Jolester ( Norwegian Jølster ) is a commune in the county of Sogn og Fjordane in Norway . The administrative center of the commune is the city of Skei . The official language of the commune is Nynorsk . The population of the commune in 2007 was 2929 people. The area of Yolster commune is 670.83 km² , the identifier code is 1431.
| Norwegian commune | |||
| Yolster | |||
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| Norwegian Jølster | |||
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| A country |  Norway | ||
| County (county) | Sogn og Fjordane | ||
| Adm Centre | Skei | ||
| Population ( 2007 ) | 2929 people | ||
| Density | 4.4 people / km² | ||
| Officer tongue | Nynorsk | ||
| Population change over 10 years | % | ||
| Square | 670.83 km² | ||
| Coordinates of the administrative center: | |||
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| Timezone | UTC + 1 , in the summer UTC + 2 | ||
| ISO 3166-2 code | NO-1431 | ||
| http://www.jolster.kommune.no (Nor.) | |||
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Content
Population history of the commune
The population of the commune over the past 60 years.
Culture
Astrup House
On the territory of the commune on the southern shore of Lake Jolstravatn there is a detached house and farm where the artist Nikolai Astrup (1880-1928) lived most of his life. Currently, the house functions as a museum, the situation is maintained the same as it was in the time of Astrup, there is a collection of paintings by the artist. Many plots for the works of Astrup were taken from the landscapes surrounding the lake [1] .
See also
- Norwegian Communes
Notes
- ↑ Jølster Municipality in Norway . GoNorway.no. The circulation date is December 5, 2010. Archived on April 17, 2012.
Links
- Wikimedia Commons has media on Jölster
- Statistics of the commune from the Bureau of Statistics of Norway