (or decanate) is an ecclesiastical entity in the Roman Catholic Church, the Anglican Communion, the Evangelical Church in Germany, and the Church of Norway.

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Dialect

The term dialect (from Latin,, from the Ancient Greek word,, "discourse", from,, "through" and,, "I speak") is used in two distinct ways to refer to two different types of linguistic phenomena.

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Diocese of Stavanger

The Diocese of Stavanger (Stavanger bispedømme) is a diocese in the Church of Norway.

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Dirdal

Dirdal is a village in Gjesdal municipality in Rogaland county, Norway.

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Dirdal Church

Dirdal Church (Dirdal kirke) is a parish church in Gjesdal municipality in Rogaland county, Norway.

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Districts of Norway

The country Norway is historically divided into a number of districts.

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Economic development

economic development wikipedia Economic development is the process by which a nation improves the economic, political, and social well-being of its people.

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Edlandsvatnet

Edlandsvatnet is a lake in the municipality of Gjesdal in Rogaland county, Norway.

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Etymology

EtymologyThe New Oxford Dictionary of English (1998) – p. 633 "Etymology /ˌɛtɪˈmɒlədʒi/ the study of the class in words and the way their meanings have changed throughout time".

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European route E39

E 39 is the designation of a 1330 km long north-south road in Norway and Denmark, running from Klett just south of Trondheim to Aalborg, via Orkanger, Vinjeøra, Halsa...

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Figgjoelva

Figgjoelva or Figgjo is a river in Rogaland county, Norway.

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Finn E. Kydland

Finn Erling Kydland (born 1 December 1943) is a Norwegian economist known for his contributions to business cycle theory.

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Flassavatnet

Flassavatnet is a lake in Rogaland county, Norway.

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Formannskapsdistrikt

Formannskapsdistrikt is the name for Norwegian local self-government districts that were legally enacted on 1 January 1838.

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Forsand

Forsand is a municipality in Rogaland county, Norway.

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Frafjord

Frafjord is a village and farming community in the municipality of Gjesdal in Rogaland county, Norway.

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Frafjord Tunnel

The Frafjord Tunnel (Frafjordtunnelen) is a road tunnel in Gjesdal municipality in Rogaland county, Norway.

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Frafjorden

Frafjorden is a fjord in the municipalities Gjesdal and Forsand in Rogaland county, Norway.

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Gilja

Gilja is a village in Gjesdal municipality in Rogaland county, Norway.

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Gjesdal (village)

Gjesdal is a small farming village in Gjesdal municipality in Rogaland county, Norway.

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Gjesdal Church

Gjesdal Church (Gjesdal kirke) is a parish church in Gjesdal municipality in Rogaland county, Norway.

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Høgsfjorden

Høgsfjorden is a fjord in Rogaland county, Norway.

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Høle (municipality)

Høle or Høgsfjord is a former municipality in Rogaland county, Norway.

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Health care

Health care or healthcare is the maintenance or improvement of health via the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, illness, injury, and other physical and mental impairments in human beings.

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Jæren

Jæren is a traditional district in Rogaland county, Norway.

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Labour Party (Norway)

The Labour Party (Arbeiderpartiet, A/Ap), formerly the Norwegian Labour Party, is a social-democratic political party in Norway.

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Limavatnet

Limavatnet is a lake in the municipality of Gjesdal in Rogaland county, Norway.

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List of municipalities of Norway

Norway is divided into 18 administrative regions, called counties (fylker in Norwegian, singular: fylke), and 422 municipalities (kommuner/-ar, singular: kommune – cf. communes).

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Mayor

In many countries, a mayor (from the Latin maior, meaning "bigger") is the highest-ranking official in a municipal government such as that of a city or a town.

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Månafossen

Månafossen is a waterfall in Gjesdal municipality in Rogaland county, Norway.

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Municipal council

A municipal council is the local government of a municipality such as city councils and town councils.

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Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences

The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences (officially Sveriges riksbanks pris i ekonomisk vetenskap till Alfred Nobels minne, or the Swedish National Bank's Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel), commonly referred to as the Nobel Prize in Economics, is an award for outstanding contributions to the field of economics, and generally regarded as the most prestigious award for that field.

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Norway

Norway (Norwegian: (Bokmål) or (Nynorsk); Norga), officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a unitary sovereign state whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula plus the remote island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard.

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Norwegian language

Norwegian (norsk) is a North Germanic language spoken mainly in Norway, where it is the official language.

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Old age

Old age refers to ages nearing or surpassing the life expectancy of human beings, and is thus the end of the human life cycle.

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Old Ålgård Church

Old Ålgård Church (Ålgård gamle kirke) is a historic parish church in Gjesdal municipality in Rogaland county, Norway.

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Old Norse

Old Norse was a North Germanic language that was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and inhabitants of their overseas settlements from about the 9th to the 13th century.

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Oltedal

Oltedal is a village in Gjesdal municipality in Rogaland county, Norway.

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Oltedal Church

Oltedal Church (Oltedal kirke) is a parish church in Gjesdal municipality in Rogaland county, Norway.

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Oltedalsvatnet

Oltedalsvatnet is a lake in the municipality of Gjesdal in Rogaland county, Norway.

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Parish

A parish is a church territorial entity constituting a division within a diocese.

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Political party

A political party is an organised group of people, often with common views, who come together to contest elections and hold power in government.

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Population density

Population density (in agriculture: standing stock and standing crop) is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume; it is a quantity of type number density.

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Prestegjeld

A prestegjeld was a geographic and administrative area within the Church of Norway (Den Norske Kirke) roughly equivalent to a parish.

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Primary education

Primary education and elementary education is typically the first stage of formal education, coming after preschool and before secondary education (The first two grades of primary school, Grades 1 and 2, are also part of early childhood education).

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Road

A road is a thoroughfare, route, or way on land between two places that has been paved or otherwise improved to allow travel by foot or some form of conveyance, including a motor vehicle, cart, bicycle, or horse.

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Rogaland

Rogaland is a county in Western Norway, bordering Hordaland, Telemark, Aust-Agder, and Vest-Agder counties.

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Sandnes

is a city and municipality in Rogaland county, Norway.

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Schei Committee

The Schei Committee (Schei-komitéen) was a committee named by the Government of Norway to look into the organization of municipalities in Norway post-World War II.

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Sheep

Domestic sheep (Ovis aries) are quadrupedal, ruminant mammal typically kept as livestock.

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Sheep farming

Sheep farming is the raising and breeding of domestic sheep.

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Sirdal

Sirdal is a municipality in Vest-Agder county, Norway.

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Social work

Social work is an academic discipline and profession that concerns itself with individuals, families, groups and communities in an effort to enhance social functioning and overall well-being.

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Statistics Norway

Statistics Norway (Statistisk sentralbyrå, abbreviated to SSB) is the Norwegian statistics bureau.

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Stavanger

Stavanger is a city and municipality in Norway.

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Time, Norway

Time is a municipality in Rogaland county, Norway.

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Unemployment

Unemployment is the situation of actively looking for employment but not being currently employed.

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Valley

A valley is a low area between hills or mountains often with a river running through it.

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Vest-Agder

Vest-Agder (West Agder) is a county in Norway, bordering Rogaland to the West and Aust-Agder to the East.

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Voiced dental and alveolar stops

The voiced alveolar stop is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages.

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Voiceless alveolar fricative

A voiceless alveolar fricative is a type of fricative consonant pronounced with the tip or blade of the tongue against the alveolar ridge (gum line) just behind the teeth.

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Voiceless dental and alveolar stops

The voiceless alveolar stop is a type of consonantal sound used in many spoken languages.

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Waterfall

A waterfall is a place where water flows over a vertical drop or a series of steep drops in the course of a stream or river.

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Zoning

Zoning is the process of dividing land in a municipality into zones (e.g. residential, industrial) in which certain land uses are permitted or prohibited.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gjesdal

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