Fitjar | |
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Village | |
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Fitjar.JPG) View of the village | |
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| Coordinates: 59°55′04″N 05°19′00″E / 59.91778°N 5.31667°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| Region | Western Norway |
| County | Vestland |
| District | Sunnhordland |
| Municipality | Fitjar |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.47 km2 (0.57 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 4 m (13 ft) |
| Population (2019)[1] | |
• Total | 1,751 |
| • Density | 1,199/km2 (3,110/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Post Code | 5419 Fitjar |
is the administrative centre of Fitjar municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located on the northwestern shore of the island of Stord. It sits at the southern end of the Fitjarvika bay, a small arm off the main Selbjørnsfjorden.[3] A large group of small islands lie just off the coast to the west. Fitjar Church is located in this central part of this village. The historic Battle of Fitjar took place in this area in the year 961.
The 1.46-square-kilometre (360-acre) village has a population (2019) of 1,751 and a population density of 1,199 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,110/sq mi).[1]
- ^ a b c Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2019). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
- ^ "Fitjar, Fitjar (Hordaland)" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
- ^ Store norske leksikon. "Fitjar – tettstaden" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 26 January 2015.