Jørpeland

Jørpeland is the administrative centre of in county, . The town is located on the western coast of the mainland, along the shore of the Idsefjorden, about 20 kilometres northeast of the city of Stavanger.
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  • Type: Town with 7,820 residents
  • Description: settlement in Strand Municipality, Norway
  • Also known as: “Jorpeland”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Jørpeland Church and Dalen 1 power station.

Church
Photo: Shauni, CC BY-SA 2.5.
is a parish church of the Church…

Industrial building
Photo: PeltonMan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an industrial building.

Power station
Photo: PeltonMan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is situated 3 km southeast of Jørpeland.

Jørpeland

Latitude
59.02089° or 59° 1′ 15″ north
Longitude
6.03936° or 6° 2′ 22″ east
Population
7,820
Elevation
24 metres (79 feet)
Open location code
9FF822CQ+9P
Open­Street­Map ID
node 31264099
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
3150742
Wiki­data ID
Q1851053
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In Other Languages

From Azerbaijani to Urdu—“Jørpeland” goes by many names.
  • Azerbaijani: “Yerpelan”
  • Bulgarian: “Йорпелан”
  • Cebuano: “Jørpeland”
  • Chinese: “約爾珀蘭”
  • Chinese: “约尔珀兰”
  • Croatian: “Jørpeland”
  • Danish: “Jørpeland”
  • Dutch: “Jørpeland”
  • Esperanto: “Jørpeland”
  • Finnish: “Jørpeland”
  • French: “Jørpeland”
  • German: “Jørpeland”
  • Italian: “Jørpeland”
  • Japanese: “ヨルペラン”
  • Korean: “예르펠란”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Jørpeland”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Jørpeland”
  • Norwegian: “Jørpeland”
  • Persian: “یارپلند”
  • Romanian: “Jørpeland”
  • Russian: “Йёрпеланн”
  • Russian: “Йорпеланн”
  • Serbian: “Јерпеланд”
  • Spanish: “Jørpeland”
  • Swedish: “Jørpeland”
  • Turkish: “Jørpeland”
  • Urdu: “یورپیلینڈ”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Svenskebyen and Longaland.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Torget and NAV Strand.

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Worth a closer look: Stavanger and Haugesund.

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