Egersund

Egersund is a city in Eigersund municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The metropolis is positioned along the southwestern coast of Norway, about 75 kilometres south of the town of Stavanger. The city is located along a strait which separates the mainland from the island of Eigeroya. The 6.36-square-kilometre village has a populace of eleven,473 which gives the metropolis a populace density of 1,804 inhabitants in keeping with rectangular kilometre. Egersund has one of the best natural harbours in Norway, and it used to be the most important harbour in Norway while measured in amount of fish added in every year.

Several the world over recognized companies have divisions right here, like Navico and Jeppesen Norway previously C-MAP Norway. In addition, the Aker Solutions employer owns and runs a massive installation here which specializes inside the building of parts for oil structures. Most of the industry is associated with the sea and to boats. People have lived across the location of Egersund for the reason that stone age. There are numerous locations round Egersund wherein one could locate ruins of settlements relationship back to the age of migrations in Norway.