Imslandsjøen Explained

Official Name:Imslandsjøen
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:Haugaland
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Vindafjord
Utc Offset1:+01:00
Utc Offset1 Dst:+02:00
Postal Code Type:Post Code
Postal Code:5583 Vikedal
Elevation M:1
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Coordinates:59.4761°N 5.9922°W

Imslandsjøen or Imsland is a village in Vindafjord municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The village is located on the northern shore of the Vindafjorden, about southeast of the village of Vikedal and about west of the village of Sand in neighboring Suldal municipality. Imsland Church is located in the village.

The village was the administrative centre of the municipality of Imsland which existed from 1923 until 1965 when the municipality was dissolved. Historically, Imslandsjøen had a post office and a steamship stop. Today ships no longer call at the village, and the post office is located in nearby Vikedal.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Imslandsjøen, Vindafjord (Rogaland). yr.no. Norwegian. 2015-06-17.
  2. Web site: Imslandsjøen i gamle dagar. Norwegian. 2015-06-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20150618084606/http://home.online.no/~theodori/hs_aasbo.htm. 2015-06-18. dead.