The Fylke Rogaland is in the southwest part of Norway. It belongs to the part of the country Vestlandet.
Regions
The communes of Rogaland are divided into five Districtswho also market themselves together for tourism:
- Haugalandet / Karmøy, With 1 Haugesund
as the main town - Ryfylke, consisting of the inland communities between 2 Sauda as the largest place in the north and 3 Forsand
in the south - North Jæren, with the coastal communities between 4 Randabergand 5 Sandnes, including Norway's third largest city 6 Stavanger.
- Jæren, the coastal communities between Ha and Klepp
- Dalane, the southernmost parishes with 7 Egersund as the largest place.
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The Communer from Rogaland are, in alphabetical order:
- Hjelmeland
- Ha
- Karmoy
- Klepp
- Kvitsøy
- Lund
- Randaberg
- Rennesøy
- Sandnes
- Sauda
- Sokndal
- Sola
- 8 Stavanger
- Beach
- Suldal
- Time
- Tysvær
- Utsira
- Vindafjord
places
The most populous places in Rogaland are
Other goals
background
language
The rural communities of Rogaland are a stronghold for the Norwegian variant Nynorsk. However, almost every municipality has a local variant. In the cities, in particular Stavanger and Haugesund, Bokmål is mainly spoken. For travelers in the region, however, this fact will hardly be of importance if they are not dependent on reading long administrative texts, since Nynorsk in its pure form is actually only available in written language. In everyday language, the spoken Nynorsk (spoken by 10-15% of the Norwegian population) and the spoken Bokmål (spoken by the majority of the population) are so similar that tourists with only rudimentary Norwegian language skills will hardly notice any differences.
getting there
- Per ship: International Car ferries control the port cities Egersund and Haugesund at. For travelers with destination Rogaland, the ferries also come to Kristiansand or Mountains into consideration.
- By plane: Airports with international connections, even if not always with direct flights from Germany Sola near Stavanger, Haugesund on Karmoy and Flesland at Mountains.
mobility
The real thing begins north of Stavanger Fiordland. Especially on coastal roads are common Ferries to use, even if more and more of it through bridges The bridges are mostly toll.
In Stavanger is a City toll to be paid for driving in the city center (car 20 NOK), in Sola and Randaberg are to be paid for cars 5 NOK, which is also valid at the other toll stations within 1 hour.
Tourist Attractions
The outstanding destinations in Rogaland are the fjords:
- 1 Boknafjord
- 2 Frafjord
- 3 Hafrsfjord
- 4 Høgsfjord
- 5 Lysefjord
- the 6 Pulpit Rock, the rock pulpit drops 604 m vertically into the Lysefjord.
- the 7 Kjeragbolten, a boulder wedged in a crevice at a height of 1000 m at the end of the Lysefjord near Lysebotn.
- the 6 Pulpit Rock
Another goal:
- Stavanger as the first city in Norway to benefit from the oil boom, which im Norsk Oljemuseum is documented.
In the Lysefjord
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Pulpit Rock
Lysefjord - Lysebotn
Kjeragbolten
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activities
The varied nature of Rogaland enables numerous activities on water, on land and in the air.
- This region is also great for cycling, with very moderate inclines but an often stiff breeze from the sea.
- Inland, especially in Ryfylke, there are numerous hiking opportunities in varied nature and great views from the peaks.
- Golf fans will find several courses between 9 and 18 holes, including at Ogna, at Pulpit Rock, at Sandnes and Stavanger, on Karmoy and around Haugesund.
- The Suldalslågen in the commune Suldal is considered a paradise for salmon anglers. But also countless other bodies of water and also the open sea exert an attraction on Petri disciples.
- For the very brave, Kjerag, already quoted, has proven to be a Mecca Base jumpers established where you can parachute yourself from the 1000 m high, vertically sloping cliff edge.
kitchen
nightlife
The metropolises of Rogaland, Stavanger and Haugesund, offer numerous opportunities for evening activities.
security
climate
Rogaland is on the southwest coast. On the one hand, the sea ensures lower temperature fluctuations over the course of the year than in the interior of the country, on the other hand, most low-pressure areas arrive via the Atlantic and rain down on the first mountain ranges.
