Hatlestrand

Hatlestrand
Village

View of the village
Hatlestrand
Hatlestrand

Location in Hordaland county

Coordinates: 60°02′47″N 05°54′07″E / 60.04639°N 5.90194°E / 60.04639; 5.90194Coordinates: 60°02′47″N 05°54′07″E / 60.04639°N 5.90194°E / 60.04639; 5.90194
Country Norway
Region Western Norway
County Hordaland
District Sunnhordland
Municipality Kvinnherad
Area[1]
  Total 0.22 km2 (0.08 sq mi)
Elevation[2] 53 m (174 ft)
Population (2013)[1]
  Total 227
  Density 1,032/km2 (2,670/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+01:00)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+02:00)
Post Code 5635 Hatlestrand

Hatlestrand is a village in Kvinnherad municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. The village is located along the Hardangerfjorden, northeast of the villages of Husa and Ølve. The village has a ferry port called Gjermundshamn, which has regular ferry connections to the island of Varaldsøy and to Årsnes on the opposite side of the fjord. Hatlestrand Church is located in the village.[3]

The 0.22-square-kilometre (54-acre) urban area of Gjermundshamn has a population (2015) of 225, giving the village a population density of 1,023 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,650/sq mi).[1] The rest of the Hatlestrand area is more rural with another 250 residents.

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