Hyllestad (village)

Hyllestad
Village
View of the village
View of the village
Hyllestad is located in Vestland
Hyllestad
Hyllestad
Location of the village
Hyllestad is located in Norway
Hyllestad
Hyllestad
Hyllestad (Norway)
Coordinates: 61°10′16″N 05°17′45″E / 61.17111°N 5.29583°E / 61.17111; 5.29583
CountryNorway
RegionWestern Norway
CountyVestland
DistrictSogn
MunicipalityHyllestad Municipality
Elevation
[1]
34 m (112 ft)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
6957 Hyllestad

Hyllestad is the administrative centre of Hyllestad Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located at the end of the Hyllestadfjorden, about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) northwest of the village of Bø and about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) southeast of the village of Sørbøvågen.

View of the municipal government building in Hyllestad

The village of Hyllestad is the municipal centre and it is the site of the municipal government, local secondary school, bank, post office, and stores. Hyllestad Church is also located in this village, although it was historically located about 0.5 kilometres (0.31 mi) to the northeast on the Hyllestad farm.

References

  1. ^ "Hyllestad" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2013-12-10.


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