Stavanger

Stavanger is 's fourth largest city, at almost 150,000 residents. It is the largest city in, and the administrative centre of, county in West Norway.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include The Norwegian Petroleum Museum and Stavanger Cathedral.

Museum
is a museum documenting Norwegian oil and gas activities, located in , Norway.

Church
is 's oldest cathedral and the seat of the Bishop of Stavanger who leads the Diocese of Stavanger in the Church of Norway. It is located in the centre of the city of Stavanger which lies in the southwestern part of the large Stavanger Municipality in central county, .

Theater building
is a theatre in , Norway.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hundvåg and Hillevåg.

Suburb
is a borough of the city of Stavanger which lies in the southwestern part of the large municipality of in county, . The borough includes a number of islands lying to the north of the main city centre of Stavanger.

Suburb
is a borough of the city of Stavanger which lies in the southwestern part of the large municipality of in county, . It is located southwest of the city centre, south of the lake , and north of the borough of .

Stavanger

Latitude
58.9694° or 58° 58′ 10″ north
Longitude
5.7286° or 5° 43′ 43″ east
Population
145,000
Elevation
29 metres (95 feet)
Open location code
9FC7XP9H+QC
Geo­Names ID
6453391
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Stavanger” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: ستافانغر
  • Armenian: Ստավանգեր
  • Belarusian: Горад Ставангер
  • Bishnupriya: স্টাভানগের
  • Bulgarian: Ставангер
  • Chechen: Ставангер
  • Chinese: 斯塔万格
  • Greek: Σταβάνγκερ
  • Hebrew: סטוונגר
  • Icelandic: Stafangur
  • Japanese: スタヴァンゲル
  • Korean: 스타방에르
  • Latvian: Stavangere
  • Lithuanian: Stavangeris
  • Macedonian: Ставангер
  • Marathi: स्टावांग्यिर
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Stavanger kommune
  • Ossetian: Ставангер
  • Persian: استاوانگر
  • Russian: Ставангер
  • Samogitian: Stavangeris
  • Serbian: Ставангер
  • Thai: สตาวังเงร์
  • Tumbuka: Stavanger/Sandnes
  • Ukrainian: Ставангер
  • Urdu: ستاوانگیر
  • Western Panjabi: سٹاوانگر

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