Editing Randaberg (section)

==General information==
[[File:Bilde 2.png|thumb|left|Randaberg and its surroundings]]
[[File:Tungenes fyrstasjon dag.jpg|thumb|left|View of the [[Tungenes Lighthouse]] in Randaberg]]
[[File:Randabergkirken (Viste kirkeruin, Kirkebakken).JPG|thumb|left|Medieval [[Randaberg Church]] ruins]]
The parish of Randaberg was established on 1 July 1922 when it was separated from the large municipality of [[Hetland]]. Initially, there were 1,256 residents of the new municipality. The municipal borders have not changed since that time.<ref name="Dag">{{Cite book |last=Jukvam |first=Dag |url=http://www.ssb.no/emner/00/90/rapp_9913/rapp_9913.pdf |title=Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen |publisher=[[Statistics Norway|Statistisk sentralbyrå]] |year=1999 |isbn=9788253746845 |language=no}}</ref>

===Name===
The municipality (originally the [[prestegjeld|parish]]) is named after the old ''[[Randaberg (village)|Randaberg]]'' farm ({{langx|non|Randarberg}}) since the first [[Randaberg Church]] was built there. The first element is the plural [[genitive case]] of {{wikt-lang|non|rǫnd}} which means "edge" or "rim". The last element is {{wikt-lang|non|berg}} which means "mountain", "rock" or "cliff". Before the early 1900s, the area was known as ''Randeberg''.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Rygh |first=Oluf |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=u4pBAAAAIAAJ |title=Norske gaardnavne: Stavanger amt |date=1915 |publisher=W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri |edition=10 |location=Kristiania, Norge |page=206 |language=no |authorlink=Oluf Rygh}}</ref>

===Coat of arms===
The [[coat of arms]] was granted on 26 June 1981. The official [[blazon]] is ''"[[Azure (heraldry)|Azure]], fourteen [[Roundel (heraldry)|plates]] in [[Orle (heraldry)|orle]]"'' ({{langx|no|I blått 14 sølv mynter langs randen}}). This means the arms have a blue [[field (heraldry)|field]] (background) and the [[charge (heraldry)|charge]] is a set of fourteen circles that outline the shield. The charge has a [[tincture (heraldry)|tincture]] of [[argent]] which means it is commonly colored white, but if it is made out of metal, then silver is used. The circles are meant to symbolize silver coins. The arms are partly [[canting arms|canting]] since the name of the municipality is derived from a word that means "edge" and the [[coin]]s are placed around edge of the shield. The coins symbolize the ball-shaped [[Rock (geology)|stones]] found in large amounts on the [[beach]] in Randaberg. The arms were designed by Truls Nygaard who based it off a preliminary design by Magnus Hardeland. The municipal flag is rectangular and has the same design as the coat of arms.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Civic heraldry of Norway - Norske Kommunevåpen |url=https://www.heraldry-wiki.com/heraldrywiki/index.php?title=Randaberg |access-date=2023-07-01 |publisher=Heraldry of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Randaberg, Rogaland (Norway) |url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/no-11-27.html |access-date=2023-07-01 |website=Flags of the World}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1981-08-11 |title=Godkjenning av våpen og flagg |url=https://lovdata.no/dokument/LF/forskrift/1981-06-28-3734 |access-date=2023-07-01 |website=Lovdata.no |publisher=Norges kommunal- og arbeidsdepartementet |language=no}}</ref>

===Churches===
The [[Church of Norway]] has one parish ({{lang|no|sokn}}) within the municipality of Randaberg. It is part of the [[Tungenes prosti]] ([[deanery]]) in the [[Diocese of Stavanger]].

{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ style="font-size:medium"|'''''Churches in Randaberg'''''
!Parish ({{lang|no|sokn}})!!Church name!!Location of the church!!Year built
|-
|rowspan="2"|Randaberg||[[Randaberg Church]]||[[Randaberg (village)|Randaberg]]||1845
|-
|[[Grødem Church]]||[[Grødem]]||2000
|}