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Skare

Coordinates: 59°56′09″N 06°35′38″E / 59.93583°N 6.59389°E / 59.93583; 6.59389
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Skare
Skarde
Village
View of the village
View of the village
Skare is located in Vestland
Skare
Skare
Location of the village
Skare is located in Norway
Skare
Skare
Skare (Norway)
Coordinates: 59°56′09″N 06°35′38″E / 59.93583°N 6.59389°E / 59.93583; 6.59389
CountryNorway
RegionWestern Norway
CountyVestland
DistrictHardanger
MunicipalityUllensvang
Area
 • Total0.33 km2 (0.13 sq mi)
Elevation313 m (1,027 ft)
Population
 (2019)[1]
 • Total333
 • Density1,009/km2 (2,610/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
5763 Skare

Skare or Skarde is a village in Ullensvang municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) straight south of the town of Odda and about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) northwest of the village of Seljestad. The village sits at the junction of Norwegian National Road 13 and European route E134. Skare Church is located in the village.[3]

The 0.33-square-kilometre (82-acre) village has a population (2019) of 333 and a population density of 1,009 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,610/sq mi).[1]

The Espelandsfossen waterfall lies about 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) north of the village, just off the side of the National Road 13.

References

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  1. ^ a b c Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2019). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
  2. ^ "Skare, Odda (Hordaland)" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
  3. ^ Store norske leksikon. "Skare" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 7 June 2014.