Yrkje
Village in Tysvær Municipality, Norway
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Yrkje[1] is a village in Tysvær Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The village is located at the western end of the Yrkjesfjorden, a branch off of the main Vindafjorden. The village lies on a small isthmus between the Yrkjesfjorden and the Skjoldafjorden, along the County Road 515, the only road over the isthmus connecting the peninsula to the mainland.[3] 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.
Yrkje
Yrke[1] | |
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Village | |
 Interactive map of Yrkje | |
| Coordinates: 59.39739°N 5.66914°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| Region | Western Norway |
| County | Rogaland |
| District | Haugaland |
| Municipality | Tysvær Municipality |
| Elevation | 42 m (138 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Post Code | 5567 Skjoldastraumen |
History
The Yrke area was administratively part of the old Skjold Municipality 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 Yrkje, Dueland, and Grinde with a total of 1,133 inhabitants were merged into Tysvær Municipality.[4]