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