Rong, Norway Explained

Official Name:Rong
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
Postal Code Type:Post Code
Postal Code:5337 Rong
Elevation M:16
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Coordinates:60.5122°N 4.9025°W

Rong is a village in Øygarden municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village takes up most of the island of Rongøyna. The main road in the village is Norwegian county road 561 which runs north-south and connects the island to Toftøyna island to the south via the Rongesundet Bridge (over the Rongesundet strait) and to the island of Blomøyna to the north.[2]

The local sports team is IL Skjergard. There is a scallops hatchery located at Rong. The village is the site of two municipal schools: Rong School (grades 1-7), serving southern Øygarden, and Øygarden School (grades 8-10), serving the whole municipality.

The village was made the administrative centre of Øygarden municipality in 2009. Prior to that time, the village of Tjeldstø on the island of Alvøyna was the administrative centre. In 2020, there was a large municipal merger and the municipal centre was moved to Straume.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rong, Øygarden (Hordaland). yr.no. Norwegian. 2014-11-24.
  2. Book: Brun, Johan . Våre bruer . N. W. Damm & Søn . 2003 . 82-496-0760-0 . Norwegian . 51.
  3. Web site: Øygarden. Store norske leksikon. Store norske leksikon. Norwegian. 2014-11-26.