Eik, Rogaland

Eik is a village in Lund, Norway. Since 1981 it has had a station for world-wide Inmarsat access. It is part of a communication system that is used by Denmark, and other countries.

Coordinates: 58°31′55″N 6°30′02″E / 58.53186°N 6.50067°E / 58.53186; 6.50067

Rogaland

Rogaland [ˈruːɡɑˈlɑn]  ( listen) 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%. Rogaland has a fertility rate of 2.18 children per woman, which is the highest in the country, and one of the highest in Europe.

Etymology

Rogaland is the Norse name of the region – revived in modern times. Until 1919 the name of the county was Stavanger amt. It has been argued that the first element is the plural genitive case of rygir, the name of an old Germanic tribe (see Rugians). The last element is land n 'land, region'. In Norse times the region was alternatively called Rygjafylki (see Ryfylke).

Coat-of-arms

The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1974). It shows the old stone cross in Sola, erected in memory of Erling Skjalgsson after his death in 1028.

Geography

Rogaland is mainly a coastal region with fjords, beaches, and islands, the principal island being Karmøy. Boknafjorden is the largest bay, with many fjords branching off from it.

Rogaland (newspaper)

Rogaland was a Norwegian newspaper, published in Stavanger in Rogaland county.

Rogaland was started in 1905, published in the city Haugesund under the name Dag. Already in 1907 its name was changed and its headquarters moved to Stavanger. It went defunct in 1919.

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