Skjoldastraumen

Skjoldastraumen
Village
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Coordinates: 59°25′56″N 5°36′48″E / 59.43209°N 5.61327°E / 59.43209; 5.61327
CountryNorway
RegionWestern Norway
CountyRogaland
DistrictHaugaland
MunicipalityTysvær Municipality
Elevation29 m (95 ft)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
5567 Skjoldastraumen

Skjoldastraumen[2] is a village in Tysvær Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The village is located along the Skjoldafjorden, about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) east of the village of Grinde and about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) northwest of the small village of Yrkje. The village lies on one of the narrowest parts of the fjord, and is the location of one of the only actively-used seawater locks in Norway. The village is the site of the Skjoldastraumen Church, a wooden structure built in a long church style in 1910.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Skjoldastraumen, Tysvær". yr.no. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
  2. ^ "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
  3. ^ Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (28 March 2025). "Skjoldastraumen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 18 February 2026.