Haugesund

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Haugesund is a coastal city in southwestern Norway known for its maritime heritage, shipbuilding industry, and annual film and jazz festivals.

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Haugesund canonical 22
Haugesund city centre 2
Haugesund town 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
municipality
administrativeCentreOf Haugesund municipality
climate oceanic climate
coatOfArmsGranted 1930
connectedByFerryTo Utsira
country Norway
governedBy Haugesund municipal council
grantedTownStatus 1854
hasAirport Haugesund Airport Karmøy
hasAreaApproximateKm2 73
hasCoatOfArms Haugesund coat of arms
hasDemonym Haugesunder
hasFestival Den norske filmfestivalen
Sildajazz – Haugesund International Jazz Festival
hasHarbour Haugesund harbour
linked to: Port of Haugesund
hasIndustry maritime services
offshore-related services
shipbuilding
hasMainChurch Haugesund Church
hasMunicipalStatusSince 1855
hasNotableMonument Haraldshaugen national monument
hasParliamentaryConstituency Rogaland
hasPort Port of Haugesund
hasPostalCodePrefix 5500
hosts Norwegian International Film Festival
Sildajazz
knownFor film festivals
herring fishing history
jazz festivals
maritime heritage
shipbuilding industry
languageOfficial Norwegian
linked to: Norwegian language
locatedIn Rogaland county
linked to: Rogaland

Western Norway
locatedNorthOf Stavanger
locatedOn North Sea
Norwegian west coast
linked to: Western Norway
locatedSouthOf Bergen
near Boknafjorden
Karmøy
populationApproximate 37000
region Haugalandet
timeZone CET
timeZoneDST CEST
usesWrittenStandard Bokmål

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Western Norway containsCity Haugesund
Emden hasTwinTown Haugesund
Vestland containsCity Haugesund
Karmøy connectedTo Haugesund
Rogaland hasCity Haugesund
Rogaland hasMunicipality Haugesund
Porvoo hasTwinTown Haugesund
mainland Norway contains Haugesund
Boknafjorden nearCity Haugesund
Sildajazz locatedIn Haugesund
Sildajazz takesPlaceIn Haugesund city centre
linked to: Haugesund
Sildajazz hasEconomicImpactOn Haugesund
Haugesund coat of arms usedBy Haugesund
Haugesund coat of arms usedBy Haugesund town
linked to: Haugesund
Haugesund coat of arms location Haugesund
Haraldshaugen national monument locatedNear Haugesund city centre
linked to: Haugesund
Haugesunder associatedWithCity Haugesund