Skudeneshavn
Skudeneshavn
Skudeneshamn | |
|---|---|
Skudeneshavn in July 1951 | |
| Coordinates: 59°09′00″N 5°15′24″E / 59.1501°N 5.2566°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| Region | Western Norway |
| County | Rogaland |
| District | Haugaland |
| Municipality | Karmøy Municipality |
| Established as | |
| Ladested | 10 Feb 1858 |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.54 km2 (0.98 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 3 m (10 ft) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 3,334 |
| • Density | 1,313/km2 (3,400/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Skudnesbu, skudenesbu |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Post Code | 4280 Skudeneshavn |
| Skudeneshavn ladested | |
Rogaland within Norway | |
Skudeneshavn within Rogaland | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Rogaland |
| District | Haugaland |
| Established | 10 Feb 1858 |
| • Preceded by | Skudenes Municipality |
| Disestablished | 1 Jan 1965 |
| • Succeeded by | Karmøy Municipality |
| Administrative centre | Skudeneshavn |
| Area (upon dissolution) | |
• Total | 0.5 km2 (0.2 sq mi) |
| Population (1965) | |
• Total | 1,275 |
| • Density | 2,600/km2 (6,600/sq mi) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-1104 |
ⓘ (also known as Skudeneshamn or simply Skudenes) is a town in Karmøy municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located on the southernmost tip of the island of Karmøy at the entrance to the Boknafjorden and Karmsundet strait. The town is part of the traditional district of Haugaland. The town was an independent municipality due to its status as a ladested from 1858 until 1965.
The 2.54-square-kilometre (630-acre) town has a population (2019) of 3,334 and a population density of 1,313 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,400/sq mi). This makes Skudeneshavn one of the smallest towns in Norway (Kolvereid, with 1,470 inhabitants is the smallest). In 1990, it won second prize in NORTRA's competition for Norway's Best Preserved Small Town.