Suldalsosen

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Suldalsosen
Suldalsosen (Norway)
Coordinates: 59°29′34″N06°31′09″E / 59.49278°N 6.51917°E / 59.49278; 6.51917 Coordinates: 59°29′34″N06°31′09″E / 59.49278°N 6.51917°E / 59.49278; 6.51917
Country Norway
Region Western Norway
County Rogaland
District Ryfylke
Municipality Suldal
Elevation [1] 68 m (223 ft)
Time zone CET (UTC+01:00)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+02:00)
Post Code4237 Suldalsosen

Suldalsosen is a village in Suldal municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The village is located along the northern shore of the river Suldalslågen on the southwestern end of the lake Suldalsvatnet. Suldalsosen historically was a central starting point for boat traffic on the lake. This was the administrative centre of Suldal municipality prior to 1965 when the municipality was greatly expanded and the administration was moved to Sand. [2]

Suldal Municipality in Rogaland, Norway

Suldal is a municipality in the northeast corner of Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Ryfylke. Since 1965, the administrative centre of Suldal is the village of Sand i Ryfylke. Other villages in Suldal include Hålandsosen, Jelsa, Marvik, Nesflaten, and Suldalsosen.

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.

The main administrative offices of Statkraft's Ulla-Førre hydropower plants are located in Suldalsosen. The village also has two stores, a hairdresser shop, petrol stations, a school, a kindergarten, a nursing home, and Suldal Church. The western part of the village area is sometimes referred to as Vinjar. [3]

Statkraft AS is a hydropower company, fully owned by the Norwegian state. The Statkraft Group is a generator of renewable energy, as well as Norway’s largest and the Nordic region’s third largest energy producer. Statkraft develops and generates hydropower, wind power, gas power and district heating, and is also a player in the international energy markets. The company has some 4200 employees and their headquarters is located in Oslo, Norway.

Ulla-Førre

Ulla-Førre is a hydropower complex in Suldal, Hjelmeland and Bykle in Norway. It has an installed capacity of approximately 2,100 MW, and the annual average production is 4.45 TWh (16.0 PJ) (1987-2006), while its annual potential is about 7.8 TWh (28 PJ). The complex includes the artificial lake Blåsjø, which is made by dams around 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) above the sea level. The hydroelectric power station in the complex are Saurdal, Kvilldal, Hylen and Stølsdal, operated by Statkraft.

Suldal Church Church in Rogaland, Norway

Suldal Church is a parish church in Suldal municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Suldalsosen. The church is part of the Suldal parish in the Ryfylke deanery in the Diocese of Stavanger. The present church was built in 1852 and it seats about 600 people. It sits on the shore of the river Suldalslågen, at the southern end of the lake Suldalsvatnet.

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References

  1. "Suldalsosen, Suldal (Rogaland)" (in Norwegian). yr.no . Retrieved 2015-05-25.
  2. Store norske leksikon. "Suldalsosen" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2015-05-25.
  3. Store norske leksikon. "Vinjar" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2015-05-25.