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Stavanger

American  
[stah-vahng-er] / stɑˈvɑŋ ər /

noun

  1. a seaport in SW Norway.


Stavanger British  
/ staˈvaŋər /

noun

  1. a port in SW Norway: canning and shipbuilding industries. Pop: 112 405 (2004 est)

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Natland grew up in the oil city of Stavanger in south-west Norway.

From BBC Jul. 29, 2026

Lufthansa also temporarily canceled routes from Frankfurt to Poland’s Bydgoszcz and Rzeszow, as well as Stavanger in Norway, and said 10 other connections are being consolidated within the group via other airports.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 21, 2026

Riedel, who has Down's Syndrome, lives and works in the seaside city of Stavanger.

From BBC Oct. 19, 2024

But Klenner's 2022 analysis showed that fully 50 per cent of Norway's domestic flights were between the country's major cities, Oslo, Trondheim, Stavanger, Bergen and Tromsø.

From Science Daily Apr. 30, 2024

Thorgisl, Bishop of Stavanger, Gilbert Bishop of Hamar, Henry Bishop of Orkney, Abbot Thorleif, and many other learned men were present; and before the unction, all present bade the King farewell with a kiss.

From The Norwegian account of Haco's expedition against Scotland, A.D. MCCLXIII. by James Johnstone, chevalier de Johnstone

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