Odda
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| County | Hordaland | |
| District | Hardanger | |
| Municipality | NO-1228 | |
| Administrative centre | Odda | |
| Mayor (2003) | Toralv Mikkelsen (Ap) | |
| Official language form | Neutral | |
| Area - Total - Land - Percentage |
Ranked 42 1,616 km² 1,478 km² 0.50 % |
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| Population - Total (2004) - Percentage - Change (10 years) - Density |
Ranked 131 7,468 0.16 % -8.0 % 5/km² |
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Odda is a municipality and town in the county of Hordaland, Norway. It is the centre of the landscape of Hardanger, located at the end of the Hardanger Fjord.
In 1927, Erling Johnson, working at Odda Smelteverk, invented a process to produce fertilizers. This process is now known as the Odda process.
[edit] The name
The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old farm Odda (Norse Oddi), since the first church was built there. The name is identical with the word oddi m 'headland'.
[edit] Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1982). It shows an arrowhead (in Norwegian pil-odd).
[edit] History
Røldal stave church was built around 1200 - 1250 in Røldal.
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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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