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Kjørnes

Coordinates: 61°12′38″N 07°07′16″E / 61.21056°N 7.12111°E / 61.21056; 7.12111
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Kjørnes
Village
Kjørnes is located in Vestland
Kjørnes
Kjørnes
Location of the village
Kjørnes is located in Norway
Kjørnes
Kjørnes
Kjørnes (Norway)
Coordinates: 61°12′38″N 07°07′16″E / 61.21056°N 7.12111°E / 61.21056; 7.12111
CountryNorway
RegionWestern Norway
CountyVestland
DistrictSogn
MunicipalitySogndal
Area
 • Total0.38 km2 (0.15 sq mi)
Elevation1 m (3 ft)
Population
 (2019)[1]
 • Total804
 • Density2,116/km2 (5,480/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
6856 Sogndal

Kjørnes is a small village area in the municipality of Sogndal in Vestland County, Norway. It is located at the inner part of the Sogndalsfjorden, about 3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi) southeast of the municipal center of Sogndalsfjøra and about 6.5 kilometres (4.0 mi) northwest of the village of Kaupanger. Kjørnes is a suburb or bedroom community for the village of Sogndalsfjøra. The village area sits along Norwegian National Road 5 on the steep, forested, hill leading down to the shore of the fjord.[3]

The 0.38-square-kilometre (94-acre) village has a population (2019) of 804 and a population density of 2,116 inhabitants per square kilometre (5,480/sq mi).[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2019). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
  2. ^ "Kjørnes" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2010-09-04.
  3. ^ Store norske leksikon. "Kjørnes" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2010-09-04.