Forde Festival

Førde is a municipality in the county of Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Sunnfjord. The administrative center is the town of Førde which in 2016 had 10,255 inhabitants. Other villages in Førde municipality include Bruland, Holsen, Moskog, and Haukedalen. The Øyrane area in the town of Førde is a large industrial/commercial area for the region. The European Route E39 highway goes through the municipality, and it passes by the lake Holsavatnet. Førde Airport, Bringeland is the regional airport that is about 16 kilometres from the town centre and it has flights that connect Oslo and Bergen with Førde. The airport is actually located in neighboring Gaular municipality, just south of the border. The largest hospital in Sogn og Fjordane county, Førde Central Hospital, and the regional offices of the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation are located in the town. The International Førde Folk Music Festival is held each summer. The local newspaper is called Firda. The 586-square-kilometre municipality is the 189th largest by area out of the 422 municipalities in Norway. Førde is the 92nd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 13,009. The municipality's population density is 23.5 inhabitants per square kilometre and its population has increased by 13.5% over the last decade.
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