See also: Sørnes (surname).
Official Name: | Sørnes |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Rogaland#Norway |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Rogaland county |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Norway |
Subdivision Name1: | Western Norway |
Subdivision Name2: | Rogaland |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Jæren |
Subdivision Type4: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name4: | Sola |
Utc Offset1: | +01:00 |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +02:00 |
Postal Code Type: | Post Code |
Postal Code: | 4052 Røyneberg |
Elevation M: | 11 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Coordinates: | 58.9117°N 5.6761°W |
Sørnes is a village in Sola municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The village is located at the southeastern end of the Hafrsfjorden, about southwest of the city of Stavanger. The village is a part of the larger Stavanger/Sandnes metropolitan area. The village lies just west of the European route E39 highway and just a short distance north of the village of Solakrossen.[2]
A large proportion of the population commutes to work in nearby Stavanger. The village is named after the old Sørnes farm (Norse, Old: Suđrnes). The first element is suđr which means "southern" and the last element is nes which means "headland".