Stavanger (English: /stəˈvæŋ/, English: /stæˈ-/, US usually English: /stˈvŋstəˈ-/, Norwegian: [stɑˈvɑ̀ŋːər]) is a city and municipality in Norway. It is the fourth largest city and third largest metropolitan area in Norway (through conurbation with neighboring Sandnes) and the administrative center of Rogaland county. The municipality is the fourth most populous in Norway. Located on the Stavanger Peninsula in southwest Norway, Stavanger counts its official founding year as 1125, the year the St…