See soorce fer Stavanger

{{Infobox settlement
| official_name          = Stavanger
| image_skyline          = Stavangercollage01.jpg
| image_caption          = Tap: Breiavatnet, middle left tap: View o Vagen, middle richt up: Rica Hotel, middle left bottom: Gamle aurie, bottom: Monument tae the Battle o Hafrsfjord, middle richt bottom: Stavanger aerial photo bottom: Lille Stokkavann
| imagesize              = 270px
| image_shield           = Stavanger komm.svg
| shield_size            = 120px
| pushpin_map            = Norway
| dot_mapsize            =
| nickname               = The Ile Capital
| subdivision_type       = [[Kintra]]
| subdivision_name       = [[Norawa]]
| subdivision_type1      = [[Leet o municipalities o Norawa|Municipality]]
| subdivision_name1      = Stavanger
| subdivision_type2      = [[Coonties o Norawa|Coonty]]
| subdivision_name2      = [[Rogaland]]
| subdivision_type3      = [[Destricts o Norawa|Destrict]]
| subdivision_name3      = [[Jæren]]
| leader_title           = [[Leet o mayors o Stavanger|Mayor]]
| leader_name            = [[Christine Sagen Helgø]]
| established_title      = Established
| established_date       = 1125
| area_total_km2         = 71
| area_urban_km2         = 77.98
| area_metro_km2         = 2598
| area_footnotes         =
| population_as_of       = 2011
| population_total       = 130,426
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_blank1_title      = Municipality/ Urban rank
| population_blank1            = [[Leet o ceeties in Norawa bi population|4t]]/[[Leet o urban auries in Norawa bi population|3rd]]
| population_urban             = 237,369
| population_density_urban_km2 = auto
| population_blank2_title      = Metro rank
| population_blank2            = [[Metropolitan regions o Norawa|3rd]]
| population_metro             = 319822
| population_density_metro_km2 = auto
| population_demonym           = Siddis
| demographics_type1           = Ethnic groups
| demographics1_title1         = [[Norse fowk|Norse]]
| demographics1_info1          = 88.7%
| demographics1_title2         = Poles
| demographics1_info2          = 6.7%
| demographics1_title3         = Breetish
| demographics1_info3          = 4.6%
| timezone                     = [[Central European Time|CET]]
| utc_offset                   = +1
| timezone_DST                 = [[Central European Simmer Time|CEST]]
| utc_offset_DST               = +2
| language                     = [[Bokmål]]
| coordinates            = {{coord|58|57|48|N|5|43|8|E|region:NO|display=inline,title}}
| website                 = [http://www.stavanger.kommune.no/ stavanger.kommune.no]
}}
'''Stavanger''' ({{IPA-no|stɑˈʋɑŋjær|no|Stavanger.ogg}}) is a ceety an [[municipalities o Norrowey|municipality]] in the [[coonties o Norawa|coonty]] o [[Rogaland]], [[Norawa]].

Stavanger municipality haes a population o 121,610<ref name="Stats1">{{cite web |url=http://www.ssb.no/english/municipalities/1103 |title=Statistics Norway: Figures on Stavanger Municipality |date=09-01-01 |work=Statistics Norway |publisher=Ssb.no |accessdate=2009-09-21 |archive-date=2007-09-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927220546/http://www.ssb.no/english/municipalities/1103 |url-status=dead }}</ref>, but there are 189,828<ref name="Stats2">{{cite web |url=http://www.ssb.no/emner/02/01/10/beftett/tab-2009-06-16-01.html |title=Statistics Norway: Conurbations ranked after area and population |date=09-01-01 |work=Statistics Norway |publisher=Ssb.no |language=Norwegian |accessdate=2009-09-21 |archive-date=2009-09-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090918173536/http://www.ssb.no/emner/02/01/10/beftett/tab-2009-06-16-01.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> fowk livin in the Stavanger [[conurbation]], makin Stavanger the de facto [[Leet o continuously built-up auries in Norawa bi population|third lairgest]] ceety in Norawa. Stavanger is an aa the centre o the [[Stavanger Region|Stavanger metropolitan aurie]] which haes a population o 297,569, an the admeenistrative centre o [[Rogaland]] coonty. The ceety is commonly referred tae as the Petroleum Caipital o Norawa.<ref>[http://www.randburg.com/no/stavange.html Stavanger - The Norwegian Petroleum Capital<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/19970327093647/http://www.randburg.com/no/stavange.html |date=1997-03-27 }}</ref>

The ceety, despite its age, anerlie grew tae become amang the maist influential an important Norse ceeties in the seicont hauf o the 20t century, efter oil wis discovered in the [[North Sea]]. Today there are significant foreign influences as a result o several major internaitional oil companies' presence in the ceety. Several ither foreign influences can be foond, an among the mair prominent is the [[NATO]] [[Joint Warfare Centre]].

Norawa's auldest cathedral, [[Stavanger domkirke]], is situatit in the ceety centre, richt next tae lake Breiavatnet. The twa maist popular recreational auries in Stavanger are situatit aroond lakes, namely [[Media:Mosvatnet.jpg|Mosvatnet]] an Stokkavatnet.

==Twin touns – sister ceeties==
Stavanger haes several [[Toun twinnin|sister ceeties]]; thay are:
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* {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Aiberdeen]], Unitit Kinrick<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/ACCI/web/site/Tourism/SL/tur_TownTwinning.asp|title=Twinning|publisher=Aberdeen City Council|accessdate=2008-03-02|archive-date=2008-11-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081123103433/http://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/ACCI/web/site/Tourism/SL/tur_TownTwinning.asp|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Macaé]], Brazil<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.macae.rj.gov.br/noticias/leitura?noticia=27089  |title=Prefeito recebe comitiva da Noruega interessada em investir em Macaé |accessdate=2012-09-14}}</ref>
* {{flagicon|AZE}} [[Baku]], Azerbaijan
* {{flagicon|MAD}} [[Antsirabe]], Madagascar
* {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Esbjerg]], Denmark
* {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Eskilstuna]], Swaden
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* {{flagicon|NCA}} [[Estelí]], Nicaragua
* {{flagicon|ISL}} [[Neskaupstaður]], Iceland
* {{flagicon|US}} [[Galveston, Texas|Galveston]], Unitit States
* {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Harlow]], Unitit Kinrick
* {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Toulouse]], Fraunce
* {{flagicon|US}} [[Houston, Texas|Houston]], Unitit States
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* {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Jyväskylä]], Finland
* {{flagicon|PLE}} [[Nablus]], Palestinian Authority
* {{flagicon|ISR}} [[Netanya]], Israel<ref name="Netanya twinnings">{{cite web|url=http://www.netanya.muni.il/eng/?CategoryID=1779|title=Netanya - Twin Cities|accessdate=2013-08-01|work=Netanya Municipality|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130201094809/http://www.netanya.muni.il/Eng/?CategoryID=1779|archivedate=2013-02-01|url-status=live}}</ref>
* {{flagicon|ERI}} [[Massawa]], Eritrea
* {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Melbourne]], Australie
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[[Category:Ceeties an touns in Norawa]]
[[Category:Populatit coastal places in Norawa]]
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[[Category:Jæren]]
[[Category:Port ceeties an touns in Norawa]]
[[Category:Port ceeties an touns o the North Sea]]
[[Category:Viking Age populatit places]]
[[Category:Municipalities o Rogaland]]
[[Category:European Caipitals o Cultur]]

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