Leirvik, Hyllestad Explained

Official Name:Leirvik
Other Name:
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:6953 Leirvik i Sogn
Elevation M:4
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Coordinates:61.1367°N 5.3472°W

Leirvik is a village in Hyllestad Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located along the inner part of the Bøfjorden, a small fjord off the main Sognefjorden. The village lies about southeast of the village of Hyllestad. Havyard Leirvik, the largest municipal business, is a shipyard on the southwest side of Leirvik.[2] The western shore of the fjord is the site of Bø Church.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Leirvik. yr.no. Norwegian. 2013-12-11.
  2. Web site: Leirvik – tettbebyggelse i Hyllestad. Store norske leksikon. Store norske leksikon. Norwegian. 2013-12-11.