Ølensjøen or Ølen is the

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Vindafjord Vindafjord is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Rogaland Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Districts of Norway, traditional district of Haugaland. Since 2005, the administrative centre of the municipality has ...

municipality in

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county,

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. The village is located at the southern end of the Ølsfjorden, along the European route E134 highway, just east of the village of

Ølensvåg Ølensvåg or Ølsvågen is a village in Vindafjord municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The village is located at the southwestern end of the Ølsfjorden, along the European route E134 highway, just west of the municipal centre of Ølensj ...

. The village has a population (2019) of 1,259 and a

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of . It is the largest urban area in the municipality. Ølensjøen is the regional center for commerce for the inner part of the Haugalandet area. It has a secondary school, sports club, and a public swimming pool. Norway's largest privately owned slaughterhouse, Fatland slakteri, is located in Ølensjøen. There is a large shopping center with a

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and

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in Ølensjøen that serves the residents of the Etne-Vindafjord area. Ølen Church is also located in this village. Prior to 2006, Ølensjøen was the administrative centre of the old municipality of

Ølen Ølen is a List of former municipalities of Norway, former municipality in the Vestlandet region of Norway. The municipality existed from 1916 until 2006, and originally it was a part of Hordaland county, but in 2002 it was transferred to Rogala ...

. In 2006, the municipality was merged with

, and the administration of the new, larger municipality of Vindafjord was moved to Ølensjøen.

References

Villages in Rogaland Vindafjord {{Rogaland-geo-stub