Pollestad
Pollestad | ||
|---|---|---|
Village | ||
Region Western Norway | | |
| County | Rogaland | |
| District | Jæren | |
| Municipality | Klepp | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 0.47 km2 (0.18 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 19 m (62 ft) | |
| Population (2023)[1] | ||
| • Total | 794 | |
| • Density | 1,689.4/km2 (4,376/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) | |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) | |
| Post Code | 4343 Orre | |
Pollestad is a village in Klepp municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The village is located south of the lake Orrevatnet and about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) southwest of the town of Bryne. Orre Church is located in Pollestad. It was built in 1950 to replace the nearly 800-year-old Old Orre Church located 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) to the northwest in the village of Orre.[3]
The 0.46-square-kilometre (110-acre) village had a population of 794 people as of January 1st 2023 and a population density of 1,689.4 inhabitants per square kilometre (4,376/sq mi).[1] The village has a store, gas station, school, day care, and sports club.
References
- ^ a b c Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2019). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
- ^ "Pollestad, Klepp (Rogaland)" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2016-05-29.
- Store norske leksikon. "Pollestad"(in Norwegian). Retrieved 2016-05-29.
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