Rong, Norway
Rong is a village in Øygarden municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village takes up most of the island of Rongøyna. The main road in the village is Norwegian county road 561 which runs north-south and connects the island to Toftøyna island to the south via the Rongesundet Bridge (over the Rongesundet strait) and to the island of Blomøyna to the north.[2]
Rong | |
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Village | |
  Rong Location of the village  Rong Rong (Norway) | |
| Coordinates: 60°30′44″N 04°54′09″E | |
| Country | Norway |
| Region | Western Norway |
| County | Vestland |
| District | Midhordland |
| Municipality | Øygarden |
| Elevation | 16 m (52 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Post Code | 5337 Rong |
The local sports team is IL Skjergard. There is a scallops hatchery located at Rong. The village is the site of two municipal schools: Rong School (grades 1-7), serving southern Øygarden, and Øygarden School (grades 8-10), serving the whole municipality.
The village was made the administrative centre of Øygarden municipality in 2009. Prior to that time, the village of Tjeldstø on the island of Alvøyna was the administrative centre. In 2020, there was a large municipal merger and the municipal centre was moved to Straume.[3]
References
- "Rong, Øygarden (Hordaland)" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
- Brun, Johan (2003). Våre bruer (in Norwegian). N. W. Damm & Søn. p. 51. ISBN 82-496-0760-0.
- Store norske leksikon. "Øygarden" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 26 November 2014.