Veavågen
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Veavågen (historically Vedavågen) is an urban village in Karmøy Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located on the western shore of the island of Karmøy, about halfway between the towns of Kopervik and Åkrehamn. The Norwegian county road 854 runs through the east side of the village.
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Place details
- Locality
- Veavågen
- Region
- Rogaland
- Country
- Norge
- Population
- 2,728
- Timezone
- Europe/Oslo
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- Instance of
- urban agglomeration
- Country
- Norway
- Located in
- Karmøy Municipality
- Area
- 2.48
- Elevation
- 26
- Image
- Veavågen kirke.jpg
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- Karmøy
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- Veavågen
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Veavågen (historically Vedavågen) is an urban village in Karmøy Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located on the western shore of the island of Karmøy, about halfway between the towns of Kopervik and Åkrehamn. The Norwegian county road 854 runs through the east side of the village.
The economy of Veavågen is centered around fishing and related industries. The local sports club is named SK Vedavåg Karmøy. Vedavågen Church was built here in 2009 in a long church style. Storhall Karmøy, one of the biggest athlete halls in the district was built here in 2014-2015.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Veavågen” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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