Skare

Skare
Village

View of the village
Skare

Location in Hordaland county

Coordinates: 59°56′09″N 06°35′38″E / 59.93583°N 6.59389°ECoordinates: 59°56′09″N 06°35′38″E / 59.93583°N 6.59389°E
Country Norway
Region Western Norway
County Hordaland
District Hardanger
Municipality Odda
Area[1]
  Total 0.29 km2 (0.11 sq mi)
Elevation[2] 313 m (1,027 ft)
Population (2013)[1]
  Total 320
  Density 1,103/km2 (2,860/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+01:00)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+02:00)
Post Code 5763 Skare

Skare or Skarde is a village in Odda municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. The village is located about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) straight south of the town of Odda and about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) northwest of the village of Seljestad. The village sits at the junction of Norwegian National Road 13 and European route E134. Skare Church is located in the village.[3] The 0.29-square-kilometre (72-acre) village has a population (2013) of 320, giving the village a population density of 1,103 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,860/sq mi).[1] The Espelandsfossen waterfall lies about 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) north of the village, just off the side of the National Road 13.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2013). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality.".
  2. "Skare, Odda (Hordaland)" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2014-06-07.
  3. Store norske leksikon. "Skare" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2014-06-07.