Official Name: | Førde |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Vestland#Norway |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the village |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Norway |
Subdivision Name1: | Western Norway |
Subdivision Name2: | Vestland |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Sunnhordland |
Subdivision Type4: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name4: | Sveio |
Utc Offset1: | +01:00 |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +02:00 |
Postal Code Type: | Post Code |
Postal Code: | 5555 Førde i Hordaland |
Elevation M: | 33 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Coordinates: | 59.6092°N 5.4758°W |
Førde is a village in Sveio municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located at the southern end of the Førdespollen bay, off of the main Bømlafjorden. The European route E39 highway runs through the village on its way between the cities of Stavanger and Bergen. The village is the site of Førde Church.