Byrknes Explained

Official Name:Byrknes
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Vestland#Norway
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the village
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Norway
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Western Norway
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Vestland
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Sogn
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Gulen
Area Total Km2:0.47
Population As Of:2019
Population Total:294
Population Density Km2:626
Timezone1:CET
Utc Offset1:+01:00
Timezone1 Dst:CEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+02:00
Postal Code Type:Post Code
Postal Code:5970 Byrknesøy
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:9
Coordinates:60.9003°N 4.8386°W

Byrknes is a fishing village in Gulen Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located on the western shore of the island of Byrknesøyna. It is about southwest of the municipal center of Eivindvik, about west of the village of Dalsøyra, and about northwest of the Mongstad industrial area in neighboring Lindås and Austrheim municipalities to the south. The Sognesjøen strait is located to the northwest of the village.

The 0.47km2 village has a population (2019) of 294 and a population density of .[2]

There is a coastal museum, Kystmuseum, located in Byrknes. The nearest church is Mjømna Church, located about to the northeast in the village of Mjømna on the neighboring island of Mjømna.[3] It is connected to the mainland by a series of bridges over the island and neighboring islands to the east.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Byrknes. yr.no. Norwegian. 13 August 2010.
  2. Web site: Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality . 1 January 2019. Statistics Norway. Statistisk sentralbyrå.
  3. Web site: Byrknes. Store norske leksikon. Store norske leksikon. Norwegian. 13 August 2010.