Knappskog Explained

Official Name:Knappskog
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:Midhordland
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Øygarden
Utc Offset1:+01:00
Utc Offset1 Dst:+02:00
Area Total Km2:0.91
Population As Of:2019
Population Total:1640
Population Density Km2:1802
Postal Code Type:Post Code
Postal Code:5353 Straume
Elevation M:22
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Coordinates:60.3789°N 5.0558°W

Knappskog is a village in Øygarden municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village lies along the northeastern coast of the island of Sotra, about halfway between the villages of Ågotnes (to the north) and Kolltveit (to the south). The island of Geitung lies about off the coast of Knappskog.

The 0.91km2 village has a population (2019) of 1,640 and a population density of .[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Knappskog, Fjell (Hordaland). yr.no. Norwegian. 2014-12-05.
  2. Web site: Statistisk sentralbyrå . Statistics Norway . 1 January 2019 . Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality .