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Lindås kommune
Lindas_komm.png
Locator map showing Lindås within Hordaland
County Hordaland
District Nordhordland
Municipality NO-1263
Administrative centre Knarvik
Mayor (2007) Astrid Aarhus Byrknes (KrF)
Official language form Nynorsk
Area
 - Total
 - Land
 - Percentage
Ranked 213
476 km²
457 km²
0.15 %
Population
 - Total (2004)
 - Percentage
 - Change (10 years)
 - Density
Ranked 83
12,879
0.28 %
6.1 %
28/km²
Coordinates 60°37′N 5°19′E / 60.617, 5.317Coordinates: 60°37′N 5°19′E / 60.617, 5.317
www.lindas.kommune.no

Data from Statistics Norway

Lindås is a municipality in the county of Hordaland, Norway.

Lindås was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). Masfjorden was separated from Lindås March 1, 1879. Austrheim was separated from Lindås January 1, 1910. Alversund, and parts of Hamre and Hosanger, were merged with Lindås January 1, 1964.

The administrative centre is Knarvik, located in the southeast part of the municipality. Other areas of population are Lindås, Seim, Ostereidet, Alversund and Fanebust.

The municipality also has one of the largest oil refineries in northern Europe at its most northern tip. The oil refinery at Mongstad is by far the largest employer.

Ancient settlements of Vikings are found in several places. At Seim there is a tomb of a Viking king of Norway, King Haakon. At Lindås there are stories of monks coming from England and living with the Viking population.

The name

The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the farm Lindås (Norse Lindiáss), since the first church was built there. The first element is lindi m 'linden (Tilia) wood', the last element is áss m 'mountain ridge'.

Until 1921 the name was written "Lindaas".

Coat-of-arms

The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1979). It shows a tree of linden (Tilia).

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