Stord is sometimes called "Norway in miniature" since it has such a variety of landscapes: coastline, fjords, forests, agricultural land, and mountain areas.
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11 Facts About Stord
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Stord is the 68th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 18,759.
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Parish of Stordøen was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838.
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On 15 May 1868, the southern district of Stordøen located on the mainland was separated to form the new municipality of Valestrand.
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Battle of Stord was fought on or by this island between the Norwegian king Hakon Haraldsson and the Danish king Harald "Bluetooth" Gormsson, supported by Hakon's brother's sons led by Harald "Greycloak" Eiriksson.
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Kværner Stord, situated south of Leirvik on the peninsula of Eldøyane, is the largest yard in Norway.
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Aker Stord has built the biggest oil production platforms in the world, Gullfaks C and Troll.
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The airport in Stord is Stord Airport, Sørstokken, is located northwest of Sagvag on the Sørstokken peninsula.
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Stord Hospital is a local hospital for the municipalities in Sunnhordland, with a total of around 50,000 inhabitants.
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All municipalities in Norway, including Stord, are responsible for primary education, outpatient health services, senior citizen services, unemployment and other social services, zoning, economic development, and municipal roads.
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Municipal council of Stord is made up of 35 representatives that are elected to four year terms.
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