Skjoldastraumen

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Skjoldastraumen
Village
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Skjoldastraumen
Location in Rogaland county
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Skjoldastraumen
Skjoldastraumen (Norway)
Coordinates: 59°25′55″N05°36′49″E / 59.43194°N 5.61361°E / 59.43194; 5.61361
Country Norway
Region Western Norway
County Rogaland
District Haugaland
Municipality Tysvær
Elevation
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23 m (75 ft)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
5567 Skjoldastraumen

Skjoldastraumen is a village in Tysvær municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The village is located along the Skjoldafjorden, about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) east of the village of Grinde and about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) northwest of the small village of Yrke. The village lies on one of the narrowest parts of the fjord, and is the location of one of the only actively-used seawater locks in Norway. The village is the site of the Skjoldastraumen Church, a wooden structure built in a long church style in 1910. [2]

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References

  1. "Skjoldastraumen, Tysvær (Rogaland)" (in Norwegian). yr.no . Retrieved 2015-09-21.
  2. Store norske leksikon. "Skjoldastraumen" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2015-09-21.