Forsand (former)

E370162

Forsand (former) was a former municipality in Rogaland county, Norway, known for encompassing parts of the scenic Lysefjord area, including iconic natural attractions like Preikestolen.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Forsand 2
Forsand village 2
Forsand (former) canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf former municipality ⓘ
borderedBy Bykle municipality ⓘ
Gjesdal municipality ⓘ
Hjelmeland municipality ⓘ
Sandnes municipality ⓘ
linked to: Sandnes

Sirdal municipality ⓘ
Strand municipality ⓘ
capital Forsand village ⓘ
linked to: Forsand (former)
coatOfArmsDescription green shield with a silver chevron ⓘ
contains Forsand village ⓘ
linked to: Forsand (former)

Kjerag ⓘ
Lysebotn ⓘ
Lysefjord ⓘ
Preikestolen ⓘ
country Norway ⓘ
countrySubdivision Rogaland county ⓘ
linked to: Rogaland
dissolvedOn 2020-01-01 ⓘ
establishedOn 1915-01-01 ⓘ
governedBy mayor of Forsand ⓘ
hadMunicipalCouncil Forsand municipal council ⓘ
hasLandscapeType fjord landscape ⓘ
mountainous terrain ⓘ
hasNorwegianName Forsand kommune ⓘ
hasNotableEconomicActivity agriculture ⓘ
hydropower production ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
hasNotableFeature Kjeragbolten ⓘ
linked to: Kjerag

Lysefjord hydropower installations ⓘ
Preikestolen cliff ⓘ
linked to: Preikestolen
hasOfficialName Forsand ⓘ
linked to: Forsand (former)
hasTransportInfrastructure Lysefjord ferry connections ⓘ
road access to Preikestolen trailhead ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Rogaland county ⓘ
linked to: Rogaland

Western Norway ⓘ
locatedInGeographicRegion Lysefjord area ⓘ
Ryfylke ⓘ
Southwestern Norway ⓘ
linked to: Western Norway
locatedInTimeZone Central European Summer Time ⓘ
Central European Time ⓘ
locatedOnWaterbody Høgsfjorden ⓘ
Lysefjord ⓘ
mergedInto Sandnes municipality ⓘ
linked to: Sandnes
partOf Kingdom of Norway ⓘ
separatedFrom Høgsfjord municipality ⓘ
subdivisionType municipality ⓘ
usedLanguage Norwegian ⓘ
Norwegian Nynorsk ⓘ
linked to: Nynorsk

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lysefjord → municipality → Forsand (former) ⓘ
Ryfylke → contains → Forsand ⓘ
linked to: Forsand (former)
Forsand (former) → capital → Forsand village ⓘ
linked to: Forsand (former)
Forsand (former) → contains → Forsand village ⓘ
linked to: Forsand (former)
Forsand (former) → hasOfficialName → Forsand ⓘ
linked to: Forsand (former)