Husnes
Sign in to saveHusnes is the largest village in Kvinnherad Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located on the southern shore of the Hardangerfjorden on the Folgefonna peninsula, about south of the village of Herøysund and immediately north of the villages of Sunde and Valen. The lake Opsangervatnet lies along the southwestern part of the village between Husnes and Sunde.
Key facts
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- Husnes
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- Village
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- View of the village (2008)
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- 11
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- village
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- Norway
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- Western Norway
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- County
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- Vestland
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- Sunnhordland
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- Municipality
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- Kvinnherad Municipality
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Husnes is the largest village in Kvinnherad Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located on the southern shore of the Hardangerfjorden on the Folgefonna peninsula, about south of the village of Herøysund and immediately north of the villages of Sunde and Valen. The lake Opsangervatnet lies along the southwestern part of the village between Husnes and Sunde.
The village has a population (2025) of and a population density of . When the neighboring villages of Sunde and Valen are included, the entire urban area includes just under 4,500 people.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Husnes” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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