Madla Explained

Official Name:Madla kommunedel
Other Name:Madla og Kvernevik kommunedel
Settlement Type:Borough
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Norway
Subdivision Name1:Western Norway
Subdivision Name2:Rogaland
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Jæren
Subdivision Type4:City
Subdivision Name4:Stavanger
Utc Offset1:+01:00
Utc Offset1 Dst:+02:00
Area Total Km2:13.87
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:21234
Population Density Km2:auto
Postal Code Type:Post Code
Postal Code:4045 Hafrsfjord
Elevation M:12
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Coordinates:58.95°N 44°W

Madla is a borough of the city of Stavanger which lies in the southwestern part of the large municipality of Stavanger in Rogaland county, Norway. It lies in the western part of the city, along the coast of the Hafrsfjorden. The 13.87km2 borough has a population (2017) of 21,130. This gives the borough a population density of .[2] The borough was added to the city of Stavanger in 1965 when the old municipality of Madla was merged into the city.[3]

The borough of Madla have several historical landmarks. During the Viking Age (790-1066 AD), the Battle of Hafrsfjord was fought in the fjord of Hafrsfjord around the year of 872. The violent conflict became one of the most significant battles in the history of Norway as Harald Fairhair was declared the first king of Norway as a result of the conflict.[4]

There are three churches in the borough: Revheim Church, Madlamark Church, and Sunde Church.

Neighbourhoods

Although the borders of "neighbourhoods" (Norwegian: delområder) do not correspond exactly to the borough borders, Madla roughly consists of the following neighbourhoods: Madlamark, Hafrsfjord, Kvernevik, and Sunde.

Politics

Madla borough is led by a municipal borough council (Norwegian: kommunedelsutvalg). The council consists of 11 members, with the following party allegiances:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Madla, Stavanger (Rogaland) . 2016-04-25 . . Norwegian.
  2. Web site: 1 January 2016 . Stavanger statistiker - bydeler . 2016-04-13 . Stavanger kommune . Norwegian.
  3. Web site: Jukvam . Dag . 1999 . Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen . . Norwegian.
  4. Web site: 2018 . Fakta om Madla kommunedel . Stavanger Kommune . Norwegian.