Official Name: | Gjesdal |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Rogaland#Norway |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Rogaland county |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Norway |
Subdivision Name1: | Western Norway |
Subdivision Name2: | Rogaland |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Jæren |
Subdivision Type4: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name4: | Gjesdal |
Utc Offset1: | +01:00 |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +02:00 |
Postal Code Type: | Post Code |
Postal Code: | 4330 Ålgård |
Elevation M: | 148 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Coordinates: | 58.7686°N 5.9547°W |
Gjesdal is a small farming village in Gjesdal municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The village is located just southeast of the lake Limavatnet and about east of the municipal centre of Ålgård. The village is the site of Gjesdal Church. The area is locally referred to as Bygda ("the village").