Haugesund

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The town Haugesund in the county of Rogaland, Norway, has 31,013 inhabitants as of January 1, 2003. It was founded in 1854, but was a centre of power at least as early as the Viking Age. Some historians argue that the first king of Norway, Harald the Hairfair, came from Avaldsnes just outside Haugesund. The town is situated at a stategically important sound through which ships could pass without heavy sea.

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1 Events in Haugesund 1.1 Jazz festival 1.2 International Film Festival 1.2.1 Amanda Award

Events in Haugesund

Jazz festival

Traditionally the people of Haugesund have mostly been fishermen. The second weekend of August each year the herring is celebrated in the jazz-festival sildajazz. (Sild is norwegian for herring.)

International Film Festival

The Norwegian International Film Festival is held in Haugesund each year, showing films for the cinema representing a wide geographical and cultural section.

Amanda Award

The Amanda Award, Norways most honored film award, has been held in Haugesund since 1985 in concurrence with the film festival.

Rogaland

Bjerkreim | Bokn | Eigersund | Finnøy | Forsand | Gjesdal | Haugesund | Hjelmeland | Hå | Karmøy | Klepp | Kvitsøy | Lund | Randaberg | Rennesøy | Sandnes | Sauda | Sokndal | Sola | Stavanger | Strand | Suldal | Time | Tysvær | Utsira | Vindafjord | Ølen

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