Susort Explained

Official Name:Susort
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:5565 Tysværvåg
Elevation M:36
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Coordinates:59.2817°N 5.4758°W

Susort is a village in Tysvær municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The village is located along the eastern shore of the Førlandsfjorden, about south of the village of Tysvær. The European route E39 highway runs just outside the village. The word is an old version of the word svarttrost which means "blackbird".

For a long time, Susort was a place where people moved away from, until more recently. The large Kårstø industrial site and the Kårstø Power Station both lie just southeast of Susort, and since that area was developed in the 1980s, many houses have been built in Susort to house the people who work nearby.[2]

Notes and References

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