Time, Norway

Time is a municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Jæren. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Bryne. Some villages in the municipality include Kvernaland, Lyefjell, Mossige, and Undheim. Most of Time is fairly flat and it is used for agriculture. The eastern portion of the municipality is more rugged moorland.[3]

Time kommune
Municipality
View of the town of Bryne
Coat of arms
Rogaland within
Norway
Time within Rogaland
Coordinates: 58°43′22″N 05°45′55″E
CountryNorway
CountyRogaland
DistrictJæren
Established1 Jan 1838
Administrative centreBryne
Government
 • Mayor (2011)Reinert Kverneland (H)
Area
 • Total183.19 km2 (70.73 sq mi)
 • Land170.88 km2 (65.98 sq mi)
 • Water12.31 km2 (4.75 sq mi)  6.7%
Area rank309 in Norway
Population
 (2020)
 • Total18,916
 • Rank67 in Norway
 • Density110.7/km2 (287/sq mi)
 • Change (10 years)
17.7%
Demonym(s)Timebu[1]
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
ISO 3166 codeNO-1121
Official language formNynorsk[2]
Websitetime.kommune.no
Data from Statistics Norway

The 183-square-kilometre (71 sq mi) municipality is the 309th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Time is the 67th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 18,916. The municipality's population density is 110.7 inhabitants per square kilometre (287/sq mi) and its population has increased by 17.7% over the previous 10-year period.[4][5]

General information
View from Lyefjell towards Bryne

The parish of "Thime" was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). The municipal borders have been slightly changed twice since that time. On 1 January 1970, a small unpopulated area was moved from Time to Gjesdal municipality. Then again on 1 January 1989 another unpopulated area was transferred to Gjesdal.[6] Both times it was to make more room for the growing village of Ålgård.

Name

The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Time farm (Old Norse: Þímin or Þímvin), since the first Time Church was built there. The meaning of the first element is unknown but the last element is vin which means "meadow" or "pasture". Historically, the municipality name was spelled Thime, but the "h" was dropped as the Norwegian language was reformed over time.[7]

Coat of arms

The coat of arms was granted on 23 December 1977. It shows a white or light gray northern lapwing (Vanellus vanellus) on a red background. This bird (known as a vipe in Norwegian) was chosen as a symbol for the municipality as it is a typical bird for the area. It is shown with wings upwards to symbolize optimism.[8]

Churches

The Church of Norway has three parishes (sokn) within the municipality of Time. It is part of the Jæren prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Stavanger.

Churches in Time
Parish (sokn)Church nameLocation of the churchYear built
BryneBryne ChurchBryne1979
TimeTime ChurchTime (just outside Bryne)1859
UndheimUndheim ChurchUndheim2001

Geography

Time is located in the district of Jæren which is mostly flat and agricultural. The river Figgjoelva marks the northern border of Time with the municipality of Sandnes. The large lake Frøylandsvatnet forms part of the border with the neighboring municipality of Klepp. The landlocked municipality also includes part of the "Høg-Jæren" ("high-Jæren") area which is not flat like the rest of the district. Høg-Jæren is more hilly, rugged, and less densely populated.[3]

Government
Historical population
YearPop.±%
19515,206—    
19616,235+19.8%
19718,124+30.3%
198110,132+24.7%
199112,059+19.0%
200113,501+12.0%
201116,450+21.8%
202018,916+15.0%
Source: Statistics Norway.[9]

All municipalities in Norway, including Time, are responsible for primary education (through 10th grade), outpatient health services, senior citizen services, unemployment and other social services, zoning, economic development, and municipal roads. The municipality is governed by a municipal council of elected representatives, which in turn elect a mayor.[10] The municipality falls under the Jæren District Court and the Gulating Court of Appeal.

Municipal council

The municipal council (Kommunestyre) of Time is made up of 27 representatives that are elected to four year terms. Currently, the party breakdown is as follows:

Time Kommunestyre 2015–2019 [11]  
Party Name (in Nynorsk)Number of
representatives
 Labour Party (Arbeidarpartiet)5
 Progress Party (Framstegspartiet)3
 Green Party (Miljøpartiet Dei Grøne)1
 Conservative Party (Høgre)8
 Christian Democratic Party (Kristeleg Folkeparti)4
 Centre Party (Senterpartiet)4
 Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti)1
 Liberal Party (Venstre)1
Total number of members:27

International relations
Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in Norway

Twin towns/Sister cities

Time has sister city agreements with the following places:

Notable residents

References
  1. "Navn på steder og personer: Innbyggjarnamn" (in Norwegian). Språkrådet.
  2. "Forskrift om målvedtak i kommunar og fylkeskommunar" (in Norwegian). Lovdata.no.
  3. Store norske leksikon. "Time" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 31 May 2016.
  4. Statistisk sentralbyrå (2020). "Table: 06913: Population 1 January and population changes during the calendar year (M)" (in Norwegian).
  5. Statistisk sentralbyrå (2020). "09280: Area of land and fresh water (km²) (M)" (in Norwegian).
  6. Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå.
  7. Rygh, Oluf (1915). Norske gaardnavne: Stavanger amt (in Norwegian) (10 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. pp. 139–142.
  8. "Civic heraldry of Norway - Norske Kommunevåpen". Heraldry of the World. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  9. Projected population – Statistics Norway
  10. Hansen, Tore, ed. (12 May 2016). "kommunestyre". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  11. "Table: 04813: Members of the local councils, by party/electoral list at the Municipal Council election (M)" (in Norwegian). Statistics Norway.

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