Sørnes

Sørnes
Village
Sørnes
Sørnes

Location in Rogaland county

Coordinates: 58°54′42″N 05°40′34″E / 58.91167°N 5.67611°E / 58.91167; 5.67611Coordinates: 58°54′42″N 05°40′34″E / 58.91167°N 5.67611°E / 58.91167; 5.67611
Country Norway
Region Western Norway
County Rogaland
District Jæren
Municipality Sola
Elevation[1] 11 m (36 ft)
Time zone CET (UTC+01:00)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+02:00)
Post Code 4052 Røyneberg

Sørnes is a village in Sola municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The village is located at the southeastern end of the Hafrsfjorden, about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) southwest of the city of Stavanger. The village is a part of the larger Stavanger/Sandnes metropolitan area. The village lies just west of the European route E39 highway and just a short distance north of the village of Solakrossen.[2]

A large proportion of the population commutes to work in nearby Stavanger. The village is named after the old Sørnes farm (Old Norse: Suđrnes). The first element is suđr which means "southern" and the last element is nes which means "headland".[2]

References

  1. "Sørnes, Sola (Rogaland)" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
  2. 1 2 Store norske leksikon. "Sørnes" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2016-05-21.


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