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Lindås (village)

Coordinates: 60°44′10″N 05°09′39″E / 60.73611°N 5.16083°E / 60.73611; 5.16083
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Lindås
Village
Lindås is located in Vestland
Lindås
Lindås
Location of the village
Lindås is located in Norway
Lindås
Lindås
Lindås (Norway)
Coordinates: 60°44′10″N 05°09′39″E / 60.73611°N 5.16083°E / 60.73611; 5.16083
CountryNorway
RegionWestern Norway
CountyVestland
DistrictNordhordland
MunicipalityAlver
Area
 • Total1.02 km2 (0.39 sq mi)
Elevation70 m (230 ft)
Population
 (2019)[1]
 • Total1,383
 • Density1,356/km2 (3,510/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
5955 Lindås

Lindås is a village in Alver municipality in Vestland county, Norway.[3] The village is located on the Lindås peninsula, about 25 kilometres (16 mi) north of the village of Knarvik and about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) southeast of the Mongstad industrial area. The village of Hundvin lies about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) southeast of Lindås.

The village was the old administrative centre of Lindås, prior to the 1964 merger that greatly expanded the municipality. Lindås Church is located in the village. The 1.02-square-kilometre (250-acre) village has a population (2019) of 1,383 and a population density of 1,356 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,510/sq mi).[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2019). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
  2. ^ "Lindås" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
  3. ^ Store norske leksikon. "Lindås" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 25 March 2014.