Byrknes
Sign in to saveByrknes is a fishing village in Gulen Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located on the western shore of the island of Byrknesøyna. It is about southwest of the municipal center of Eivindvik, about west of the village of Dalsøyra, and about northwest of the Mongstad industrial area which is located on the border of the neighboring Alver Municipality and Austrheim Municipality to the south. The Sognesjøen strait is located to the northwest of the village.
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- Byrknes
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- Village
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- Norway
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- Western Norway
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- Vestland
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- Sogn
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- Municipality
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Byrknes is a fishing village in Gulen Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located on the western shore of the island of Byrknesøyna. It is about southwest of the municipal center of Eivindvik, about west of the village of Dalsøyra, and about northwest of the Mongstad industrial area which is located on the border of the neighboring Alver Municipality and Austrheim Municipality to the south. The Sognesjøen strait is located to the northwest of the village.
The village has a population (2025) of 289 and a population density of .
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