Etne
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| Image:NO 0434 Etne.svg | ||
| County | Hordaland | |
| District | Haugaland | |
| Municipality | NO-0434 | |
| Administrative centre | Etnesjøen | |
| Mayor (2003) | Amund Enge (H) | |
| Official language form | Nynorsk | |
| Area - Total - Land - Percentage |
Ranked 148 735 km² 693 km² 0.23 % |
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| Population - Total (2004) - Percentage - Change (10 years) - Density |
Ranked 233 3,916 0.09 % 0.1 % 6/km² |
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| www.etne.kommune.no |
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Etne is a municipality in the county of Hordaland, Norway.
The movie United was shot there with local people as actors.
[edit] The name
The municipality is named after Etnefjorden (Norse Etnir). The fjord is probably named after an old rivername *Etna (now Etneelvi). (See under Etnedal for a similar rivername.)
[edit] Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1983). The figure represents unity.
[edit] External links
- 360-degrees panorama of Etne photo: Espen Mills
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Askøy | Austevoll | Austrheim | Bergen | Bømlo | Eidfjord | Etne | Fedje | Fitjar | Fjell | Fusa | Granvin | Jondal | Kvam | Kvinnherad | Lindås | Masfjorden | Meland | Modalen | Odda | Os | Osterøy | Radøy | Samnanger | Stord | Sund | Sveio | Tysnes | Ullensvang | Ulvik | Vaksdal | Voss | Øygarden |
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