Ølensjøen

Ølensjøen
Ølen
Village

View of the village
Ølensjøen

Location in Rogaland county

Coordinates: 59°36′15″N 05°48′28″E / 59.60417°N 5.80778°E / 59.60417; 5.80778Coordinates: 59°36′15″N 05°48′28″E / 59.60417°N 5.80778°E / 59.60417; 5.80778
Country Norway
Region Western Norway
County Rogaland
District Haugaland
Municipality Vindafjord
Area[1]
 • Total 1.0 km2 (0.4 sq mi)
Elevation[2] 15 m (49 ft)
Population (2014)[1]
 • Total 1,077
 • Density 1,077/km2 (2,790/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+01:00)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+02:00)
Post Code 5580 Ølen

Ølensjøen or Ølen is the administrative centre of Vindafjord municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The village is located at the southern end of the Ølsfjorden, along the European route E134 highway, just east of the village of Ølensvåg. The 1.0-square-kilometre (250-acre) village has a population (2014) of 1,077; giving the village a population density of 1,077 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,790/sq mi). It is the largest urban area in the municipality.[1][3]

Ølensjøen is the regional center for commerce for the inner part of the Haugalandet area. It has a secondary school, sports club, and a public swimming pool. Norway's largest privately owned slaughterhouse, Fatland slakteri, is located in Ølensjøen. There is a large shopping center with a pharmacy and post office in Ølensjøen that serves the residents of the Etne-Vindafjord area. Ølen Church is also located in this village.

Prior to 2006, Ølensjøen was the administrative centre of the old municipality of Ølen. In 2006, the municipality was merged with Vindafjord, and the administration of the new, larger municipality of Vindafjord was moved to Ølensjøen.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2014). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality.".
  2. ↑ "Ølen, Vindafjord (Rogaland)" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2015-07-23.
  3. ↑ Store norske leksikon. "Ølensjøen" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2015-07-23.
  4. ↑ Store norske leksikon. "Ølen" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2015-07-23.


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