The town of Egersund was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt).
Population: 9,502
Latitude: 58° 27' 4.79" N
Longitude: 5° 59' 58.92" E
The Altmark Incident (Norwegian: Altmark-affæren) was a naval skirmish of World War II between the United Kingdom and Nazi Germany, which happened on 16 February 1940. It took place in what were, at that time, neutral Norwegian waters.
Jøssingfjord is a fjord located within the municipality of Sokndal in south-western Norway.
The Rubis (H4, 202, P15) was a Saphir-class minelaying submarine which served in the French Navy and Free French Navy during the Second World War.
Moi is the administrative centre of the Lund municipality, in Rogaland county in Norway.
Stoplesteinan (also known as Stoplesteinane) is a stone circle in the town of Egersund, Rogaland in Norway. The local people often refer to it as a Stonehenge in miniature, although the only thing the two stone rings have in common is that they both…
Ogna is a village and former municipality in Rogaland county, Norway.
Varhaug is a village in the district of Jæren, Norway and is the administrative centre and the second largest village in Hå municipality. It was also the administrative centre for the former municipality Varhaug. It was founded in the late 19th cent…
Sirevåg is a village in the municipality of Hå, Norway.
Sirdalsvatnet is a lake in the municipalities of Sirdal and Flekkefjord in Vest-Agder county, Norway.
Sira is a village located within the municipality of Flekkefjord, in the Vest-Agder county in south-western Norway. The village is located at the border of the Vest-Agder and Rogaland counties, along European route E39 and the railway Sørlandsbanen.
Nodlandsvatnet is a lake in the municipality of Eigersund in Rogaland county, Norway.
Helleland is a village and parish as well as former municipality now located in Eigersund municipality in Rogaland county, Norway.
Hauge i Dalane (Haua in the local dialect) is the administrative center of Sokndal municipality, Norway. The origin of the name Hauge is from the Old Norse word Haugr meaning mound. Its total area is 2.35 km². Its population (as of January 1, 2006) …
Eik is a village in Lund, Norway. Since 1981 it has had a station for world-wide Inmarsat access.
Brusand is a village in the municipality of Hå, Norway.
Vigrestad is a village in the municipality of Hå, Norway.
Sogndal is a former small seaport (ladested) and municipality in Rogaland county, Norway, lying in the traditional district of Dalane. It comprised the two harbor villages Sogndalsstrand and Rægefjord.
Sirevåg Station (Norwegian: Sirevåg holdeplass) is a railway station located at Ogna in Hå, Norway on the Sørlandet Line. The station is served by the Jæren Commuter Rail between Stavanger and Egersund. The station is 60.36 kilometers (37.51 mi) sou…