Vikeså
Sign in to savethumb | right | Vikeså school Vikeså or Vigjeså is the administrative centre of Bjerkreim municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The village is located along the European route E39 highway at a crossroads with the village of Ålgård about to the northwest, the village of Dirdal (in Gjesdal) about to the northeast, and the town of Egersund about to the south. The lake Svelavatnet lies along the south side of the village.
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Vikeså
- Settlement.other_name
- Vigjeså
- 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
- Dalane
- Settlement.subdivision_type4
- Municipality
- Settlement.subdivision_name4
- Bjerkreim
- Settlement.timezone1
- CET
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- administrative centre
- Country
- Norway
- Located in
- Bjerkreim Municipality
- Population
- 1075
- Area
- 0.95
- Elevation
- 76
- Capital of
- Bjerkreim Municipality
- Image
- Vikeså skule.jpg
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Encyclopedic overview
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thumb | right | Vikeså school Vikeså or Vigjeså is the administrative centre of Bjerkreim municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The village is located along the European route E39 highway at a crossroads with the village of Ålgård about to the northwest, the village of Dirdal (in Gjesdal) about to the northeast, and the town of Egersund about to the south. The lake Svelavatnet lies along the south side of the village.
The village has a population (2019) of 1,017 and a population density of . The village is the largest village in the municipality. It is the seat of the municipal council and the main commercial area in the municipality including a Coop Extra store.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Vikeså” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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