Skjoldastraumen

Village in Western Norway, Norway
59°25′55″N 05°36′49″E / 59.43194°N 5.61361°E / 59.43194; 5.61361CountryNorwayRegionWestern NorwayCountyRogalandDistrictHaugalandMunicipalityTysværElevation23 m (75 ft)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Post Code
5567 Skjoldastraumen

Skjoldastraumen is a village in Tysvær municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The village is located along the Skjoldafjorden, about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) east of the village of Grinde and about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) northwest of the small village of Yrke. The village lies on one of the narrowest parts of the fjord, where there is one of the only actively-used seawater locks in Norway. The village is the site of the Skjoldastraumen Church.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Skjoldastraumen, Tysvær (Rogaland)" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2015-09-21.
  2. ^ Store norske leksikon. "Skjoldastraumen" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2015-09-21.


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