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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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
municipality
administrativeCentreOf Haugesund municipality
climate oceanic climate
coatOfArmsGranted 1930
connectedByFerryTo Utsira NERFINISHED
country Norway
governedBy Haugesund municipal council
grantedTownStatus 1854
hasAirport Haugesund Airport Karmøy
hasAreaApproximateKm2 73
hasCoatOfArms Haugesund coat of arms
hasDemonym Haugesunder
hasFestival Norwegian International Film Festival
surface form: Den norske filmfestivalen

Sildajazz – Haugesund International Jazz Festival
hasHarbour Port of Haugesund
surface form: Haugesund harbour
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 language
surface form: Norwegian
locatedIn Rogaland
surface form: Rogaland county

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

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Karmøy connectedTo Haugesund
Vestland containsCity Haugesund
Western Norway containsCity Haugesund
Emden hasTwinTown Haugesund