Skjoldastraumen Explained

Official Name:Skjoldastraumen
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Rogaland#Norway
Pushpin Label Position:left
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:Haugaland
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Tysvær
Utc Offset1:+01:00
Utc Offset1 Dst:+02:00
Postal Code Type:Post Code
Postal Code:5567 Skjoldastraumen
Elevation M:23
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Coordinates:59.4319°N 5.6136°W

Skjoldastraumen is a village in Tysvær municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The village is located along the Skjoldafjorden, about east of the village of Grinde and about northwest of the small village of Yrke. The village lies on one of the narrowest parts of the fjord, where there is one of the only actively-used seawater locks in Norway. The village is the site of the Skjoldastraumen Church.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Skjoldastraumen, Tysvær (Rogaland). yr.no. Norwegian. 2015-09-21.
  2. Web site: Skjoldastraumen. Store norske leksikon. Store norske leksikon. Norwegian. 2015-09-21.