Rognaldsvåg

Rognaldsvåg
Village
Rognaldsvåg
Location in Sogn og Fjordane county
Rognaldsvåg
Rognaldsvåg (Norway)
Coordinates: 61°33′53″N 04°47′35″E / 61.56472°N 4.79306°E / 61.56472; 4.79306Coordinates: 61°33′53″N 04°47′35″E / 61.56472°N 4.79306°E / 61.56472; 4.79306
Country Norway
Region Western Norway
County Sogn og Fjordane
District Sunnfjord
Municipality Flora
Elevation[1] 3 m (10 ft)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code 6915 Rognaldsvåg

Rognaldsvåg is a fishing village in the municipality of Flora in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It is located on the western end of the island of Reksta, less than 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) east of the island of Kinn and about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) south of the island of Skorpa. The town of Florø is located about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) to the east and the island of Askrova is 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) to the southeast. The small village has about 80 residents (as of 2012). The village has two ports with a distinctive channel between them where boathouses are close together. Rognaldsvåg is rich in ambience and cultural heritage with cemeteries and ruins from the Viking Age.

Local dialect

References

  1. "Rognaldsvåg" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2010-08-08.


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