Egersund

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Egersund

Total population

11,902

Coordinates58.45°, 6.00°

Demographic figures from Statistics Norway (SSB). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Egersund is a town in Eigersund Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The town is located along the southwestern coast of Norway, about 75 kilometres (47 mi) south of the city of Stavanger. The town is situated along a strait which separates the mainland from the island of Eigerøya. From 1838 until 1964, the town was also an independent municipality.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Veton Berisha

Norwegian footballer

Michael Birkeland

Norwegian jurist and historian (1830-1896)

Peder Claussøn Friis

Norwegian clergyman and author (1545-1614)

Jacob Thorkelson

United States Congressman (1876-1945)

Kai Ove Stokkeland

Norwegian footballer

Johan Lædre Bjørdal

Norwegian footballer

Jette F. Christensen

Norwegian politician

K

Kjell Iversen

Norwegian association football player

Anna Bugge

Norwegian feminist (1862-1928)

C

Claus Egil Feyling

Norwegian politician

E

Edvard Magnus Edvardsen

Norwegian politician (1910-2000)

Frode Nymo

Norwegian jazz musician

Gunnar Kvassheim

Norwegian politician

H

Harald Slettebø

Norwegian politician

Jack Nielsen

Norwegian tennis player

J

John Olav Larssen

Norwegian missionary (1927–2009)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Rogaland

• Haugesund
  71.4 mi away · pop. 47,346
• Kiikoinen
  607.8 mi away · pop. 1,263
• Äetsä
  609.2 mi away · pop. 2,156
• Keikyä
  609.3 mi away
• Heinimaankulma
  610 mi away
• Myöntee
  610.1 mi away
• Jätinmaa
  610.2 mi away
• Munkinmaa
  611.4 mi away
• Pohjakylä
  615.9 mi away
• Vammala
  616.9 mi away · pop. 9,790
• Korpela
  617 mi away
• Mäkelä
  617.2 mi away

Browse all places in Rogaland →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Egersund

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

orange hawkweed

Pilosella aurantiaca

Seen 2026-10-04

Cross-leaved Heath

Erica tetralix

Seen 2026-10-04

European mountain ash

Sorbus aucuparia

Seen 2026-10-04

rugosa rose

Rosa rugosa

Seen 2026-10-04

Devil's-bit Scabious

Succisa pratensis

Seen 2026-10-04

Autumn Hawkbit

Scorzoneroides autumnalis

Seen 2026-10-04

Sea Sandwort

Honckenya peploides

Seen 2026-10-04

sea kale

Crambe maritima

Seen 2026-10-04

common heather

Calluna vulgaris

Seen 2026-10-04

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Official Identifiers