Rognaldsvåg is a fishing village in the municipality of Kinn in Vestland 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.
Rognaldsvåg | |
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Village | |
  Rognaldsvåg Location of the village  Rognaldsvåg Rognaldsvåg (Norway) | |
| Coordinates: 61°33′53″N 04°47′35″E / 61.56472°N 4.79306°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| Region | Western Norway |
| County | Vestland |
| District | Sunnfjord |
| Municipality | Kinn |
| Elevation | 3 m (10 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC 01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC 02:00 (CEST) |
| Post Code | 6915 Rognaldsvåg |
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References
edit- ^ "Rognaldsvåg" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2010-08-08.
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