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Fun fact 1 about Sandnes

Aerial view of Sandnes, Norway in 2015
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Sandnes was granted ladested status in 1860, marking its transition from a small port village to a city.

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Sandnes

Norway

Country
Norway
Population
80.7K
Coordinates
58.85, 5.74
1145th most populous city in the world

Sandnes is a city and municipality in Rogaland, Norway and a suburb of Stavanger. It lies immediately south of Stavanger, and together the Stavanger/Sandnes area is the third-largest urban area in Norway.

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Photo: Alexey Topolyanskiy · CC0