Hyllestad (village) explained

Official Name:Hyllestad
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 Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Western Norway
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Vestland
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Sogn
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Hyllestad Municipality
Timezone1:CET
Utc Offset1:+01:00
Timezone1 Dst:CEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+02:00
Postal Code Type:Post Code
Postal Code:6957 Hyllestad
Elevation M:34
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Coordinates:61.1711°N 5.2958°W

Hyllestad is the administrative centre of Hyllestad Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located at the end of the Hyllestadfjorden, about northwest of the village of and about southeast of the village of Sørbøvågen.

The village of Hyllestad is the municipal centre and it is the site of the municipal government, local secondary school, bank, post office, and stores. Hyllestad Church is also located in this village, although it was historically located about to the northeast on the Hyllestad farm.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hyllestad. yr.no. Norwegian. 2013-12-10.