Sørnes
See also: Sørnes (surname)
Sørnes is a village in the municipality of Sola, Rogaland, at the bottom of Hafrsfjord, 10 km southwest of Stavanger, it is a part of the larger Stavanger/Sandnes metropolitan area.
A large proportion of the population commutes to work in nearby Stavanger.[1] The village is named after the Sørnes farm (Old Norse: Suđrnes). The first element is suđr which means "southern" and the last element is nes which means "headland".
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