Yrke

Yrke
Yrkje
Village
Yrke is located in Rogaland
Yrke
Yrke
Location in Rogaland county
Yrke is located in Norway
Yrke
Yrke
Yrke (Norway)
Coordinates: 59°23′52″N 05°40′06″E / 59.39778°N 5.66833°E / 59.39778; 5.66833
CountryNorway
RegionWestern Norway
CountyRogaland
DistrictHaugaland
MunicipalityTysvær
Elevation41 m (135 ft)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
5567 Skjoldastraumen

Yrke or Yrkje is a village in Tysvær municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The village is located at the western end of the Yrkefjorden, a branch off of the main Vindafjorden. The village lies on a small isthmus between the Yrkefjorden and the Skjoldafjorden, along the County Road 515, the only road over the isthmus connecting the peninsula to the mainland.[2] The village of Skjoldastraumen lies about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) to the northwest and the villages of Hindaråvåg and Nedstrand lie about 20 kilometres (12 mi) to the southeast.

History

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The Yrke area was administratively part of the municipality of Skjold since 1838 when municipalities were created in Norway. On 1 January 1965, Skjold municipality was dissolved and its territory divided among three neighboring municipalities. The southwestern part of Skjold, which included the districts of Yrke, Dueland, and Grinde with a total of 1,133 inhabitants were merged into Tysvær municipality.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Yrke, Tysvær (Rogaland)" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2015-09-09.
  2. ^ Store norske leksikon. "Yrkjefjorden" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2015-09-09.
  3. ^ Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå.