Stryn
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| County | Sogn og Fjordane | |
| District | Nordfjord | |
| Municipality | NO-1449 | |
| Administrative centre | Stryn | |
| Mayor (2003) | Nils P. Støyva (Ap) | |
| Official language form | Nynorsk | |
| Area - Total - Land - Percentage |
Ranked 63 1,381 km² 1,326 km² 0.43 % |
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| Population - Total (2004) - Percentage - Change (10 years) - Density |
Ranked 144 6,855 0.15 % 2.9 % 5/km² |
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| Coordinates | Coordinates: | |
| www.stryn.kommune.no |
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Stryn is a municipality in the county of Sogn og Fjordane, Norway.
Stryn was separated from Innvik in 1845. Innvik was merged with Stryn January 1, 1965. (Hornindal was merged with Stryn in the period 1965-1977.)
Stryn center has 2107 inhabitants (2006), with nearly 7,000 in the municipality. The municipality is located innermost in Nordfjord.
Stryn is world famous for its beautiful scenery with glaciers and majestic mountains running into the mirroring fjords and lakes. The most famous glacier is named Briksdal glacier and lies in Oldedalen, but the Stryn area offers numerous spectacular valley glaciers, amongst them Bødal glacier and Kjenndal glacier. Most of the valley glaciers in Stryn are originating from the great Jostedal glacier (Jostedalsbreen) between the Nordfjord and Sogn areas. Stryn is known for its all year glacier skiing, and is the home of the footballer-brothers Tore André Flo, Jarle Flo and Jostein Flo as well as their footballing-cousin Håvard Flo.
Ramnefjellsfossen, the third highest free-leaping waterfall in the world, is located in the municipality. Stryn also has the largest linden forest in northern Europe. The largest lakes are Strynsvatn, Loenvatnet and Oldevatnet.
The name
The name (Norse Strjónar) originally (probably) belonged to the river of Stryneelva. The name is derived from strjónn m '(strong) stream'.
Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1987). It shows a twig of linden (tilia).
| Municipalities of Sogn og Fjordane |  |
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Nordfjord: Bremanger | Eid | Gloppen | Hornindal |
Selje | Stryn | Vågsøy |
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