Uskedal Explained

Official Name:Uskedal
Other Name:Uskedalen
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Vestland#Norway
Pushpin Label Position:right
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:Sunnhordland
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Kvinnherad
Utc Offset1:+01:00
Utc Offset1 Dst:+02:00
Area Total Km2:0.74
Population As Of:2019
Population Total:766
Population Density Km2:1035
Postal Code Type:Post Code
Postal Code:5463 Uskedalen
Elevation M:8
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Coordinates:59.9328°N 5.8633°W

Uskedal or Uskedalen is a village in Kvinnherad municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located in a small valley along the southern shore of the Hardangerfjorden, about southwest of the village of Dimmelsvik and about east of the village of Herøysund.[2] The village is the site of Uskedalen Church.

The 0.74km2 village has a population (2019) of 766 and a population density of .[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Uskedalen, Kvinnherad (Hordaland). yr.no. Norwegian. 2015-03-18.
  2. Web site: Uskedal. Store norske leksikon. Store norske leksikon. Norwegian. 2015-03-18.
  3. Web site: Statistisk sentralbyrå . Statistics Norway . 1 January 2019 . Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality .