Leirvik
Sign in to saveLeirvik or Stord is a town and the administrative centre of Stord Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The town lies along the southern coast of the large island of Stord, along the Hardangerfjorden. The town gained "town status" in 1997. The town includes the Eldøyane peninsula where the large Kværner Stord industrial area is located.
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- LeirvikStord
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- Town/City
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- Catamaran ‘Tidebris’ - Leirvik, Norway.jpg
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- View of the town harbour area
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- yes
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- 10
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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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- District
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- Sunnhordland
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- Municipality
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- Stord Municipality
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Leirvik or Stord is a town and the administrative centre of Stord Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The town lies along the southern coast of the large island of Stord, along the Hardangerfjorden. The town gained "town status" in 1997. The town includes the Eldøyane peninsula where the large Kværner Stord industrial area is located.
thumb|left|View of the harbor area of Leirvik Leirvik is the regional centre of the traditional district of Sunnhordland, and has many public services and offices such as the Haugaland og Sunnhordland District Court and the Sunnhordland Museum, as well as many shops and restaurants. Stord Church and several schools such as Stord Upper Secondary School and Western Norway University of Applied Sciences are all located in the town.