Sveio

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	Sveio
Basic data
Commune number :	4612
Province  (county) :	Vestland
Coordinates :	59 ° 34 ′  N , 5 ° 22 ′  E Coordinates: 59 ° 34 ′  N , 5 ° 22 ′  E
Surface:	246.15 km²
Residents:	5,766  (Feb 27, 2020)
Population density :	23 inhabitants per km²
Language form :	Nynorsk
Website:	sveio.kommune.no
politics
Mayor :	Linn Therese Erve  ( Ap ) (2019)
Location in the province of Vestland

Sveio is a municipality in Fylke Vestland, Norway .

geography

To the south, the municipality borders on the municipalities of Tysvær and Haugesund (both Rogaland ), to the north of the Bømlafjord are the municipalities of Bømlo , Stord and Kvinnherad and to the east, beyond Ålfjord , is the municipality of Vindafjord (also in Rogaland). The landscape is characterized by heather-clad rounded rocks and small lakes.

The population lives in several localities, the largest are Førde, Sveio, Valevåg, Auklandshamn and Buavåg.

traffic

The municipality gained supraregional importance with the completion of the Trekantsambandet (Norwegian for "triangular connection"), a bridge-tunnel combination that has connected Sveio with the islands of Stord and Bømlo since 2001 , which meant that several ferries could be dispensed with. The travel time Stavanger - Bergen ( E39 ) was shortened so more than half an hour.

Attractions

At sights there are u. a. the lighthouse Ryvarden fyr and the house of the composer Fartein Valen .

See also

• Haugaland

Web links

Commons : Sveio  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• www.trekantsambandet.no

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Statistisk sentralbyrå - Befolkning