Raudeberg

Raudeberg
Raudeberg
	Village
	View of the local church
	Raudeberg Location in Vestland Raudeberg Raudeberg (Norway)
	Coordinates: 61.9850°N 5.1379°E
Country	Norway
Region	Western Norway
County	Vestland
District	Nordfjord
Municipality	Kinn Municipality
Area [1]
• Total	0.67 km2 (0.26 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	4 m (13 ft)
Population (2018)[1]
• Total	656
• Density	979/km2 (2,540/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code	6710 Raudeberg

Raudeberg is a village in Kinn Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located on the east side of the island of Vågsøy. The villages of Refvika, Vedvika, and Langeneset are located a few kilometers to the north, and the town of Måløy is about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) to the south. The island of Silda is located about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) offshore to the northeast of the village of Raudeberg.[3] Nord-Vågsøy Church is located on the eastern edge of the village, right along the coast.

Raudeberg (historically spelled Rødberg) was the administrative centre of the former municipality of Nord-Vågsøy, which existed from 1910 until 1964. Today, it is the second largest settlement in the municipality, after the town of Måløy. The 0.67-square-kilometre (170-acre) village has a population (2018) of 656 and a population density of 979 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,540/sq mi).[1]

References

Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2018). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
"Raudeberg, Vågsøy (Sogn og Fjordane)". yr.no. Retrieved 2019-10-12.
Store norske leksikon. "Raudeberg" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2010-07-21.

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[ssb-1] Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2018). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".

[2] "Raudeberg, Vågsøy (Sogn og Fjordane)". yr.no. Retrieved 2019-10-12.

[3] Store norske leksikon. "Raudeberg" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2010-07-21.