- Fitjar
Infobox_Kommune
name = Fitjar
idnumber = 1222
county = Hordaland
landscape = Sunnhordland
capital = Fitjar
demonym = Fitjabu
language =Nynorsk
munwebpage = www.fitjar.kommune.no
governor = Harald Rydland (KrF)
governor_as_of = 2007
arearank = 361
area = 143
arealand = 135
areapercent = 0.04
population_as_of = 2004
populationrank = 276
population = 2,911
populationpercent = 0.06
populationdensity = 22
populationincrease = -0.2
lat_deg = 59 | lat_min = 55 | lat_sec = 8 | lon_deg = 5 | lon_min = 22 | lon_sec = 17
utm_zone = 32V | utm_northing = 6647945 | utm_easting = 0297190 | geo_cat = adm2ndAudio|Fitjar.ogg|Fitjar IPA| [ficça] is a municipality in the county of
Hordaland ,Norway . The major part of the municipality is located at the northern end of the island Stord, while the municipalityStord is covering the southern parth of the island. In addition, the municipality is a gathering of islands and rocks divided by shallow straits and channels stretching towards theSelbjørn Fjord .Traditional shipping routes pass trough the area, and the municipality contains several trading posts dating back as far as 1648. The Fitjar islands are a popular boating destination. [cite web|url=http://www.fitjar.kommune.no|title=Fitjar Municipality no icon]
Fitjar was separated from
Stord in 1860 and there have been discussions with regard to merging the two municipalities on the island, but no decision has been reached.General information
Name
The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old farm "Fitjar", since the first church was built there. The name is the plural form of "fit" which means "vigorous meadow". Before 1900 the name was written "Fitje".
Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms were granted in the late 1940s. The arms show a
Viking helmet . The helmet and the color are derived from the fact that King Håkon the Good wore a golden helmet at theBattle of Fitjar in 961. [cite web|url=http://www.ngw.nl/int/nor/f/fitjar.htm|author=Norske Kommunevåpen|date=1990|title=Nye kommunevåbener i Norden|accessdaymonth=21 September|accessyear=2008]References
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