Editing Egersund

{{short description|Town in Rogaland, Norway}}
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'''Egersund''' is a [[List of towns and cities in Norway|town]] in [[Eigersund]] municipality in [[Rogaland]] county, [[Norway]].  The town is located along the southwestern coast of Norway, about {{convert|75|km}} south of the city of [[Stavanger (city)|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.<ref name="snl">{{Cite web |last=Store norske leksikon |author-link=Store norske leksikon |title=Egersund |url=https://snl.no/Egersund |access-date=2016-06-28 |language=no}}</ref>

The {{convert|6.79|km2|acre|adj=on}} town has a population (2019) of 11,433 and a [[population density]] of {{convert|1684|PD/km2}}.<ref name="ssb">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |date=1 January 2019 |title=Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/befolkning/statistikker/beftett/aar}}</ref>

Egersund has one of the best natural harbours in Norway, and it used to be the largest harbour in Norway when measured in quantity of fish brought in each year (surpassed by [[Ålesund]] in 2006). The [[tidal range]], the difference in height between high tide and low tide, is practically zero due to the presence of an [[amphidromic point]].<ref>[https://nmbu.brage.unit.no/nmbu-xmlui/bitstream/handle/11250/2431837/2009-25_Kristian%20Breili_(IMT).pdf?sequence=1 Investigations of surface loads of the Earth - geometrical deformations and gravity changes - Brage NMBU]</ref> Several internationally known companies have divisions here, like [[Navico]] (earlier Robertson autopilots) and [[Jeppesen]] Norway formerly C-MAP Norway (producer of electronic sea-maps). In addition, the [[Aker Solutions]] corporation owns and runs a large installation here which specializes in the building of parts for [[oil platform]]s. Most of the industry is related to the sea and to boats.<ref name="snl" />

==History==
===Early history===
People have lived around the area of Egersund since the [[Stone Age]]. There are several places around Egersund where one can find ruins of settlements dating back to the age of migrations in Norway (400&ndash;600 BC).

===Middle Ages===
There used to be a church here, the Church of St. Mary, mentioned in 1292 in a privilege of indulgence issued in Rome on 5 February 1292 by [[Pope Nicholas IV]] as ''Ecclesia beatæ Mariæ de Eikundarsund''. It was the first church in Egersund, and was the parish church of the St. Mary parish. It is believed to have been located where the present [[Egersund Church]] stands today. Old folklore from Egersund also says that before the Church of St. Mary, an altar where people sacrificed to the old [[Norse gods]] was placed here, but this has not been verified from any sources except old stories.

There was also a chapel, the chapel of St. Laurenti, mentioned in a letter issued on 5 February 1308 as ''Ecclesia beati Laurentii de Eikundarsund'', where [[Pope Clement V]] gives King [[Håkon V Magnusson]] extensive privileges concerning the King's 14 chapels (including the chapel of St. Laurenti), which was founded by himself or his father, King [[Magnus Lagabøte]], and his grandfather, King [[Håkon Håkonson]]. Since these chapels often were built on the king's estates, it is presumed to have been on grounds owned by the Husaby estate. An old tradition says it was located at what is now "Strandgata 43", but the exact position is somewhat uncertain.

===17th and 18th centuries===
[[File:Egersund kirke 01.jpg|thumb|right|Present-day [[Egersund Church]]]]
In 1623 the old church (probably the Church of St. Mary) was demolished and a new [[Egersund Church]] was erected. This building still stands today.

On 18 July 1798, the village of Egersund was established as a [[ladested]] with its own [[Customs|customs office]].

===19th and 20th centuries===
The ladested of Egersund was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 under the new [[formannskapsdistrikt]] law.  This effectively gave Egersund the municipal self-government that was now uniformly given to all areas of Norway.<ref name="Dag" />

In 1843, a fire destroyed two thirds of the town, allowing a major redesign of streets.  In 1847, [[Johan Feyer]] founded A/S Egersunds Fayancefabriks Co., which became the town's major employer until closing in 1979.

On 7 July 1859, there was another major fire, and another again on 20 October 1862.  This was the last major town fire, since town planners finally understood wooden structures' vulnerability and reconstructed buildings using extra wide streets to prevent fires from spreading.

In 1878, the [[Jærensbanen]] railway line between Egersund and the city of [[Stavanger]] opened with [[Egersund Station]] in the center of the town.  In 1905, Egersund became the first town in [[Rogaland]] county to get electrical lighting.

On 9 April 1940, the German military invaded Norway and they [[Capture of Egersund|occupy Egersund]] during [[World War II]].  Egersund had strategic importance because of its [[harbour]], as well as because the telegraph line between [[Norway]] and England was situated there. The Germans built large camps in the area. The occupation lasted until the end of the war.

In 1947, the town was growing rapidly, and an area of the neighboring municipality of [[Eigersund]] (population: 515) was transferred into the town of Egersund.<ref name="Dag" />

During the 1960s, the [[Schei Committee]] met in Norway to discuss the municipal structure in the nation.  It was decided that the number of cities and municipalities in Norway was too large, so on 1 January 1965, the town of Egersund lost its status as a self-governing municipality.  On that date, the following places were all merged into the new, larger municipality of [[Eigersund]], with the town of Egersund as the new [[administrative centre]]:<ref name="Dag">{{Cite book |last=Jukvam |first=Dag |year=1999 |title=Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen |url=http://www.ssb.no/emner/00/90/rapp_9913/rapp_9913.pdf |publisher=[[Statistics Norway|Statistisk sentralbyrå]] |language=no |isbn=9788253746845}}</ref>
*the town of Egersund (population: 3,787)
*the municipality of [[Eigersund]] (population: 4,664)
*the municipality of [[Helleland]] (population: 851)
*the Gyadalen and Grøsfjell areas in the municipality of [[Heskestad]] (population: 114)

===Name===
The town (originally the [[prestegjeld|parish]]) is named after the Eigersundet strait ({{langx|non|Eikundarsund}}). The first element is the [[genitive case]] of the name of the island of ''Eikund'' (now [[Eigerøya]]). The name of the island comes from the word {{wikt-lang|non|eik}} which means "[[oak]]" followed by the [[suffix]] {{lang|non|-und}} which means "plentiful of" (i.e. "the island covered with oak trees"). The last element is {{wikt-lang|non|sund}} which means "[[strait]]" or "[[sound (geography)|sound]]". The name is among the oldest place names in Norway. It can already be found in the form ''Eikundarsund'' in the [[Norse saga]] of [[Olav the Holy]], written by Icelandic author [[Snorri Sturlasson]] in the 13th century. From around the year 1000 Olav the Holy's fleet was here often. We can also find the name in texts and [[Scaldic poetry|scaldic poem]]s from Olav's saga.<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=78 |language=no |authorlink=Oluf Rygh}}</ref>

;"Egersund" vs. "Eigersund"
During the 1910s, the name of the municipality was changed from ''Egersund'' to ''Eigersund'', but the town of Egersund within [[Eigersund Municipality]] kept the old spelling. The form of the name spelled without the [[diphthong]] [ei] (''Egersund'') is the [[Danish language]] form of the name and at that time the municipal name was changed to use the Norwegian language form. The town kept the old spelling for historic purposes.

==Municipal self-government (1838-1964)==
From 1838 until 1964 when the town of Egersund was an independent municipality, it was responsible for [[primary education]] (through 10th grade), outpatient [[Health care|health services]], [[old age|senior citizen]] services, [[unemployment]], [[Social work|social services]], [[zoning]], [[economic development]], and municipal [[road]]s. During its existence, this municipality was governed by a [[Municipal council (Norway)|municipal council]] of [[Direct election|directly elected]] representatives. The [[mayor]] was [[Indirect election|indirectly elected]] by a vote of the municipal council.<ref name="ks">{{Cite encyclopedia |title=kommunestyre |encyclopedia=[[Store norske leksikon]] |publisher=[[Kunnskapsforlaget]] |url=https://snl.no/kommunestyre |access-date=2023-01-01 |date=2022-09-20 |editor-last=Hansen |editor-first=Tore |language=no |editor2-last=Vabo |editor2-first=Signy Irene}}</ref>

===Municipal council===
The [[Municipal council (Norway)|municipal council]] {{lang|no|(Bystyre)}} of Egersund was made up of representatives that were elected to four year terms. The [[Political party|party]] breakdown of the final municipal council was as follows:
{{div col}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Egersund
|city                      = yes
|start                     = 1964
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1964 |title=Kommunevalgene 1963 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xii_138.pdf |access-date=2020-08-02 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|Total                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 13
|Høyre                     = 7
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 5
|Venstre                   = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Egersund
|city                      = yes
|start                     = 1960
|end                       = 1963
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1960 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1959 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xii_022.pdf |access-date=2020-08-02 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 13
|Høyre                     = 6
|NKP                       = 1
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 5
|Venstre                   = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Egersund
|city                      = yes
|start                     = 1956
|end                       = 1959
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1957 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1955 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xi_252.pdf |access-date=2020-08-02 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 29
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 13
|NKP                       = 1
|Høyre                     = 6
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 6
|Venstre                   = 3
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Egersund
|city                      = yes
|start                     = 1952
|end                       = 1955
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1952 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1951 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_xi_120.pdf |access-date=2020-08-02 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 28
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 12
|NKP                       = 1
|Høyre                     = 5
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 6
|Venstre                   = 4
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Egersund
|city                      = yes
|start                     = 1948
|end                       = 1951
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1948 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1947 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_x_165.pdf |access-date=2020-08-02 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 28
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 13
|NKP                       = 3
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 7
|DRF/V                     = 5
|note                      = The [[Conservative Party (Norway)|Conservative Party]] originally had enough votes to earn 6 representatives but the [[Norwegian Ministry of Justice|Ministry of Justice]] rejected all those votes due to an error in the original election list.
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Egersund
|city                      = yes
|start                     = 1945
|end                       = 1947
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1947 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1945 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_x_133.pdf |access-date=2020-08-02 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 28
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 12
|NKP                       = 3
|Høyre                     = 5
|Kristelig_Folkeparti      = 4
|DRF/V                     = 3
|Local_Lists               = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Egersund
|city                      = yes
|start                     = 1938
|end                       = 1941* 
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1938 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1937 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_ix_133.pdf |access-date=2020-08-02 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 28
|Høyre                     = 7
|Venstre                   = 5
|NKP                       = 2
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 6
|Avholdspartiet            = 8
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Egersund
|city                      = yes
|start                     = 1935
|end                       = 1937 
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1935 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1934 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_ix_057.pdf |access-date=2020-08-02 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 28
|Høyre                     = 6
|Venstre                   = 6
|Avholdspartiet            = 10
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|NKP                       = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Egersund
|city                      = yes
|start                     = 1932
|end                       = 1934 
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1932 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1931 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_viii_186.pdf |access-date=2020-08-02 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 28
|H/FV                      = 6
|Venstre                   = 5
|Avholdspartiet            = 11
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|NKP                       = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Egersund
|city                      = yes
|start                     = 1929
|end                       = 1931 
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1929 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1928 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_viii_093.pdf |access-date=2020-07-31 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 28
|H/FV                      = 7
|Venstre                   = 4
|Avholdspartiet            = 9
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 7
|NKP                       = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Egersund
|city                      = yes
|start                     = 1926
|end                       = 1928 
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1926 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1925 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_vii_192.pdf |access-date=2020-07-31 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 28
|H/FV                      = 7
|Venstre                   = 4
|Avholdspartiet            = 9
|SDA                       = 6
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 1
|otherparty                = Workers' Common List 
|otherparty_no             = Arbeidernes fellesliste
|otherparty_number         = 1
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Egersund
|city                      = yes
|start                     = 1923
|end                       = 1925
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1923 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1922 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_vii_078.pdf |access-date=2020-07-31 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 28
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 3
|SDA                       = 5
|Høyre                     = 6
|Venstre                   = 4
|Avholdspartiet            = 10
|}}
{{Kommunestyre table
|name                      = Egersund
|city                      = yes
|start                     = 1920
|end                       = 1922
|reference                 = <ref>{{Cite web |date=1920 |title=Kommunevalgene og Ordførervalgene 1919 |url=https://www.ssb.no/a/histstat/nos/nos_vi_189.pdf |access-date=2020-07-31 |publisher=Statistisk sentralbyrå |language=no |location=Oslo}}</ref>
|collapsed                 = yes
|Total                     = 28
|Arbeiderpartiet           = 5
|Høyre                     = 8
|Venstre                   = 4
|Avholdspartiet            = 11
|}}
{{div col end}}

===Mayors===
The [[Mayor#Scandinavia|mayors]] ({{langx|no|ordfører}}) of Egersund:<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lædre |first=Per Einar |title=Ordførere |url=http://www.dalanefolke.museum.no/leksikon/ordforere |access-date=2023-07-05 |website=Egersund byhistoriske leksikon |language=no}}</ref>
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* 1838-1838: Gunder Jacobsen Bjerckeland	
* 1839-1839: Isach P. Brodahl	
* 1840-1840: Gunder Jacobsen Bjerckeland	
* 1841-1841: Isach P. Brodahl	
* 1842-1842: Andreas Faye-Lund	
* 1843-1843: Gunnar R. Titus Eide	
* 1844-1844: Andreas Faye-Lund	
* 1845-1845: Gunnar R. Titus Eide	
* 1846-1846: Aanen Atlaksen	
* 1847-1847: Ole A. Bodum	
* 1848-1848: Tollak Bowitz	
* 1849-1849: Nils A. Nøsted	
* 1850-1850: Ole Hamre	
* 1851-1851: Sigbjørn Egelandsdal	
* 1852-1852: Ole Hamre	
* 1853-1853: [[Johan Fredrik Feyer]]	
* 1854-1854: Rasmus Torjusen	
* 1855-1856: Michael Puntervold	
* 1857-1857: Gunder Jacobsen Bjerckeland	
* 1858-1858: Michael Puntervold	
* 1859-1859: Gunder Jacobsen Bjerckeland	
* 1860-1860: Johan Stiansen Vemmestad	
* 1861-1861: Johan Feyer	
* 1862-1862: Johannes Eriksen Ollestad	
* 1863-1863: Fredrik Bøckman	
* 1864-1864: Wilhelm Bøe	
* 1865-1865: Christen M. Feyer	
* 1866-1866: Iver Carlsen	
* 1867-1867: Osmund Olsen Lindefjeld	
* 1868-1868: Theodor Christian Bernhoft	
* 1869-1869: Tønnes Houge Puntervold	
* 1870-1870: Lars Samuelsen Bowitz	
* 1871-1871: Anders Bøe	
* 1872-1872: Wilhelm Bøe	
* 1873-1874: Thorvald Rynning	
* 1875-1875: Tønnes Houge Puntervold	
* 1876-1877: Adolf Birkeland	
* 1878-1879: Thorvald Rynning	
* 1880-1881: Adolf Birkeland	
* 1882-1882: Anders Bøe	
* 1883-1883: Adolf Birkeland	
* 1884-1885: Christen M. Feyer ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
* 1886-1887: Adolf Birkeland ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
* 1888-1889: Thorvald Rynning ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
* 1889-1891: Adolf Birkeland ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
* 1892-1894: Magnus Feyling ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
* 1895-1898: Hans Thu ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
* 1899-1907: Erik H. Torjusen	([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
* 1908-1909: Thomas Dybing ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
* 1910-1915: Hans Thu ([[Temperance Party (Norway)|AvH]])
* 1916-1916: Thomas Dybing ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
* 1917-1917: Geirulv Albretsen ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
* 1918-1918: Jacob G. Åse ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
* 1919-1920: Geirulv Albretsen ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
* 1921-1922: Christian Michelsen ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
* 1923-1925: Ole A. Kjellberg ([[Temperance Party (Norway)|AvH]])
* 1926-1928: I: ngjald Mehus ([[Temperance Party (Norway)|AvH]])
* 1929-1929: Einar Øxnevad ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
* 1930-1930: Odd H. Torjusen ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
* 1931-1931: Einar Øxnevad ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
* 1932-1934: Hans Berentsen ([[Temperance Party (Norway)|AvH]])
* 1934-1935: Odd H. Torjusen ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
* 1935-1935: Hjalmar Fardal ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
* 1936-1936: Tollak P. Rygh ([[Temperance Party (Norway)|AvH]])
* 1937-1937: Albert Melhus ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
* 1938-1938: Adolf A. Albrethsen ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
* 1939-1940: Asbjørn Hadland ([[Liberal Party (Norway)|V]])
* 1946-1951: Edvard M. Edvardsen ([[Labour Party (Norway)|Ap]])
* 1952-1953: Thor Tingbø ([[Christian Democratic Party (Norway)|KrF]])
* 1954-1964: Karl Jensen ([[Conservative Party (Norway)|H]])
{{div col end}}

==Transportation==
Egersund has good connections by road to the cities of [[Stavanger (city)|Stavanger]] and [[Kristiansand (city)|Kristiansand]], via the [[European route E39]] highway. There is also a more scenic coastal highway [[Norwegian County Road 44]]. There is an hourly train connections northwards to Stavanger, while express and regional trains run southwards towards Kristiansand and Oslo.

== Neighborhoods ==
Egersund is divided up into several neighborhoods
*Central (the central part of the town)  It is further divided into:
**Damsgård, Havsøyne, Husabø, Lervige, Mosbekk, Årstad, [[Årstaddalen]]
*Hestnes (far south part of the town)
*Lagård (along the lake)
*Rundevoll (central-south part of the town)
*Sandbakkan (far southeastern part of the town)
*Slettebø (far northeastern part of the town)
*Søra Eigerøy / Søra Øyne (the south part of the island of [[Eigerøya]])
*Norda Eigerøy / Nora Øyne (the north part of the island of [[Eigerøya]])
*Tengs (far northwestern part of the town)
*Åsan (near the bridge to Eigerøya)

==Attractions==
*''Dalane Folkemuseum'': Museum of antiquities and history of Egersund.
*''Egersund Fayancemuseum'': Museum of the glazed earthenware and porcelain made by Egersund Fayancefabrik from 1847 till 1979.
*''«[[Stoplesteinan]]»''. A rather unknown attraction, since it has not been embraced by the local tourist bureau. «Stoplesteinan» is a smaller «[[Stonehenge]]», i.e. a stone circle. It is more than a thousand years old, and believed by some to be almost 2000 years old. Who built it and why, is unknown. The stone circle is situated directly above Skårabrekkå just outside downtown Egersund.
*Central Egersund houses some of the best preserved wood buildings in Norway. They are built in late [[Empire style]], and most of the buildings are protected by law.
*''Magma UNESCO Global Geopark'': open air geological park provided with facilities for outdoor activities to discover the amazing geological heritage of the area. From November 2017 in Egersund headquarter will be open to the public the geoVR virtual exhibition.
*Home to the popular [[Trollpikken]] rock formation.

==Notable people==
{{See also|Eigersund#Notable_people}}

==References==
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== External links ==
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*[http://www.visitegersund.no/forside Egersund - Unofficial home page] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160528152547/http://www.visitegersund.no/forside |date=28 May 2016 }}
*[http://www.eigersund.kommune.no Egersund - Official home page]

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