Litlabø

Litlabø
Village
Litlabø

Location in Hordaland county

Coordinates: 59°47′21″N 05°25′18″E / 59.78917°N 5.42167°E / 59.78917; 5.42167Coordinates: 59°47′21″N 05°25′18″E / 59.78917°N 5.42167°E / 59.78917; 5.42167
Country Norway
Region Western Norway
County Hordaland
District Sunnhordland
Municipality Stord
Elevation[1] 41 m (135 ft)
Time zone CET (UTC+01:00)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+02:00)
Post Code 5410 Sagvåg

Litlabø is a village and former mining community in the municipality of Stord in Hordaland county, Norway. It is located at the northern side of the lake of Storavatnet, just northeast of the village of Sagvåg. The village had about 450 inhabitants as of 2001. Litlabø was the location for the pyrite mines of Stordø Kisgruber, which operated from 1907 to 1968.[2][3]

References

  1. "Litlabø, Stord (Hordaland)" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2015-02-04.
  2. Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Litlabø". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
  3. Lauritzen, Per Roger, ed. (2013). NAF Veibok 2014-2016 (in Norwegian) (30 ed.). Oslo: Norges Automobil-Forbund. pp. 30, 244. ISBN 978-82-7167-124-2.


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