Sogndalsfjøra
The 2.05-square-kilometre (510-acre) village has a population (2019) of 3,995 and a population density of 1,949 inhabitants per square kilometre (5,050/sq mi).
Sogndalsfjøra is home to the association football team Sogndal Fotball. The team is in the Norwegian Premier League, Tippeligaen and plays at the Fosshaugane Campus. The area is home to major tourism industries, along with sawmills, lumber production, and a slaughterhouse. The Lerum Konserves, the largest Norwegian producer of juice and jam, is located here. Sogndalsfjøra is also the home of the regional police station for inner Sogn. Stedje Church is located in the village. The village has also an active academic environment and is home to one of the five campuses of the Western Norway University of Applied Sciences and Western Norway Research Institute.
The bridge in the village was replaced in 2018 after the old structure from 1954 showed signs of ageing.
Prior to 2020, the village was the administrative center of the municipality of Sogndal.
References
- ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2019). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
- ^ "Sogndalsfjøra" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2010-09-04.
- ^ Store norske leksikon. "Sogndalsfjøra" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2010-09-04.
- ^ "Landmark Norwegian fjord bridge stays ahead of the curve".
External links
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