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Sørnes

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File:Sørnes Church, southwestern view.jpg
Sørnes Church (Foto: kirkesøk.no)

Sørnes is a village in the municipality of Sola, Rogaland, at the bottom of Hafrsfjord, 10 km southwest of Stavanger, it is a part of the larger Stavanger/Sandnes metropolitan area. A large proportion of the population commutes to work in Stavanger.[1]

The village is named after the Sørnes farm (Old Norse: Suđrnes). The first element is suđr which means "southern" and the last element is nes which means "headland".

References

  1. ^ "Sørnes". Geografi (in Norwegian). Store Norske Leksikon. Retrieved 25 December 2012.


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