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Kvernaland
Sign in to saveThe larger Kvernaland area is an amalgamation of villages in Rogaland county, Norway. The village is located along the north end of the lake Frøylandsvatnet. The village is located in both the municipalities of Klepp and Time (and a very small part extends into Sandnes municipality as well). The eastern part of the village (in Klepp) is also known as Orstad and the western part of the village (in Time) is known as Frøyland or simply as Kvernaland. The village of Klepp stasjon lies just southwest of the village on the west side of the lake and the small village of Foss Eikjeland lies just north
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Kvernaland
- Settlement.other_name
- Orstad / Frøyland
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Village
- Settlement.image_caption
- View of the village
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Rogaland#Norway
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- top
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Rogaland county
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Norway
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Western Norway
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- County
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Rogaland
- Settlement.subdivision_type3
- District
- Settlement.subdivision_name3
- Jæren
- Settlement.subdivision_type4
- Municipalities
- Settlement.subdivision_name4
- Klepp, Time, Sandnes
- Settlement.timezone1
- CET
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Wikidata facts
- Country
- Norway
- Located in
- Sandnes Municipality
- Population
- 8103
- Area
- 0.38
- Elevation
- 36
- Image
- Frøyland og Orstad Kyrkje (5466308682).jpg
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Encyclopedic overview
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The larger Kvernaland area is an amalgamation of villages in Rogaland county, Norway. The village is located along the north end of the lake Frøylandsvatnet. The village is located in both the municipalities of Klepp and Time (and a very small part extends into Sandnes municipality as well). The eastern part of the village (in Klepp) is also known as Orstad and the western part of the village (in Time) is known as Frøyland or simply as Kvernaland. The village of Klepp stasjon lies just southwest of the village on the west side of the lake and the small village of Foss Eikjeland lies just north of the village, along the river Figgjo.
The village has a population (2019) of 7,358 which gives the village a population density of . About of the village is located in Klepp and that part has 4,058 residents. There are 3,267 residents in the part located in Time. There is also a very small part of Kvernaland () located in Sandnes municipality with 33 residents.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kvernaland” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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