Uskedal

Uskedal

Uskedal

Village in Western Norway, Norway

Uskedal or Uskedalen is a village in Kvinnherad municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located in a small valley along the southern shore of the Hardangerfjorden, about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) southwest of the village of Dimmelsvik and about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) east of the village of Herøysund.[3] The village is the site of Uskedalen Church.

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The 0.74-square-kilometre (180-acre) village has a population (2019) of 766 and a population density of 1,035 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,680/sq mi).[1]

  • View of the harbour
  • 1915 Exhibition in Uskedal
  • Burning of the cannery
  • Uskedal Church

References

  1. [1]
    Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2019). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
  2. [2]
    "Uskedalen, Kvinnherad (Hordaland)" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
  3. [3]
    Store norske leksikon. "Uskedal" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 18 March 2015.


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