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.
Jøssingfjorden is a fjord in Sokndal municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The 3-kilometre (1.9 mi) long fjord is narrow and deep and is surrounded by mountains. It sits about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) southeast of the municipal centre of Hauge. There is some settlement on the southeastern side of the fjord: the villages of Li, Vinterstø, and Bu. There is a road that runs along the southeast coast of the fjord, with sharp hairpin turns leading down from the mountains to the shore of the fjord both heading north and south from the fjord.
Hauge or Hauge i Dalane is the administrative center of Sokndal municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located along the river Sokno, between the coastal villages of Rekefjord and Sogndalsstranda. Sokndal Church is located in the village.
Eiavatnet is a lake in the municipalities of Eigersund and Sokndal in Rogaland county, Norway. The 4.29-square-kilometre (1.66 sq mi) lake is located about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) east of the town of Egersund. The lake is regulated at an elevation of 139 metres (456 ft) so it can be used as a reservoir for the Lindland Power Station which is located a short distance north of Hauge in Sokndal. The lake Grøsfjellvatnet lies about 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) north of this lake.
Grøsfjellvatnet is a lake in the municipalities of Eigersund, Lund, and Sokndal in Rogaland county, Norway. The 3.09-square-kilometre (1.19 sq mi) lake list just north of the lake Eiavatnet, about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) west of the village of Heskestad in Lund municipality.
Sogndal is a former municipality and small seaport (ladested) in Rogaland county, Norway. The municipality located on the coast in the traditional district of Dalane. It comprised the two harbor villages of Sogndalsstranda and Rægefjord. The river Sogndalselva reaches the ocean at Songdalsstranda. The municipality existed from 1845 until 1944 when it was merged into the municipality of Sokndal.
Hauge is a common Norwegian surname, commonly associated with farms. The name Hauge derives from the old Norse word haugr meaning hill, knoll, or mound. Derivatives also include Haugan and Haugen. Hauge may also refer to:
Claus Egil Feyling was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.
Sogndalsstranda or Sogndalstrand is a harbor village in Sokndal municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The village is located at the mouth of the river Sokno, about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) south of the municipal centre of Hauge and also about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) southeast of the village of Rekefjord. The Jøssingfjorden lies about 2.7 kilometres (1.7 mi) southeast of the village.
Sogndal, Sokndal, or Soknedal are similarly sounding Norwegian place names. They may refer to:
Lille Presteskjær Lighthouse is a coastal lighthouse in Rekefjord in the municipality of Sokndal in Rogaland, Norway. The lighthouse is owned by the Norwegian Coastal Administration. It was established in 1895, and was automated and depopulated in 1973.
Rekefjord is a harbour village in the municipality of Sokndal in Rogaland county, Norway. The village is located around the Rekefjorden, about 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) west of the municipal centre of Hauge i Dalane. The village of Sogndalsstranda lies about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) southeast of Rekefjord.
The Tellnes mine is one of the largest titanium mines in Europe. The mine is located about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) northeast of the Jøssingfjorden in Sokndal municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The mine has reserves amounting more than 300,000,000 tonnes of ore grading 18% titanium. The deposit of titanium was discovered in 1954 and production at the mine began in October 1960. Each year there is about 2,000,000 tonnes of ore and 1,600,000 tonnes of rock waste removed from the open-pit mine. This resulted in about 580,000 tonnes of ilmenite concentrate from the mine in 1999.
Hans Jørgensen Aarstad was a Norwegian politician for the Liberal Party. He served as Minister of Agriculture from February 1928 to May 1931 in Mowinckel's Second Cabinet.
Åna-Sira is a village in southwestern Norway, sitting mostly in Sokndal municipality in Rogaland county, but a small portion lies in Flekkefjord municipality in Vest-Agder county. The village is located at the mouth of the river Sira where it flows south into Åna fjord. The fjord and river form the county border with Rogaland and Vest-Agder counties. The Åna-Sira Bridge crosses the river connecting the two parts of the village. The village is the southernmost village in Rogaland county.
Åna-Sira Church is a parish church in Sokndal municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Åna-Sira, on the northwest shore of the river Sira on the border with Vest-Agder county. The church is part of the Sokndal parish in the Dalane deanery in the Diocese of Stavanger. The white, wooden church was built in 1888 by the architect Jacob Wilhelm Nordan. The church seats about 100 people and it was consecrated on 16 March 1888.
Sokndal Church is a parish church in Sokndal municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Hauge. The church is part of the Sokndal parish in the Dalane deanery in the Diocese of Stavanger. The white, wooden, cruciform church was built in a Louis XVI style and it seats about 840 people. The church was partially completed in 1803 when it was put into use. It was finished about four years later and was consecrated on 8 July 1807. The church sits on the same site as the previous medieval timber-framed church.
