Haugesund () is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ...

and

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on the North Sea in

Rogaland Rogaland () is a Counties of Norway, county in Western Norway, bordering the North Sea to the west and the counties of Vestland to the north, Telemark to the east and Agder to the east and southeast. As of 1 January 2024, it had a population of 49 ...

county, Norway. As of December 2023, the municipality of Haugesund has a population of 37,855. The vast majority of the population (37,008) live in the Haugesund urban area in the municipality's southwest. The Haugesund urban area also extends into neighboring

Karmøy Karmøy is a municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is southwest of the town of Haugesund in the traditional district of Haugaland. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Kopervik. Most of the municipality lies on ...

municipality and has a combined population of 46,359. Haugesund is the main commercial and economic centre of the

Haugaland Haugaland or Haugalandet is a traditional district situated on the western coast of Norway. Haugaland is one of the 15 traditional districts located within the Vestlandet region. Geographically, Haugaland is a peninsula between Bømlafjorden i ...

region in northern Rogaland and southern

Vestland Vestland is a Counties of Norway, county in Norway. The county is located in Western Norway, and its administrative centre is Bergen, where the executive and political leadership is based. The County governor (Norway), County Governor is based in ...

. The majority of the municipality outside this area is rural or undeveloped. The municipality is the 338th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Haugesund is the 28th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 37,855. The municipality's

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is and its population has increased by 5.9% over the previous 10-year period. The Haugesund urban area, which extends into the neighboring municipality of

, makes up about of the municipality. 8,884 people of the urban area live in Karmøy. Only about 1,000 residents of Haugesund municipality that live in the rural portion of the municipality.

Location

The town is situated on a strategically important

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Karmsund Karmsund is a strait located in Rogaland county, Norway. The long strait separates the island of Karmøy on the west and the mainland of Norway and island of Vestre Bokn in the east. The strait runs through the municipalities of Haugesund, ...

et, through which ships could pass without traversing heavy seas. In the early years, the coastal waters off Haugesund were a huge source of

herring Herring are various species of forage fish, belonging to the Order (biology), order Clupeiformes. Herring often move in large Shoaling and schooling, schools around fishing banks and near the coast, found particularly in shallow, temperate wate ...

, and the town grew accordingly. Despite being barely a village back then, King

Harald Fairhair Harald Fairhair (; – ) was a Norwegian king. According to traditions current in Norway and Iceland in the eleventh and twelfth centuries, he reigned from 872 to 930 and was the first Monarchy of Norway, King of Norway. Supposedly, two ...

lived at

Avaldsnes Avaldsnes is a village in Karmøy municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The village is located on the northeastern part of the island of Karmøy (island), Karmøy, along the Karmsundet strait, just south of the town of Haugesund (town), Hauge ...

, very close to the modern town of Haugesund. In the last decades, the town, like its neighbours, has been turning towards the petroleum industry, with the herring being long gone. During the last 20 years, the municipality has established its position as the main trading centre for the

region and southern parts of

county. It has several relatively large shopping centres, however, this has led to a decline of the trade and shopping activity in the town centre. The

Haugesund Region The Haugesund/Karmøy/Stord Region () is a metropolitan region in the counties of Rogaland and Hordaland in Western Norway. The region is centered on the cities of Haugesund Haugesund () is a municipalities of Norway, municipality and List of ...

, a statistical metropolitan area, which consists of the municipalities

, Haugesund,

Tysvær Tysvær is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Rogaland Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Haugalandet Districts of Norway, region. The municipality is located on the Haugalandet peninsula on the northern side ...

Sveio Sveio is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Vestland county, Norway. Sveio is a border district that is sometimes considered to be located in the Districts of Norway, traditional district of Haugalandet since it is located on th ...

and

Bokn Bokn is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the Traditional districts of Norway, traditional district of Haugaland. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Føresvi ...

, has a population of approximately 100,000 people (as of 2009).

History

Despite being a fairly young town, the areas surrounding Haugesund were lands of power during the

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was the first king of Norway. He had his home in

, also known as Homeland of the Viking Kings, only 8 km (4.9 mi) from the present town. After his death in , it is believed Fairhair was buried at

Haraldshaugen Haraldshaugen (Norwegian: ''Riksmonumentet Haraldshaugen'') is a national monument in Haugesund, Norway. The monument was erected during the millennial celebration of Norway's unification into one kingdom under the rule of King Harald Fairhair (N ...

, a burial mound adjacent to the

et strait. This site is the namesake of the town and municipality of Haugesund. The national monument at Haraldshaugen was raised in 1872, to commemorate the 1000th anniversary of the naval

Battle of Hafrsfjord The Battle of Hafrsfjord () was a naval battle fought in Hafrsfjord sometime between 872 and 900 that resulted in the unification of Norway, later known as the Kingdom of Norway (872–1397), Kingdom of Norway. After the battle, the victorious Vi ...

in 872. The Battle of Hafrsfjord has traditionally been regarded as when western Norway was unified under a single monarch for the first time. Karmoya-stolav

Haugesund has a strong historical bond to the sea and especially the

. In the earlier years, the coastal waters of Haugesund were a huge source for fishing

, and the town grew accordingly. The protective

strait A strait is a water body connecting two seas or water basins. The surface water is, for the most part, at the same elevation on both sides and flows through the strait in both directions, even though the topography generally constricts the ...

s of Smedasund and

gave the town potential to grow in both

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and

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. Even to this day, Karmsund is one of Norway's busiest waterways. The town is still growing geographically even though the population has increased only moderately over the last decade. In modern times the herring stocks have been depleted and the town is turning towards the petroleum industry, like its neighbouring town to the south,

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Municipal history

The urban village area of Haugesund (population: 1,066) was declared to be a "

" and separated from the surrounding municipality of

Torvastad Torvastad is a List of former municipalities of Norway, former municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until 1965. The administrative centre was the village of Haugesund (town), Haugesund (from 1838 until 185 ...

on 1 February 1855 to become a separate municipality. On 1 January 1911, the small urban area of Skåre (population: 3,847) that directly abutted the town of Haugesund was transferred to Haugesund. On 1 January 1958, the remainder of the municipality of Skåre was merged with the town of Haugesund, creating a larger Haugesund municipality. On 1 January 1965, the island of

Vibrandsøy Vibrandsøy or Vibrandsøya is an island in Haugesund municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The island lies west of the densely built-up island of Hasseløy and northwest of the island of Risøy in the town of Haugesund. The island is now ...

(population: 70) was transferred from Torvastad municipality to Haugesund.

Etymology

The municipality (and the town) is named after the Haugesundet strait (), which is named after the old ''Hauge'' farm (). The first element is the plural

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of which means "hill" or "mound". The last element is which means "

" or "

Coat of arms

The original

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was granted on 29 December 1862 and it was in use until 5 March 1930 when a new coat of arms was approved. The arms were designed as a painting of a harbour scene. The old arms showed three full

barrels sitting on land and an

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leaning against the barrels. In the background, the ocean harbour is showing along with three seagulls flying in the sky. Often, it was shown with a gold

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above the shield. The old arms showed the importance of herring fishing and processing in the town. The three barrels also represented the three parts of the municipality: the mainland and the islands of

Hasseløy Hasseløy is an island in Haugesund municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The island lies north of the island Risøy, south of the peninsula Killingøy, and between Vibrandsøy to the west and the mainland to the east. It is part of the t ...

and

Risøy Risøy or Risøya is an island in Haugesund municipality in Rogaland county, Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. The remote Arct ...

. The arms were designed by A. Fenger Krog. A new

was granted on 5 March 1930 to replace the old arms and to simplify them for the celebration of the 75th anniversary of the town. The

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is ''"

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, three seagulls

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surmounted by a

Or"'' (). This means the arms have a blue

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(background) and the

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is a set of three

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s lined up vertically. The charge has a

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which means it is commonly colored white, but if it is made out of metal, then silver is used. The seagulls and blue color were chosen to represent the importance of the sea. The new arms from 1930 removed the herring barrels from the old arms due to the decline in the importance of that industry. The arms were designed by

Hallvard Trætteberg Hallvard Trætteberg (21 April 1898 in Løten Municipality – 21 November 1987 in Oslo) was the leading Norwegian heraldic artist and the expert adviser on heraldry to the Government of Norway and the Norwegian royal family for much of the 2 ...

. The municipal flag has the same design as the coat of arms.

Geography and climate

Haugesund municipality has a coastline with the

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, however, the island of

and the

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Røvær Røvær is an island group in Haugesund Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The islands lie off the mainland shore about northwest of the town of Haugesund. Regular express boat service connects Røvær, the neighboring island of Feø ...

shelter it from the rough waters of the ocean. The

et strait, located between Karmøy and Haugesund used to be very strategically important, since ships could pass without having to sail through heavy sea. Haugesund's city centre has a distinctive street layout, similar to those found in

Kristiansand Kristiansand is a city and Municipalities of Norway, municipality in Agder county, Norway. The city is the fifth-largest and the municipality is the sixth-largest in Norway, with a population of around 116,000 as of January 2020, following th ...

and

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. The municipality includes several islands.

and

are densely built, and connected to the mainland by bridges.

which lies further out and consists of a number of islands, is also populated and connected to the mainland by ferry.

and its neighboring islands are now mainly a recreational area. Røværsholmen Lighthouse sits just off the coast of the main

island. The lakes

Vigdarvatnet Vigdarvatnet is a lake in the municipality of Sveio in Vestland county, Norway. A small arm off the main lake juts to the south and runs along the municipal-county border between Sveio in Vestland county and the town of Haugesund in Rogaland cou ...

and

Stakkastadvatnet Stakkastadvatnet is a lake on the border of Rogaland and Vestland counties in Norway. The lake mostly lies in Rogaland along the municipal borders of Haugesund and Tysvær. A very small portion of the northern part of the lake crosses over int ...

are located in the municipality. Haugesund has an oceanic climate (Cfb, marine west coast) with rainy winters and mild and pleasant summers. The all-time high was recorded July 2019, and the all-time low was set in January 2010 (extremes since 2003). The wettest time of year is autumn and winter, while April–July is the driest season. Haugesund Airport is situated in Karmøy municipality, about from the town of Haugesund, and it has been recording weather data since 1975.

Cityscape

The city hall, designed by

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and

Herman Munthe-Kaas Herman Munthe-Kaas (25 May 1890 – 5 May 1977) was a Norwegian architect. He was primarily known for his functionalist building designs. Biography Munthe-Kaas was born at Christiania (now Oslo), Norway. He was the son of Marius William M ...

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Skåre Church Skåre Church () is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Haugesund Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the town of Haugesund. It is one of the two churches for the Skåre parish which is part of the Haugaland prosti ...

Haugesund City Hall Haugesund City Hall is the city hall of Haugesund municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. History Funding for the city hall was donated in 1921 by shipping magnate Knut Knutsen (Knut Knutsen OAS) and his wife Elisabeth. In 1921 they donated 1 mi ...

was built in 1931, celebrating its 75th anniversary in 2006. The pink city hall, designed by

and

, is one of the finest neo-classical buildings in Norway, and has been elected the most beautiful building in Haugesund. It is also included in the new Norwegian edition of the game Monopoly after it was successful in a national vote. The building may not be altered in any way without permission from the national preservation agency. It overlooks the town square and a park which was inaugurated on 28 August 1949. During the last 20 years, the municipality has established its position as the main trading centre for the

region and southern parts of

county. It has several relatively large shopping centres, however, this has led to a decline of the trade and shopping activity in the town centre. There are several churches in the town of Haugesund including Vår Frelsers Church, Udland Church, Rossabø Church, and

Government

Haugesund Municipality is responsible for

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(through 10th grade), outpatient

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services,

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and other

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, and municipal

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s and utilities. The municipality is governed by a

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of directly elected representatives. The

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by a vote of the municipal council. The municipality is under the jurisdiction of the

Haugaland og Sunnhordland District Court Haugaland og Sunnhordland District Court () is a district court (Norway), district court located in Vestland and Rogaland counties in Norway. This court is based at two different courthouses which are located in Haugesund (town), Haugesund and Le ...

and the

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Municipal council

The

() of Haugesund is made up of 49 representatives that are elected every four years. The government is located at the

. The tables below show the current and historical composition of the council by political

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Mayors

The

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() of Haugesund: * 1855–1856: Tønnes Eide * 1857–1858: Gudmund Halleland * 1859–1860: Peder A. Høydahl * 1861–1866: Ludolf J. Eide * 1867–1867: Østen Kolstø * 1868–1868: Ditlev Møller * 1869–1871: E. M. Fredriksen * 1872–1872: Jens H. Hansen * 1873–1874: Ludolf J. Eide * 1875–1876: Arne Lothe * 1877–1877: Ludolf J. Eide * 1878–1878: Jens H. Hansen * 1879–1879: Hans J. Steensnæs * 1880–1880: Arne Lothe * 1881–1881: Ludolf J. Eide * 1882–1882: Jens H. Hansen * 1883–1883: Hans J. Steensnæs ( V) * 1884–1884: Jens H. Hansen ( V) * 1885–1885: Hans J. Steensnæs ( MV) * 1886–1886: Hans J. Kyvik * 1887–1887: J. Ferdinand Jacobsen * 1888–1888: Jacob Kielland * 1889–1889: Frithjof Eide ( V) * 1890–1890: Hans J. Steensnæs ( MV) * 1891–1891: Svend Jacobsen ( MV) * 1892–1892: Johan Aubert * 1893–1893: Svend Jacobsen ( MV) * 1894–1895:

Hakon Magne Wrangell Hakon Magne Valdemar Wrangell (2 January 1859 – 31 August 1942) was a Norwegian ship owner and politician. Wrangell was born in Haugesund to telegrapher Hans Marcus Wrangell and Cecilie Tjerandsen. He was elected representative to the Stort ...

( MV) * 1896–1896: Hans Steen ( MV/ H) * 1897–1897:

( MV) * 1898–1898: Hans Steen ( MV/ H) * 1899–1899:

( MV) * 1900–1900: Thomas Haaland ( MV) * 1901–1901: Erich Lindøe ( MV) * 1902–1903: Thomas Haaland ( MV) * 1904–1904: Rasmus G. Hagland ( V) * 1905–1907: Ola Bertelsen ( V) * 1908–1908: Svend Lindøe ( AvH) * 1909–1909: Valentin Valentinsen ( V) * 1910–1910: Thomas Haaland ( LL) * 1911–1911: Magne Rønnevig ( V) * 1912–1912: Carl J. Dueland ( Ap) * 1913–1913: Bernt Seland ( V) * 1914–1914: Svend Lindøe ( AvH) * 1915–1916: Valentin Valentinsen ( V) * 1917–1917:

Lars O. Meling Lars Olai Meling (1876–1951) was the Norwegian Minister of Trade 1924–1926 and 1933–1935.http://www.nsd.uib.no/polsys/index.cfm?urlname=&lan=&MenuItem=&ChildItem=&State=&UttakNr=33&person=11995 (in Norwegian). Retrieved 12 October 2020. R ...

( V) * 1918–1918: Kristian Holgersen ( V) * 1919–1919: Carl J. Westerlund ( Ap) * 1920–1921: Peder Haugen ( FV) * 1922–1922: Carl J. Westerlund ( Ap) * 1923–1924: Gabriel Faye ( FV) * 1925–1925: Christian Haaland ( H) * 1926–1926: Clement Gerhardsen ( FV) * 1927–1927: Edvard Velde (

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) * 1928–1931: Christian Haaland ( H) * 1932–1935: H. Karluf Hanssen ( V) * 1936–1936: Søren Caspersen ( Ap) * 1937–1937: Martin Olaussen ( Ap) * 1938–1938: Ingvald Førre ( Ap) * 1939–1940: Sigurd Lie ( H) * 1941–1941: Eystein Jenssen ( LL) * 1942–1945: Jacob Kyvik ( NS) * 1945–1945: Hans Jacobsen ( NS) * 1945–1945: Sigurd Lie ( H) * 1946–1947: Nils E. Nilsen ( Ap) * 1948–1949: Einar Osland ( V) * 1950–1950: Karl Sørensen ( V) * 1951–1951: Andreas Gullhaugen ( Ap) * 1952–1952: Karl Sørensen ( V) * 1953–1953: Rasmus Bakkevig ( H) * 1954–1954: Karl Sørensen ( V) * 1955–1955:

Gunnar Fredrik Hellesen Gunnar Fredrik Hellesen (23 February 1913 – 7 July 2005) was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party. He was born in Haugesund. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Rogaland in 1961, and was re-elected on one occasio ...

( H) * 1956–1957: Karl Sørensen ( V) * 1958–1959:

( H) * 1960–1961: Karl Sørensen ( V) * 1962–1963: Stener Askeland ( H) * 1964–1965: Jens Edvard Haugland ( V) * 1966–1967: Stener Askeland ( H) * 1968–1969: Jens Edvard Haugland ( V) * 1970–1971: Olle Johan Eriksen ( H) * 1972–1973: Jens Edvard Haugland ( V) * 1974–1975: Olle Johan Eriksen ( H) * 1976–1977: Ola Foldøy ( KrF) * 1978–1983: Olle Johan Eriksen ( H) * 1984–1987: Edvard Ringen, Jr. ( H) * 1988–1989:

Einar Steensnæs Einar Steensnæs (born 10 March 1942) is a Norwegian politician for the Christian Democrats, and served as parliamentary representative for Rogaland Rogaland () is a Counties of Norway, county in Western Norway, bordering the North Sea to the w ...

( KrF) * 1990–1991: Nils J. Storesund ( Ap) * 1992–1993:

( KrF) * 1993–1995: Turid Dalland ( H) * 1995–2001: Finn Martin Vallersnes ( H) * 2001–2015: Petter Steen Jr. ( H) * 2015–2023: Arne-Christian Mohn ( Ap) * 2023-present: Nils Konrad Bua ( H)

Transport

Haugesund Airport, located on the island of

to the southwest of Haugesund in

municipality, has year-round flights to

and

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in addition to some seasonal and charter destinations. The Norwegian airline

Coast Air Coast Air AS was a regional airline based at Haugesund Airport, Karmøy in Norway. It was Norway's fourth largest airline and operated domestic services within Norway, in addition to international services. Routes were concentrated along the W ...

was based at Haugesund airport, but filed for bankruptcy on 23 January 2008. The European Route E39 bypasses Haugesund to the east, passing through

Aksdal Aksdal is a village and the administrative centre of Tysvær municipality, Norway. The village is located on the northern shore of the large lake Aksdalsvatnet, at the junction of the European route E134 and European route E39 highways. The vil ...

. The European Route E134 leads eastwards to

Drammen Drammen () is a city and municipality in Buskerud county, Norway. The port and river city of Drammen is centrally located in the south-eastern and most populated part of Norway. Drammen municipality also includes smaller towns and villages such ...

outside

. The

bus station A bus station, bus depot, or bus interchange is a structure where city buses or intercity buses stop to pick up and drop off passengers. A bus station is larger than a bus stop, which is usually simply a place on the roadside, where buses can st ...

in Haugesund is located at Flotmyr on the east side of the downtown area. Long-distance bus services are available to Stavanger, Bergen, and Oslo. The local bus transport is operated by

Vy Buss Vy Buss, formerly branded as Nettbuss, is the largest bus company in Norway, owned by Vy. It was established on 10 February 2000 as the continuation of the bus operations from former NSB Biltrafikk. In addition to bus services in major parts o ...

, on a contract with

Kolumbus Kolumbus AS, formerly Rogaland Kollektivtrafikk FKF, is the public transportation administration in Rogaland, Norway and organised as a county agency. The agency is responsible for planning, marketing and organising the public transport in Rogal ...

. The town is connected to the island of

Utsira Utsira () is the least populous municipality in Norway. The island municipality is located in northwestern Rogaland county, just off the western coast of Norway. Utsira is part of the traditional district of Haugaland. The municipality consist ...

by car ferry, and to the islands of

and

Feøy Feøy is a small island group in Karmøy municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The island group lies west of the town of Haugesund and the island of Karmøy, southeast of the islands of Røvær, and northeast of the island of Utsira. The ...

by passenger ferry. Until 2008, the

Newcastle–Bergen–Stavanger ferry The United Kingdom to Norway ferry service was a route connecting Newcastle in England with Stavanger, Bergen, and Haugesund in Norway. It existed for over 140 years until 2008, when it was last operated by DFDS Seaways DFDS Seaways is a D ...

operated here as well.

Healthcare

Haugesund Hospital Haugesund () is a municipality and town on the North Sea in Rogaland county, Norway. As of December 2023, the municipality of Haugesund has a population of 37,855. The vast majority of the population (37,008) live in the Haugesund urban area in t ...

provides specialist health services to around 180,000 inhabitants in North Rogaland, Sunnhordland, Hardanger and Ryfylke. The hospital offers services in both medicine and surgery, radiology / X-ray, childbirth / maternity, gynecology and fertility, habilitation and specialized treatment in mental health care. There are also more than 10 public and private health centers in the municipality for either general or specialized care, including the Privatsykehuset Haugesund.

Culture

Haugesund is the main cultural centre for its region, and is home to several festivals, the largest being the

Norwegian International Film Festival The Norwegian International Film Festival ( or ''Filmfestivalen i Haugesund'') is a film festival held annually in Haugesund, Norway. The festival goes back to 1973 and is therefore the oldest one in Norway. In 1985, the Amanda award was ins ...

and

Sildajazz Sildajazz is a jazz festival, which is held annually on the second weekend of August, in Haugesund, Norway. The inaugural festival was in 1987 with four bands, and has since grown to involve around 70 bands and close to 400 Norwegian and foreign mu ...

, an international jazz festival with approximately 70

bands Bands may refer to: * Bands (song), song by American rapper Comethazine * Bands (neckwear), form of formal neckwear * Bands (Italian Army irregulars) Bands () was an Italian military term for Irregular military, irregular forces, composed of nati ...

and close to 200 concerts. Every August, The Norwegian Trad-jazz festival, the ''

'' is held. Both local and international musicians are presented at the Sildajazz. In the summer of 2004, the annual rock festival, ""RockFest"" started. It attracted local, national and international pop and rock bands, such as

Elton John Sir Elton Hercules John (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight; 25 March 1947) is a British singer, songwriter and pianist. His music and showmanship have had a significant, lasting impact on the music industry, and his songwriting partnership with l ...

Madcon Madcon is a Norwegian musical duo formed in 1992 by Yosef Wolde-Mariam and Tshawe Baqwa. They have released eight albums as of 2018, and became known for their 2007 cover of the 1967 song "Beggin'" by The Four Seasons. They took their name from ...

DumDum Boys DumDum Boys are a Norwegian rock band from Trondheim, formed in 1979 and originally known as Wannskrækk. The band is one of the most successful Norwegian rock acts of all time, and are considered one of the "big four" bands who popularized mod ...

and

Kaizers Orchestra Kaizers Orchestra is a Norwegian alternative rock band formed in Bergen on 1 January 2000. They are notable for being among the first non- black-metal Norwegian artists singing in their native language to become popular beyond Scandinavia. In 20 ...

. The festival started as a part of the celebration of Haugesund's 150 year anniversary. In 2009, the last Rockfest was held, and got replaced by a new concept in 2010; Haugesund Live. Haugesund Live is a series of individual concerts, and has featured bands such as

the Baseballs The Baseballs are a German rock and roll band founded in Berlin in 2007. They became popular with 1950s and 1960s style rock cover versions of modern hits such as "Umbrella" by Rihanna, "Crazy in Love" by Beyoncé, "Hot n Cold" by Katy Perry and ...

Kim Larsen Kim Mellius Flyvholm Larsen (23 October 1945 – 30 September 2018) was a Danish singer, songwriter, author, and guitarist. He began his musical career in 1968 after a brief period as an elementary school teacher and became known from 1969 as ...

and

Mötley Crüe Mötley Crüe is an American Heavy metal music, heavy metal band formed in Hollywood, California, in 1981 by bassist Nikki Sixx and drummer Tommy Lee, with guitarist Mick Mars and lead vocalist Vince Neil joining right after. The band has sol ...

. The

has since 1973 been held in Haugesund, premiering and showing international and Norwegian films. The

Amanda Award The Amanda Award () is an award given annually at the Norwegian International Film Festival in Haugesund, Norway, to promote and improve Norwegian film. The award originated in 1985, and has since 2005 been exclusively a film award (not telev ...

, Norway's variation of the Oscars, has been held in Haugesund since 1985 in concurrence with the film festival.

Haugesunds Avis is a daily newspaper published in Haugesund, Norway, but with branches in Bømlo, Kopervik, Odda, Sauda and Stord. Founded in 1895, it is today owned by the investment group Mecom Group, and is as such part of the media group A media cong ...

is a daily newspaper published in Haugesund, but with branches in

Bømlo Bømlo () is a list of municipalities of Norway, municipality in the southwestern part of Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the Traditional districts of Norway, traditional district of Sunnhordland. The administrative centre of the muni ...

Kopervik Kopervik is the largest town on the island of Karmøy in Rogaland county, Norway. It is also the administrative centre of the municipality of Karmøy. It is part of the traditional district of Haugaland. The town was also an independent munic ...

Odda Odda () is a list of former municipalities of Norway, former municipality in the old Hordaland counties of Norway, county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1913 until its dissolution in 2020 when it was merged into Ullensvang Municipality i ...

Sauda Sauda ''()'' is a municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Sauda, where most of the population lives. Other villages in the municipality include Saudasjøen and Amdal. Despite being ...

and

Stord Stord is a municipalities of Norway, municipality in Vestland counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is located in the Traditional districts of Norway, traditional district of Sunnhordland. Stord is sometimes called "Norway in miniature" since i ...

. Founded in 1895, it is today owned by the investment group

Mecom Group Mecom Group plc was a newspaper publishing company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. Initially, it was listed on the London Stock Exchange and was a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index until 22 December 2008, when it became one of three m ...

, and is as such part of the

media group A media conglomerate, media company, media group, or media institution is a company that owns numerous companies involved in mass media enterprises, such as music, television, radio, publishing, motion pictures, video games, amusement parks, or ...

Edda Media Edda Media was a Norwegian media group that owned a number of Norwegian newspapers, television channels, radio channels and websites. The company was part of the Mecom Group and was the remaining domestic part of Orkla Media. In 2006 the newspa ...

. In 2006, Haugesunds Avis had a circulation of 33 448. The newspaper owns the local radio channel ''Radio 102''.

Churches

The

Church of Norway The Church of Norway (, , , ) is an Lutheranism, evangelical Lutheran denomination of Protestant Christianity and by far the largest Christian church in Norway. Christianity became the state religion of Norway around 1020, and was established a ...

has three parishes () within the municipality of Haugesund. It is part of the

Haugaland prosti This list of churches in Rogaland is a list of the Church of Norway churches in the Diocese of Stavanger in Norway. It includes all of the parishes in Rogaland county. The diocese is based at the Stavanger Cathedral in the city of Stavanger (city) ...

(

deanery A deanery (or decanate) is an ecclesiastical entity in the Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Church, the Anglican Communion, the Evangelical Church in Germany, and the Church of Norway. A deanery is either the jurisdiction or residence of ...

) in the

Diocese of Stavanger The Diocese of Stavanger () is a diocese in the Church of Norway. It covers all of Rogaland county in western Norway. The cathedral city is Stavanger, where the Stavanger Cathedral is located. The bishop is Anne Lise Ådnøy, who has held the p ...

Education

The main campus of

Stord/Haugesund University College Stord/Haugesund University College (HSH), Norwegian: Høgskolen Stord/Haugesund) was a medium sized state university college in Norway before it was merged with Bergen University College and Sogn og Fjordane University College to become HVL. The ...

is located in Haugesund. Established in 1994, it is the result of the merger between ''Haugesund Nursing College'', ''Stord Teachers College'', and ''Stord Nursing College''. The

university college In a number of countries, a university college is a college institution that provides tertiary education but does not have full or independent university status. A university college is often part of a larger university. The precise usage varies f ...

has approximately 2700 students and 260 employees, thus making it one of the smallest university colleges in Norway. The county of Rogaland operates four high schools in Haugesund. The schools Skeisvang and Vardafjell prepare pupils for further for college or university studies. The schools Haugaland and Karmsund are vocational high schools. In addition, the private Haugesund Toppidrettsgymnas has a sports-oriented high school program. The municipality has seven pure elementary schools of grades 1 to 7 (Saltveit, Gard, Austrheim, Solvang, Lillesund, Rossabø, and Brakahaug), two pure middle schools of grades 8 to 10 (Haraldsvang and Håvåsen) and three grade 1 to 10 schools (Hauge, Røvær, and Skåredalen). In addition, the Breidablik school offers elementary and middle school courses to new foreigners and refugees. The two private schools are Steinerskolen offering a

Waldorf education Waldorf education, also known as Steiner education, is based on the educational philosophy of Rudolf Steiner, the founder of anthroposophy. Its educational style is holistic, intended to develop pupils' intellectual, artistic, and practical sk ...

program, and Danielsen, a Christian school offering courses for grades 8 and 9.

Sports

Football (soccer)

The strongest local football team is

FK Haugesund Fotballklubben Haugesund (), usually referred to as FK Haugesund or FKH, is a professional association football, football club from the city of Haugesund that plays in the top tier of the Norwegian football league system. FK Haugesund previousl ...

that has stayed in the

Norwegian Premier League Eliteserien () is a professional association football league in Norway and the highest level of the Norwegian football league system. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the Norwegian First Division ...

since 2010. The team plays its home matches at Haugesund Stadion. Other local football teams are Vard Haugesund, Djerv 1919 and

SK Haugar Sportsklubben Haugar is an association football club from Haugesund, Norway, established in 1939. Its top women's team plays in the Second Division and the top men's team plays in the Fifth Division. The men's team has played two Norwegian Footb ...

Other sports

Haugesund IL Haugesund Idrettslag is a Norwegian athletics club from Haugesund, founded in 1906. Its most prominent members are long-distance runners Susanne Wigene, Karl Johan Rasmussen and Bente Landøy as well as jumpers Eugen Haugland, Terje Haugland a ...

, athletics. * Haugesund Seagulls, ice hockey * Haugesund Turnforening, gymnastics

International relations

Twin towns – sister cities

Haugesund has

sister city A sister city or a twin town relationship is a form of legal or social agreement between two geographically and politically distinct localities for the purpose of promoting cultural and commercial ties. While there are early examples of inte ...

agreements with the following places: * Ekenäs, Uusimaa, Finland *

Emden Emden () is an Independent city (Germany), independent town and seaport in Lower Saxony in the north-west of Germany and lies on the River Ems (river), Ems, close to the Germany–Netherlands border, Netherlands border. It is the main town in t ...

, Lower Saxony, Germany *

Søllerød Søllerød is a suburban district of Rudersdal Municipality in the northern outskirts of Copenhagen, Denmark. The original village, one of the oldest in the area, is perched on Søllerød Hill on the south side of Søllerød Lake. It merged with ...

, Hovedstaden, Denmark *

Ystad Ystad () is a town and the seat of Ystad Municipality, in Scania County, Sweden. Ystad had 18,350 inhabitants in 2010. The settlement dates from the 11th century and has become a busy ferryport, local administrative centre, and tourist attracti ...

, Skåne, Sweden Each of the sister cities (with exception of Emden) has given its name to a street in Haugesund. The streets are located in the same area near the border to the neighbouring municipality.

Notable people

Hanna Brummenæs Marthe Johanne (Hanna) Pedersdatter Brummenæs (12 December 1860, Hasseløy - 1 May 1942, Haugesund) was a Norwegian businesswoman in shipping and local politician in Haugesund. Together with Bertha Torgersen, she founded the shipping company Brum ...

(1860-1942), a pioneering female shipping company owner and City Councillor * Eivind Nielsen (1864–1939), a painter and illustrator of children's books *

Egil Eide Egil Næss Eide (24 August 1868 – 13 December 1946) was a Norwegian silent film actor and film director, director. He appeared in eighteen films between 1913 and 1935, and worked at the Nationaltheatret, National Theatre between 1899 and 1 ...

(1868–1946), a silent film actor and director * Henrik Børseth (1885–1970), an actor *

Ellen Sinding Ellen Sinding (; April 17, 1899 – April 18, 1980) was a Norwegians, Norwegian actress and dancer. Sinding was born in Haugesund, the daughter of the actor and sculptor Sæbjørn Buttedahl and the actress Clare Petrea Margrethe Benelli (1871–1 ...

(1899–1980), an actress and dancer *

Tollak B. Sirnes Tollak Bakke Sirnes (17 October 1922 – 15 October 2009) was a Norwegian physician, psychiatrist and pharmacologist. Sirnes was born in Haugesund, and had eleven siblings of whom ten were older. He examen artium, finished his secondary educ ...

(1922–2009), a physician, psychiatrist, and pharmacologist * Olle Johan Eriksen (1923–1999), a politician who was mayor of Haugesund in the 1970s * Odd Langholm (born 1928), an economist and historian of economic thought *

Jacob Stolt-Nielsen Jacob Stolt-Nielsen Jr. (12 May 1931 – 15 February 2015) was a Norwegian entrepreneur. The founder of Stolt-Nielsen Limited, he is widely credited as the creator of the parcel tanker concept. He also pioneered and built successful businesses in ...

(1931–2015), an entrepreneur who founded

Stolt-Nielsen Stolt-Nielsen Limited (SNL) provides transportation and storage for liquids, notably specialty and bulk liquid chemicals. It also has an aquaculture division that grows turbot and other fish and fish products. Founded in 1959, corporate services ...

, a parcel tanker firm *

Hanne Krogh Hanne Krogh (born 24 January 1956) is a Norwegian singer and actress from Haugesund and Oslo. Krogh is among the most selling record artists in Norway ever. She represented Norway alone at the age of fifteen at the "Eurovision Song Contest 1971" ...

(born 1956), a singer and actress, won the

Eurovision Song Contest 1985 The Eurovision Song Contest 1985 was the 30th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, held on 4 May 1985 in the in Gothenburg, Sweden. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster (SVT), it was presented by Lill Li ...

Jon Fosse Jon Olav Fosse (; born 29 September 1959) is a Norwegian author, translator, and playwright. In 2023, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature "for his innovative plays and prose which give voice to the unsayable." Fosse's work spans over se ...

(born 1959), an author and dramatist awarded in 2023 with the Nobel prize in Literature *

Turid Birkeland Turid Birkeland (5 November 1962 – 24 December 2015) was a Norwegian cultural executive and politician for the Labour Party. She was Minister of Culture in 1996–97. She was an author and also worked in television, including being chief of c ...

(1962–2015), a cultural executive and former politician *

Steffen Kverneland Steffen Kverneland (born 14 January 1963) is a Norwegian illustrator and comics writer. He was born in Haugesund, and settled in Oslo from 1987. He has specialized on creating comics series based on classical literature. Among his early albums a ...

(born 1963), an illustrator and comics writer * Kjetil Steensnæs (born 1976), a jazz musician who plays guitar,

dobro Dobro () is an American brand of resonator guitars owned by Gibson and manufactured by its subsidiary Epiphone. The term "dobro" is also used as a generic term for any wood-bodied, single-cone resonator guitar. The Dobro was originally a gui ...

, and banjo * Captain Frodo (born 1976), a

Guinness World Record ''Guinness World Records'', known from its inception in 1955 until 1999 as ''The Guinness Book of Records'' and in previous United States editions as ''The Guinness Book of World Records'', is a British reference book published annually, listi ...

breaking contortionist who lives in Australia * Gunhild Stordalen (born 1979), a physician and environmental advocate *

Susanne Sundfør Susanne Aartun Sundfør ( (local Haugesund dialect; Help:IPA/Norwegian, ʉˈsɑ̀nːə ˈɔ̀ʈːʉːn ˈsʉ̀nføːrin Urban East ("standard") Norwegian); born 19 March 1986) is a Norwegians, Norwegian singer-songwriter and record producer. ...

(born 1986), a singer-songwriter and record producer

US emigrants

Gunvald Aus Gunvald Aus, also written Aas (May 30, 1851 – May 27, 1950) was a Norwegian-American engineer. He is most associated with the engineering of the Woolworth Building in New York City. Background He was born the son of Gabriel Godfrey Aas and So ...

(1851–1950), an engineer who built the

Woolworth Building The Woolworth Building is a residential building and early skyscraper at 233 Broadway (Manhattan), Broadway in the Tribeca neighborhood of Lower Manhattan in New York City. Designed by Cass Gilbert, it was the tallest building in the world f ...

New York City New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city in the United States, located at the southern tip of New York State on one of the world's largest natural harbors. The city comprises five boroughs, each coextensive w ...

* Hannah Kallem (1865-1937), an American Army nurse who served in the

Spanish–American War The Spanish–American War (April 21 – August 13, 1898) was fought between Restoration (Spain), Spain and the United States in 1898. It began with the sinking of the USS Maine (1889), USS ''Maine'' in Havana Harbor in Cuba, and resulted in the ...

* Martin Edward Mortensen (1897–1981), the son of an emigrant from the village of Skjold near Haugesund, was listed as father on the birth certificate of

Marilyn Monroe Marilyn Monroe ( ; born Norma Jeane Mortenson; June 1, 1926 August 4, 1962) was an American actress and model. Known for playing comic "Blonde stereotype#Blonde bombshell, blonde bombshell" characters, she became one of the most popular sex ...

. A statue of Monroe by

Nils Aas Nils Sigurd Aas (21 April 1933 – 10 February 2004) was a Norwegian sculptor. He was one of the most prominent artists in modern Norwegian sculpture and is particularly well known for his statue of Haakon VII, located in the June Seventh Squ ...

stands on the seafront promenade in Haugesund town centre * Sigmund R. Petersen (born ca.1940), a

rear admiral Rear admiral is a flag officer rank used by English-speaking navies. In most European navies, the equivalent rank is called counter admiral. Rear admiral is usually immediately senior to commodore and immediately below vice admiral. It is ...

and fourth Director of the

NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps (informally the NOAA Corps) is one of eight federal uniformed services of the United States, and operates under the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( ...

, who emigrated in 1948 to the USA

Sport

* Stig Traavik (born 1967), a former judoka at

1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics (, ), officially the Games of the XXV Olympiad (, ) and officially branded as Barcelona '92, were an international multi-sport event held from 25 July to 9 August 1992 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Beginning in 1994 ...

and diplomat. *

Egil Østenstad Egil Johan Østenstad (; born 2 January 1972) is a Norwegian former professional footballer who played as a forward. He started and ended his career at Viking, before going on to play in the Premier League for Southampton, Blackburn Rovers ...

(born 1972), a former footballer with 334 club caps and 18 for

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of the Kingdom of ...

* Trygve Nygaard (born 1975), a retired footballer with over 300 club caps *

Kenneth Høie Kenneth Høie (born 11 September 1979) is a Norwegian former professional football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Un ...

(born 1979), a former football goalkeeper with 330 club caps *

Svein Oddvar Moen Svein Oddvar Moen (born 22 January 1979) is a Norwegian football referee. He took up refereeing in 1995, and made his debut in the Eliteserien in 2003. He represents SK Haugar. Career He was selected to officiate the final of the 2011 FIFA U- ...

(born 1979), a Norwegian football referee * Susanne Wigene (born 1978), a middle and long-distance runner *

Christian Grindheim Christian Grindheim (born 17 July 1983) is a Norwegian retired professional footballer who last played as a midfielder for Eliteserien club FK Haugesund. Grindheim is known as a hardworking midfielder with tough tackling and powerful shots. He ...

(born 1983), a retired footballer with 530 club caps and 54 for

Tor Arne Andreassen Tor Arne Andreassen (born 16 March 1983) is a Norwegian former footballer who played in defence and midfield for FK Haugesund, Haugesund. Career statistics External linksGuardian's Stats Centre
1983 births Living people Norwegian men' ...

(born 1983), former footballer, played 334 games with

Alexander Søderlund Alexander Toft Søderlund (born 3 August 1987) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Vard Haugesund. He has represented the Norway national team. Club career After playing for Stegaberg IL in his youth, Søderlund ...

(born 1987), a footballer with over 300 club caps and 32 for

Sven Erik Bystrøm Sven Erik Bystrøm (born 21 January 1992, in Haugesund) is a Norwegian road bicycle racer, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . He was the 2014 UCI Road World Championships – Men's under-23 road race, 2014 Under-23 World Road Race Champ ...

(born 1992), a Norwegian road bicycle racer *

Tommy Langaker Tommy Langaker (born February 8, 1994) is a Norwegian submission grappler and brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner. He won the 2023 IBJJF no-gi world champion in the 79.5 kg division. He took the bronze medal in middle weight at the 2021 Worl ...

(born 1994), a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu athlete, first Norwegian Black Belt World Champion under IBJJF

References

External links

Municipal fact sheet
from

Statistics Norway Statistics Norway (, abbreviated to ''SSB'') is the Norwegian statistics bureau. It was established in 1876. Relying on a staff of about 1,000, Statistics Norway publish about 1,000 new statistical releases every year on its web site. All rele ...

* *
Tourist information (English, German and Norwegian language)Municipality website (Norwegian language)Haugalandet.net
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