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Telavåg

Telavåg is a village in Øygarden Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located on the island of Sotra, about southwest of the city of Bergen. The village has a population (2025) of 610 and a population density of .

Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Telavåg
Settlement.other_name: Tælavåg
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.image_skyline: Stekholmen.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: View of the coastal area near Telavåg
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: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Vestland
Settlement.subdivision_type3: District
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Midhordland
Settlement.subdivision_type4: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name4: Øygarden Municipality

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Contents

History
Telavåg tragedy
Attractions
North Sea Maritime Museum
See also
References
External links

==History== ===Telavåg tragedy=== During the occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany, Telavåg played an important role in the secret North Sea boat traffic between Norway and Great Britain. The village was the scene of the Telavåg Tragedy in the spring of 1942, during World War II.