Hestnes

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Hestnes
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Hestnes
Hestnes (Norway)
Coordinates: 58°25′19″N06°00′40″E / 58.42194°N 6.01111°E / 58.42194; 6.01111 Coordinates: 58°25′19″N06°00′40″E / 58.42194°N 6.01111°E / 58.42194; 6.01111
Country Norway
Region Western Norway
County Rogaland
District Dalane
Municipality Eigersund
Elevation
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9 m (30 ft)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
4372 Egersund

Hestnes is a small village in Eigersund municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The village is on the southern edge of the town of Egersund. The population of Hestnes in 2007 was 203, but since that time it has been considered part of the Egersund urban area. [2]

Eigersund Municipality in Rogaland, Norway

Eigersund is a municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is in the traditional district of Dalane. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Egersund. The town was known for its pottery factory and it is among Norway's biggest fishing ports. The villages of Helleland, Hellvik, and Hestnes are also in Eigersund.

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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References

  1. "Hestnes, Eigersund (Rogaland)" (in Norwegian). yr.no . Retrieved 2016-06-28.
  2. Statistics Norway (2007). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality. 1 January 2007". Archived from the original on 7 November 2007.