- Jæren
Jæren is a traditional district stretching across some 65 kilometers on the southwestern coast of
Norway . It is located south ofBoknafjorden and northwest ofDalane in the county ofRogaland . It has a geographical size of 1,070 km², and the population is about 260,000. Jæren is often separated into "Nord-Jæren" (north) and "Sør-Jæren" (south). The south consists of the municipalitiesKlepp , Time andHå (550 km², 44,522 inhabitants), while the northern part isRandaberg ,Stavanger ,Sola andSandnes (464 km², 211,684 inhabitants)."Høg-Jæren" is the topographically elevated area which encompasses parts of
Bjerkreim andGjesdal municipalities. If this region is included, Jæren's population exceeds 260,000.Jæren is the largest flat lowland area in Norway. The coast is mostly very flat, with sandy beaches along the entire coastline. Jæren is one of the most important
agricultural areas of Norway, with a long crop period and a varied and well-developed livestock production. Industry here is also strongly connected to the farming industry, with one of the largest producers of agricultural machines in the world,Kverneland , located in Time andKlepp .Author and poet
Arne Garborg grew up on Jæren, and in several of his works he describes the landscape and its inhabitants around the turn of the 19th century.The name
The
Norse form of the name was "Jaðarr". The name is identical with the word "jaðarr" m 'edge, brim'. Several farms in Norway (around 30) have the same name.External links
* [http://www.nordsjovegen.no/ Nordsjøvegen 2003 (Explore Fjord Norway)]
* [http://www.reisemaaljaeren.no/ Reisemål Jæren (only Norwegian)]
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