Indrevevring Explained

Official Name:Indrevevring
Other Name:Vevring
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Vestland#Norway
Pushpin Label Position:right
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:Sunnfjord
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Sunnfjord
Timezone1:CET
Utc Offset1:+01:00
Timezone1 Dst:CEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+02:00
Postal Code Type:Post Code
Postal Code:6817 Naustdal
Elevation M:44
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Coordinates:61.4919°N 5.4064°W

Indrevevring (also known as Vevring) is a village in Sunnfjord Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located on the northern shore of the Førdefjorden, about southeast of the village of Stavang (in Kinn Municipality) and about northwest of the village of Helle. The village of Kvammen (in Askvoll Municipality) lies directly south, across the fjord. The village of Indrevevring had a population (2001) of 143 residents.[2]

Indrevevring is the site of Vevring Church. It was the administrative centre of the old municipality of Vevring which existed from 1838 until 1964.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Indrevevring, Naustdal. yr.no. Norwegian. 2013-11-18.
  2. Web site: 1433 Naustdal Folke- og bustadteljing 2001. Statistisk sentralbyrå. Norwegian.