Welcome to Time
The lapwing is the Time community emblem since 1978.
The lapwing is a true sign of spring, optimism, and drive.
Time municipality is in the heart of Jæren. It borders to Klepp, Sandnes, Bjerkreim and Hå.
The Area is 182km2; 13km2 are lakes and waterways and 68km2 are farmland. There are two types of scenery: The west is flat and typical of the area, dominated by farmland.
Farming is a major industry. The east is a hilly, rocky moorland, with heather, wood and garzing grounds, numerous lakes and rivers. Appr. 19000 live in Time. Bryne is the town with administration and service center. Other townships are Kverneland, Lye and Undheim.
"Storstova på Jæren" together with Bryne old mill is the regional cinema, theater and concert hall.
Bryne old mill, mural made in memory of Kaizers Orchestra
Cultural sites
Time regional museum
Situated in Undheim, community center exhibits clothes, fittings, utensils, craftsman's tools, farm tool and equipment from the 1800s. More than 2000 objects.
The Garborg home
Home of national and European writer Arne Garborg [1851 - 1924] Period peasant, furnishing and furniture.
Knudaheio
Arne Garborg's summer cottage 1899-1923. Authentic furniture and belongings. Garborg and his wife Hulda interred in the garden. Two monuments: The cairn bearing the inscription "If everyone takes his stone", and the Garborg monument of "Aadne" with "all this grand view" by the parking lot.
The Fotland grounds
Is a unique feature. The largest waterfall of Jæren. Rich bird life includes Norway's national bird, the dipper. Hiking path. Salmon ladder.
The Fotland power station 1915- 1972
Reginal water power museum. Display of photos and tools from Time in the old days.
The Fotland village mill 1848-1968
Museum and place for art exhibitions. Permanent exhibition: Corn gave life. Video of milling process. Different art exhibitions. Crafts in peat house.
The cotter's place Træe
...the most photographed and painted object in the area. House and barn from 1780
Cultural & ancient monuments
Lyngaland at Sæland
Farm grounds from the period of the migration og the nation (350-550 A.D.)
Vestly
The Smiths Grave at Olshaug, with stone clad chamber 4x1x1 meters in southern end of mound.
The Thing Grounds (the old judicial assembly ground)
...has probably been the assembly grounds not only for the people from Jæren, but also from neighbouring mountain districs, and many people have gathered here.
Lye
The Burial Moun Field at Pighaug consists of four rounded and three oblong mounds, and in addition, 3 stone settings.
Sports
Time has several sports facilities, in Bryne, Kverneland, Lye and Undheim, most of which are open to the public. There's a golf course at Fosse.
Fishing
Time has appr. 50 fishing lakes. Major water ways are the Hå river and the Orre water ways. In addition to salmon and sea trout there is fresh water trout and eel in most lakes and water ways. Some lakes also have char, gwyniad and vendace.
Swimming & leisure
Frøylandsvatnet - Sandtangen - Njåskogen
Frøylandsvatnet is the largest lake in Time. The hiking and biking path around the lake (appr. 17km) is perfect challenge for the whole family. Info boards in Sandtangen, Njåskogen and Kverneland, light tracks and hiking paths in Njåskogen and Sandtangen.
Melsvatnet
...is situated by RV504 from Bryne to Ålgård, parking lot with toilets, and path with fishing ramp for wheelchair users.
Hiker's traffic rules
- Don't throw litter as you go along. Clear the resting places.
- Don't trespass on cultivated land or wood planting fields.
- Avoid walking in the grazing areas. Use the path and roads if possible.
- Don't harm the vegetation.
- Don't ruin the fences, keep gates closed
- Domestic animals, fowl and game must not be disturbed.
- Follow the leash rules for dogs.
- Remember the danger of fires. Open fires are prohibited in the outlying fields in the summer season (April 15. - September 15.)
- Think or ask before parking the car outside parking areas.
- In Time we have many remnant from the past and other cultural sites. Take care not to harm these.
- Show respect for private property.
Location: Time, Jæren, Norway
Camera: Nikon P900
No filter have been used
No editing have been made to these photos
Photographer: @flatman
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Du er hjertelig velkommen til flotte Jæren!
Jæren has a humid continental climate. The average annual temperature is 5.7 ° C in Jæren, and the precipitation here averages 581.9 mm.
For comparison in Rabat, Morocco, the average annual temperature is 17.3 ° C and the average rainfall is 527.9 mm.
Yes, it can be a little moist (some of the rain comes in form of snow) and not as warm as we want it to be, but still its one of the best places in the world, in my opinion :)
Didn't know Morocco got that much rain, don't you have deserts and such down there?
The climate of Morocco is one of the tourist assets of this country that can be visited in any season, it is one of the most suitable climates to practice all the activities that one can imagine.
The Moroccan climate is characterized by the diversity seen the geographical location of Morocco. It is at the same time Mediterranean in the North, oceanic in the West, continental in the interior and desert in the South.
The climate of Morocco is one of the tourist assets of this country that can be visited in any season, it is one of the most suitable climates to practice all the activities that one can imagine.
The Moroccan climate is characterized by the diversity seen the geographical location of Morocco. It is at the same time Mediterranean in the North, oceanic in the West, continental in the interior and desert in the South.
I show you below some pictures of Morocco :
Oh wow! I love to see pictures from other places in the world!
It looks like Norway, only better!
Thanks for sharing these photos!
Thanks for all the information!
You are welcome!
Your photography is just amazing!
All these images just fuel my dream to visit Norwayone day!
Thank you, man!
Some day you will get to visit Norway, just keep Steemin' on! ;)