Ringøy is a small village in the municipality of
Ullensvang
Ullensvang is a Municipalities of Norway, municipality in Vestland Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is located in the Districts of Norway, traditional district of Hardanger. The administrative centre is the Odda (town), town of Odda. Some o ...
in
Hordaland
Hordaland () was a county in Norway, bordering Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Telemark, and Rogaland counties. Hordaland was the third largest county, after Akershus and Oslo, by population. The county government was the Hordaland County Munici ...
county,
Norway
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.
The settlement lies on the south side of the
Eid Fjord
The Eid Fjord () is the innermost part of the Hardangerfjord, Hardanger Fjord in Norway. It extends eastwards from the Utne Fjord and Sørfjorden (Hardanger), Sørfjorden. The Eid Fjord lies in the municipalities of Ullensvang, Ulvik, and Eidf ...
, an inner branch of the
Hardanger Fjord. The ferry quay at Ringøy served the
ferry connection to
Ulvik
Ulvik is a municipalities of Norway, municipality in Vestland Counties of Norway, county, Norway. The municipality stretches from the Hardangerfjord to the mountains that reach above sea level. The administrative centre of the municipality is t ...
until 1938, when the quay on the south side of the fjord was relocated to
Brimnes
Brimnes is a small village in the municipality of Eidfjord in Vestland county, Norway.
Geography
The settlement lies on the south side of the Eid Fjord, an inner branch of the Hardanger Fjord. The ferry quay at Brimnes formerly served the ferr ...
. Ringøy lies about north of the village of
Kinsarvik
Kinsarvik is a village in the municipality of Ullensvang in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located at the end of a small bay at the confluence of the Sørfjorden and the Eid Fjord, where they join to form the main branch of the Hardang ...
, the municipal seat, and about east of
Eidfjord
Eidfjord is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The municipality is located in the Districts of Norway, traditional district of Hardanger. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of E ...
in the municipality of
Eidfjord
Eidfjord is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The municipality is located in the Districts of Norway, traditional district of Hardanger. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of E ...
.
Norwegian National Road 13
National Road 13 (, ) is a national road which runs from the town of Stavanger in Rogaland county to the village of Sogndalsfjøra in Vestland county. The route is long and runs south–north through Rogaland and Vestland counties, following ...
passes through Ringøy. There is a campsite next to the fjord in the village.
References
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