Lindås (village) explained

Official Name:Lindås
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:Nordhordland
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Alver
Utc Offset1:+01:00
Utc Offset1 Dst:+02:00
Area Total Km2:1.02
Population As Of:2019
Population Total:1383
Population Density Km2:1356
Postal Code Type:Post Code
Postal Code:5955 Lindås
Elevation M:70
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Coordinates:60.7361°N 5.1608°W

Lindås is a village in Alver municipality in Vestland county, Norway.[2] The village is located on the Lindås peninsula, about north of the village of Knarvik and about southeast of the Mongstad industrial area. The village of Hundvin lies about southeast of Lindås.

The village was the old administrative centre of Lindås, prior to the 1964 merger that greatly expanded the municipality. Lindås Church is located in the village. The 1.02km2 village has a population (2019) of 1,383 and a population density of .[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lindås. yr.no. Norwegian. 2014-03-25.
  2. Web site: Lindås. Store norske leksikon. Store norske leksikon. Norwegian. 2014-03-25.
  3. Web site: Statistisk sentralbyrå . Statistics Norway . 1 January 2019 . Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality .