Hommersåk is a village in
Sandnes
Sandnes () is a city and municipality in Rogaland, Norway. It lies immediately south of Stavanger, the 4th largest municipality in Norway, and together the Stavanger/Sandnes area is the third-largest urban area in Norway. The urban city of Sand ...
municipality in
Rogaland
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county,
Norway
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. The village is located in the borough of
Riska
Riska is a borough of the city of Sandnes in Rogaland county, Norway. The borough sits in the northern part of the municipality, northeast of the city centre of Sandnes. The Gandsfjorden runs along the west side of the borough and the Høgsfjo ...
in the northern part of the municipality. It is situated about northeast of the centre of the
city of Sandnes, along the shore of the Riskafjorden, an arm off the main
Gandsfjorden
Gandsfjorden or Gandafjorden is a fjord in Rogaland county, Norway. The long Gandsfjorden is an arm off of the large Boknafjorden. It runs between the mainland and the Stavanger Peninsula in the western parts of the municipalities of Stavanger ...
.
The village has a population (2019) of 6,425 and a
population density
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of .
There are a few shops and a small shopping centre called ''Bryggen''. There is also a sports centre with swimming facilities. The village and its surroundings are popular places for cottages and leisure boats among people from the
Stavanger/Sandnes
Stavanger/Sandnes is the third largest urban area in Norway. It consists of the densely built-up areas in the municipalities of Stavanger, Sandnes, Sola, and Randaberg, most of which are located on the Stavanger Peninsula, its surrounding islan ...
area. There are two churches in the village:
Riska Church
Riska Church () is a parish church of the Church of Norway in the large Sandnes municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Hommersåk in the borough of Riska, east of the centre of the city of Sandnes in the western ...
and the historic
Old Riska Church
Old Riska Church () is a parish church of the Church of Norway in the large Sandnes municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Hommersåk in the borough of Riska, east of the centre of the city of Sandnes in the west ...
. The island of
Uskjo lies just off the coast of Hommersåk to the north.
Transport
Hommersåk has bus connections to the
city of Sandnes and boat connections to the
city of Stavanger, across the fjord.
Sport
The Riska Motorsykkelklubb organise
motorcycle trials
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Mo ...
and previously
motorcycle speedway
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. The speedwaybane held the final of the
Norwegian Individual Speedway Championship in 1994, 1996, 1998, 2004, 2010 and 2014.
References
Boroughs and neighbourhoods of Sandnes
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