Stavang

Stavang
Village
Stavang

Location in Sogn og Fjordane county

Coordinates: 61°32′07″N 05°11′13″E / 61.53528°N 5.18694°E / 61.53528; 5.18694Coordinates: 61°32′07″N 05°11′13″E / 61.53528°N 5.18694°E / 61.53528; 5.18694
Country Norway
Region Western Norway
County Sogn og Fjordane
District Sunnfjord
Municipality Flora
Elevation[1] 20 m (70 ft)
Time zone CET (UTC+01:00)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+02:00)
Post Code 6944 Stavang

Stavang is a village in Flora Municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. The village is located on the mainland at the mouth of the Førdefjorden, where it empties into the Brufjorden, about 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) straight southeast of the town of Florø. The islands of Stavøya, Askrova, and Svanøya lie off the coast of Stavang to the north, west, and southwest, respectively. The village was the administrative centre of the old municipality of Bru which existed from 1923 until 1964. The village is the site of Stavang Church which was built in 1957.

References

  1. "Stavang" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2013-11-12.


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