Losnegard Explained

Official Name:Losnegard
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Vestland#Norway
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
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:Solund
Population As Of:2001
Population Total:4
Timezone1:CET
Utc Offset1:+01:00
Timezone1 Dst:CEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+02:00
Postal Code Type:Post Code
Postal Code:6926 Krakhella
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:20
Coordinates:61.1219°N 5.0922°W

Losnegard is a very small village in the municipality of Solund in Vestland county, Norway. Constituting the easternmost point of the municipality, it is located near the mouth of the Sognefjorden, about northeast of the municipal center of Hardbakke. Losnegard is the only settlement on the island of Losna. There is ferry service from Losnegard to Krakhella (on the nearby island of Sula) and to Rutledal on the mainland in Gulen. The population of Losnegard (2001) was 4.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Losnegard. yr.no. Norwegian. 2010-08-13.
  2. Folke- og boligtellingen 2001, kommune- og bydelshefter 1412 Solund . 2001. Norwegian. PDF. Statistisk sentralbyrå. Statistics Norway.