Øvrebygd

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Øvrebygd
Øvrebygd (Norway)
Coordinates: 58°41′13″N06°09′15″E / 58.68694°N 6.15417°E / 58.68694; 6.15417 Coordinates: 58°41′13″N06°09′15″E / 58.68694°N 6.15417°E / 58.68694; 6.15417
Country Norway
Region Western Norway
County Rogaland
District Dalane
Municipality Bjerkreim
Elevation [1] 243 m (797 ft)
Time zone CET (UTC+01:00)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+02:00)
Post Code4389 Vikeså

Øvrebygd is a small village in Bjerkreim municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The village is located about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) northeast of the municipal centre of Vikeså along the road leading to the neighboring municipality of Gjesdal. Ivesdal Chapel is located in this village. The village lies on the north shore of the lake Hofreistæ and the lake Byrkjelandsvatnet lies less than 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) to the north.

Bjerkreim Municipality in Rogaland, Norway

Bjerkreim is a municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Dalane. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Vikeså. Other villages in the municipality include Bjerkreim and Øvrebygd.

Rogaland County (fylke) of Norway

Rogaland[²ruːɡɑlɑn](listen) is a county in Western Norway, bordering Hordaland, Telemark, Aust-Agder, and Vest-Agder counties. Rogaland is the center of the Norwegian petroleum industry. In 2016, Rogaland had an unemployment rate of 4.9%, one of the highest in Norway. In 2015, Rogaland had a fertility rate of 1.78 children per woman, which is the highest in the country.

Norway constitutional monarchy in Northern Europe

Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northwestern Europe whose territory comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula; the remote island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard are also part of the Kingdom of Norway. The Antarctic Peter I Island and the sub-Antarctic Bouvet Island are dependent territories and thus not considered part of the kingdom. Norway also lays claim to a section of Antarctica known as Queen Maud Land.

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Ivesdal Chapel Church in Rogaland, Norway

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References

  1. "Øvrebygd, Bjerkreim (Rogaland)" (in Norwegian). yr.no . Retrieved 2016-06-25.