Place:Skudenes, Karmøy, Rogaland, Norway

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NameSkudenes
Alt namesSkudeneshavn
Skudenessource: Family History Library Catalog
Skudesnessource: Family History Library Catalog
TypeTown
Coordinates59.167°N 5.267°E
Located inKarmøy, Rogaland, Norway
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source: Family History Library Catalog


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(also known as Skudeneshamn or simply Skudenes) is a town in Karmøy municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located on the southernmost tip of the island of Karmøy at the entrance to the Boknafjorden and Karmsundet strait. The town is part of the traditional district of Haugaland. The town was an independent municipality due to its status as a ladested from 1858 until 1965.

The town has a population (2019) of 3,334 and a population density of . This makes Skudeneshavn one of the smallest towns in Norway (Kolvereid, with 1,470 inhabitants is the smallest). In 1990, it won second prize in NORTRA's competition for Norway's Best Preserved Small Town.

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