Indrevevring

Indrevevring
Vevring
Village
Indrevevring

Location in Sogn og Fjordane county

Coordinates: 61°29′31″N 05°24′23″E / 61.49194°N 5.40639°E / 61.49194; 5.40639Coordinates: 61°29′31″N 05°24′23″E / 61.49194°N 5.40639°E / 61.49194; 5.40639
Country Norway
Region Western Norway
County Sogn og Fjordane
District Sunnfjord
Municipality Naustdal
Elevation[1] 44 m (144 ft)
Time zone CET (UTC+01:00)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+02:00)
Post Code 6817 Naustdal

Indrevevring (also known as Vevring) is a village in Naustdal Municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. The village is located on the northern shore of the Førdefjorden, about 20 kilometres (12 mi) southeast of the village of Stavang (in Flora municipality) and about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) northwest of the village of Helle. The village of Kvammen (in Askvoll Municipality) lies directly south, across the fjord. The village of Indrevevring had a population (2001) of 143 residents.[2]

Indrevevring is the site of Vevring Church. It was the administrative centre of the old municipality of Vevring which existed from 1838 until 1964.

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