Place:Stord, Hordaland, Norway

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NameStord
Alt namesFøyensource: Family History Library Catalog
TypeMunicipality
Located inHordaland, Norway
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Stord is a municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Sunnhordland. Stord is sometimes called "Norway in miniature" since it has such a variety of landscapes: coastline, fjords, forests, agricultural land, and mountain areas. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Leirvik, which is also the largest town in the municipality and the whole region of Sunnhordland. Leirvik was declared a town in 1997. Other population centres in the municipality include the large village of Sagvåg and the smaller villages of Litlabø and Grov.[1]


The municipality is the 316th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Stord is the 68th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 18,759. The municipality's population density is and its population has increased by 6.8% over the previous 10-year period.

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