Seljestad, Hordaland

Seljestad
Village
Seljestad

Location in Hordaland county

Coordinates: 59°53′31″N 06°38′33″E / 59.89194°N 6.64250°E / 59.89194; 6.64250Coordinates: 59°53′31″N 06°38′33″E / 59.89194°N 6.64250°E / 59.89194; 6.64250
Country Norway
Region Western Norway
County Hordaland
District Hardanger
Municipality Odda
Elevation[1] 632 m (2,073 ft)
Time zone CET (UTC+01:00)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+02:00)
Post Code 5763 Skare

Seljestad is a village in Odda municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. The village is located at an elevation of 600 metres (2,000 ft) above sea level, in the Seljestaddalen valley, about 25 kilometres (16 mi) south of the town of Odda. The European route E134 highway passes through the village. There were about 29 permanent residents of Seljestad in 2001, but the area has a lot of vacation cabins and the Seljestad hotel in the area, so there can be a large temporary population at certain times of the year.[2]

References

  1. "Seljestad, Odda (Hordaland)" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2014-06-07.
  2. "Seljestad". Store norske leksikon. Kunnskapsforlaget. 2007.


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