Vindafjord MunicipalityVindafjord is a municipality in Rogalandcounty, Norway. It is part of the traditional district of Haugaland. Since 2005, the administrative centre of the municipality has been the village of Ølen (prior to that time it was the village of Sandeid). Other villages in the municipality include Bjoa, Imslandsjøen, Ølensvåg, Skjold, Vats, Vikebygd, and Vikedal.
Skjold, RogalandSkjold is a village in Vindafjord Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The village is located at the northern end of the Skjoldafjorden, along the European route E134 highway, about 25 kilometres (16 mi) northeast of the town of Haugesund. Skjold Church is located in the village. The small Elleflåt farm lies about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) northeast of Skjold.
Vats ChurchVats Church (Norwegian: Vats kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Vindafjord Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Vats at the southern end of the lake Vatsvatnet. It is the church for the Vats parish which is part of the Haugaland prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Stavanger. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1855 using designs by the architectHans Linstow. The church seats about 534 people.
VatsvatnetVatsvatnet is a lake in Vindafjord Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The 2.16-square-kilometre (0.83 sq mi) lake lies south of the European route E134 highway and north of the village of Vats. The long, narrow lake is 5.8 kilometres (3.6 mi) long, and has a maximum width of 900 metres (3,000 ft). The primary outflow of the lake is the river Åmselva which flows south into the .
Districts of NorwayThe country of Norway is historically divided into a number of districts. Many districts have deep historical roots, and only partially coincide with today's administrative units of counties and municipalities. The districts are defined by geographical features, often valleys, mountain ranges, fjords, plains, or coastlines, or combinations of the above. Many such regions were petty kingdoms up to the early Viking Age.
ElleflåtElleflåt (or historically Elleflot) is a small farm in Vindafjord Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The farm is located along the European route E134 highway about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) west of the lake Vatsvatnet and about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) northeast of the village of Skjold. HistoryElleflåt is smaller than the main farms in the Austrheim area, just to the west. In the mid-17th century the farm had no more than four head of cattle, six sheep, and two goats.
SandeidSandeid is a village in Vindafjord Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The village is located at the head of the Sandeidfjorden, about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) northwest of the village of Vikedal and about 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) south of the village of Ølensjøen. The 0.63-square-kilometre (160-acre) village has a population (2025) of 762 and a population density of 1,210 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,100/sq mi).
HaugalandThe Haugaland (Haugalandet), or the Haugesund Peninsula (Haugesundshalvøyen), is a peninsula and traditional district in the northwestern part of Rogaland county, Norway. The area lies between the Boknafjord to the south and the Bømlafjord, part of the outer Hardangerfjord, to the north. The area partially overlaps geographically with the metropolitan Haugesund Region.
NorwayCountry in northern Europe
RogalandRogaland (Norwegian:) is a county in Western Norway, bordering the North Sea to the west and the counties of Vestland to the north, Telemark to the east and Agder to the east and southeast. As of 1 January 2024, it had a population of 499,417 people. The administrative centre of the county is the city of Stavanger, which is the third largest city in Norway. EtymologyRogaland is the region's Old Norse name, which was revived in modern times.
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