Veavågen Explained

Official Name:Veavågen
Other Name:Vedavågen
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:Karmøy
Utc Offset1:+01:00
Utc Offset1 Dst:+02:00
Area Total Km2:2.48
Population As Of:2014
Population Total:2,968
Population Density Km2:1197
Postal Code Type:Post Code
Postal Code:4276 Veavågen
Elevation M:26
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Coordinates:59.2947°N 5.2186°W

Veavågen (historically Vedavågen) is an urban village in Karmøy municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located on the western shore of the island of Karmøy, about halfway between the towns of Kopervik and Åkrehamn. The Norwegian county road 854 runs through the east side of the village. The economy of Veavågen is centered around fishing and the related fishing industries. The local sports club is named SK Vedavåg Karmøy. Vedavågen Church was built here in 2009.[2] Storhall Karmøy, one of the biggest athlete halls in the district was built here in 2014-2015

The 2.48km2 village has a population (2014) of 2,968; giving it a population density of .[3] Since 2015, the population of the urban area of Veavågen has been included within the town of Åkrehamn and separate statistics are no longer tracked by Statistics Norway.[4] Prior to that time it was a tettsted which is an urban area in Norway, although it has never been granted town status under Norwegian law.

The name "Veavågen" is commonly shortened to "Vea". The name originates from one of the historical farms in the area, called "Vea"

Name

For several years, road signage and the postal service used the spelling "Vedavågen" and some of the locals used the spelling "Veavågen". On 25 November 2013, Karmøy's municipal council declared that "Veavågen" was the proper spelling. The mailing areas associated with the village were changed to "Veavågen" effective 1 October 2014.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Veavågen, Karmøy (Rogaland) . 2015-11-11 . . Norwegian.
  2. Web site: Store norske leksikon . Store norske leksikon . Vedavågen . 2015-11-11 . Norwegian.
  3. Web site: Statistisk sentralbyrå . Statistics Norway . 1 January 2014 . Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality. .
  4. Web site: Statistisk sentralbyrå . Statistics Norway . 1 January 2019 . Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality .
  5. Web site: Tveit . Kristine . 24 September 2014 . 4276 Veavågen . 10 December 2014 . Karmøy municipality . Norwegian.