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former municipality in Hordaland in Norway (1838–2019)

Key facts

Country
Norway
County
Vestland
District
Hardanger
Established
1 Jan 1838
Created as
Formannskapsdistrikt
Administrative centre
Odda
Mayor 2019
Roald Aga Haug ( Ap )
Total
3,229.90 km (1,247.07 sq mi)
Land
2,962.43 km (1,143.80 sq mi)
Water
267.47 km (103.27 sq mi) 8.3%
Rank
# 12 in Norway
Highest elevation
1,721.26 m (5,647.2 ft)
Density
3.4/km (8.8/sq mi)
Change 10 years
−3.9%
Demonyms
Sørfjøre, Sørfjording
Norwegian form
Nynorsk
Time zone
UTC+01:00 ( CET )
Summer dst
UTC+02:00 ( CEST )

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Official website

Ullensvang kommune

ullensvang.kommune.no

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Wikidata facts

Demonym
sørfjøre
Population
3401
Area
0.18830585731485014
Image
Utne Halfway stop.jpg
Households
68
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dissolved, abolished or demolished date
2019-12-31
Commons category
Ullensvang
native label
Ullensvang herad
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Ullensvang is a municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Hardanger. The administrative centre is the town of Odda. Some of the notable villages in the municipality include Lofthus, Utne, Vikebygd, Alsåker, Botnen, Eitrheim, Håra, Røldal, Seljestad, Skare, Tyssedal, Jondal, Herand, Kysnesstranda, and Torsnes.

The main inhabited part of Ullensvang Municipality lies just to the west of Hardangervidda National Park, which covers most of the Hardangervidda plateau, Europe's largest mountain plateau. Most inhabitants live in the narrow coastal mountainsides and valleys along the Hardangerfjorden and Sørfjorden. The largest urban areas in Ullensvang are Odda, Kinsarvik, Jondal, and Lofthus. The Norwegian National Road 13 and the European route E134 are the two main roads through the municipality. National road 13 crosses the Hardangerfjorden via the Hardanger Bridge, just north of the municipal border.

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