Stavanger

Stavanger () is a ceety an municipality in the coonty o Rogaland, Norawa.

Stavanger municipality haes a population o 121,610, but there are 189,828 fowk livin in the Stavanger conurbation, makin Stavanger the de facto third lairgest ceety in Norawa. Stavanger is an aa the centre o the Stavanger metropolitan aurie which haes a population o 297,569, an the admeenistrative centre o Rogaland coonty. The ceety is commonly referred tae as the Petroleum Caipital o Norawa.Stavanger - The Norwegian Petroleum Capital 

The ceety, despite its age, anerlie grew tae become amang the maist influential an important Norse ceeties in the seicont hauf o the 20t century, efter oil wis discovered in the North Sea. Today there are significant foreign influences as a result o several major internaitional oil companies' presence in the ceety. Several ither foreign influences can be foond, an among the mair prominent is the NATO Joint Warfare Centre.

Norawa's auldest cathedral, Stavanger domkirke, is situatit in the ceety centre, richt next tae lake Breiavatnet. The twa maist popular recreational auries in Stavanger are situatit aroond lakes, namely Mosvatnet an Stokkavatnet.

Twin touns – sister ceeties
Stavanger haes several sister ceeties; thay are:
  Aiberdeen, Unitit Kinrick
  Macaé, Brazil
  Baku, Azerbaijan
  Antsirabe, Madagascar
  Esbjerg, Denmark
  Eskilstuna, Swaden  Estelí, Nicaragua
  Neskaupstaður, Iceland
  Galveston, Unitit States
  Harlow, Unitit Kinrick
  Toulouse, Fraunce
  Houston, Unitit States  Jyväskylä, Finland
  Nablus, Palestinian Authority
  Netanya, Israel
  Massawa, Eritrea
  Melbourne, Australie

 References 

Category:Ceeties an touns in Norawa
Category:Populatit coastal places in Norawa

Category:Jæren
Category:Port ceeties an touns in Norawa
Category:Port ceeties an touns o the North Sea
Category:Viking Age populatit places
Category:Municipalities o Rogaland
Category:European Caipitals o Cultur