Leirvik is a village in Hyllestad Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located along the inner part of the Bøfjorden, a small fjord off the main Sognefjorden. The village lies about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) southeast of the village of Hyllestad. Havyard Leirvik, the largest municipal business, is a shipyard on the southwest side of Leirvik.[2] The western shore of the fjord is the site of Bø Church.
Leirvik
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Village | |
  Leirvik Location of the village  Leirvik Leirvik (Norway) | |
| Coordinates: 61°08′12″N 05°20′50″E / 61.13667°N 5.34722°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| Region | Western Norway |
| County | Vestland |
| District | Sogn |
| Municipality | Hyllestad Municipality |
| Elevation | 4 m (13 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Post Code | 6953 Leirvik i Sogn |
References
edit- ^ "Leirvik" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2013-12-11.
- ^ Store norske leksikon. "Leirvik – tettbebyggelse i Hyllestad" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2013-12-11.
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