Etne
Sign in to saveEtnesjøen or Etne is the administrative centre of Etne Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located at the inner end of the Etnefjorden, along the European route E134 highway, about south of the village of Skånevik and about northeast of the village of Ølensjøen (in neighboring Vindafjord Municipality).
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Place details
- Locality
- Etne
- Region
- Vestland
- Country
- Norge
- Population
- 1,283
- Timezone
- Europe/Oslo
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Etnesjøen
- Settlement.other_name
- Etne
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Village
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Photo of village Etne - Etne municipality.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Panorama of village Etne
- Settlement.mapframe
- yes
- Settlement.mapframe zoom
- 11
- Settlement.mapframe marker
- village
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Norway
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Western Norway
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
Wikidata facts
- Country
- Norway
- Located in
- Etne Municipality
- Population
- +1338
- Area
- +1.28
- Elevation
- +7
- Capital of
- Etne Municipality
- Image
- Etne - no-nb digifoto 20150316 00015 NB MIT FNR 10315 A.jpg
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Etnesjøen or Etne is the administrative centre of Etne Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located at the inner end of the Etnefjorden, along the European route E134 highway, about south of the village of Skånevik and about northeast of the village of Ølensjøen (in neighboring Vindafjord Municipality).
The village is located along the river Etneelva in a large river valley surrounded by mountains and a fjord. The lake Løkjelsvatnet lies about west of the centre of the village of Etnesjøen. There are three historic churches and one new church in the greater Etnesjøen area: Etne Church, Gjerde Church, Grindheim Church, and Stødle Church.