Uskedal or Uskedalen is a village in Kvinnherad municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located in a small valley along the southern shore of the Hardangerfjorden, about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) southwest of the village of Dimmelsvik and about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) east of the village of Herøysund.[3] The village is the site of Uskedalen Church.
Uskedal
Uskedalen | |
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Village | |
  Uskedal Location of the village  Uskedal Uskedal (Norway) | |
| Coordinates: 59°55′58″N 05°51′48″E / 59.93278°N 5.86333°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| Region | Western Norway |
| County | Vestland |
| District | Sunnhordland |
| Municipality | Kvinnherad |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.74 km2 (0.29 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 8 m (26 ft) |
| Population (2019)[1] | |
• Total | 766 |
| • Density | 1,035/km2 (2,680/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Post Code | 5463 Uskedalen |
The 0.74-square-kilometre (180-acre) village has a population (2019) of 766 and a population density of 1,035 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,680/sq mi).[1]
Media gallery
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View of the harbour -
1915 Exhibition in Uskedal -
Burning of the cannery -
References
edit- ^ a b c Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2019). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
- ^ "Uskedalen, Kvinnherad (Hordaland)" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
- ^ Store norske leksikon. "Uskedal" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 18 March 2015.
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