Litlabø Explained

Official Name:Litlabø
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:Sunnhordland
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Stord
Utc Offset1:+01:00
Utc Offset1 Dst:+02:00
Postal Code Type:Post Code
Postal Code:5410 Sagvåg
Elevation M:41
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Coordinates:59.7892°N 5.4217°W

Litlabø is a village and former mining community in the municipality of Stord in Vestland county, Norway. It is located at the northern side of the lake of Storavatnet, just northeast of the village of Sagvåg. The village had about 450 inhabitants as of 2001. Litlabø was the location for the pyrite mines of Stordø Kisgruber, which operated from 1907 to 1968.[2] [3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Litlabø, Stord (Hordaland). yr.no. Norwegian. 2015-02-04.
  2. Encyclopedia: Litlabø . Store norske leksikon. Godal . Anne Marit . Anne Marit Godal . Norsk nettleksikon . Norwegian. 21 April 2014.
  3. Book: NAF Veibok 2014-2016. Norges Automobil-Forbund . Per Roger . Lauritzen. Per Roger Lauritzen . Oslo . Norwegian . 2013 . 30 . 30, 244 . 978-82-7167-124-2.