Rubbestadneset

Rubbestadneset
Village
Rubbestadneset is located in Vestland
Rubbestadneset
Rubbestadneset
Location of the village
Rubbestadneset is located in Norway
Rubbestadneset
Rubbestadneset
Rubbestadneset (Norway)
Coordinates: 59°48′56″N 05°16′05″E / 59.81556°N 5.26806°E / 59.81556; 5.26806
CountryNorway
RegionWestern Norway
CountyVestland
DistrictSunnhordland
MunicipalityBømlo
Area
[1]
 • Total
1.17 km2 (0.45 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
16 m (52 ft)
Population
 (2019)[1]
 • Total
1,264
 • Density1,080/km2 (2,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
5420 Rubbestadneset

Rubbestadneset is a village in Bømlo municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located on a peninsula on the eastern side of the island of Bømlo, about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) east of the municipal centre of Svortland. The Stokksundet strait lies to the east and the Innværfjorden lies to the south and west.

The 1.17-square-kilometre (290-acre) village has a population (2019) of 1,264 and a population density of 1,080 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,800/sq mi).[1]

Wichmann Diesel motors originate from Rubbestadneset. Rubbestadnes Upper Secondary School is located in the village.[3]

Notable residents

References

  1. ^ a b c Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2019). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
  2. ^ "Rubbestadneset, Bømlo (Hordaland)" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 19 February 2015.
  3. ^ Store norske leksikon. "Rubbestadneset" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 19 February 2015.


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