Sand

Sand is the administrative centre of the municipality of in county, . The village lies on the shore of the Sandsfjorden at the mouth of the river , just south of the mouth of the Hylsfjorden.
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  • Type: Village with 1,250 residents
  • Description: settlement in Suldal Municipality, Norway
  • Also known as: Sand, Rogaland

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sand Church.

Church
is a of the Church of Norway in Suldal Municipality in county, . It is located in the village of Sand. It is the church for the Sand parish which is part of the Ryfylke prosti in the Diocese of Stavanger.

Sand

Latitude
59.48402° or 59° 29′ 3″ north
Longitude
6.25087° or 6° 15′ 3″ east
Population
1,250
Elevation
8 metres (26 feet)
United Nations Location Code
NO SAX
Open location code
9FF8F7M2+J8
Open­Street­Map ID
node 274638095
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
7626356
Wiki­data ID
Q1772536
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Sand” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Sand (kapital sa munisipyo sa Noruwega, Rogaland Fylke)
  • Cebuano: Sand
  • Danish: Sand i Rogaland
  • Danish: Sand
  • Dutch: Sand (Suldal)
  • Dutch: Sand
  • Finnish: Sand
  • French: Sand
  • Irish: Sand
  • Malay: Sand, Rogaland
  • Malay: Sand
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Sand i Rogaland
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Sand i Ryfylke
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Sand
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Sandsbu
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Sand i Rogaland
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Sand i Ryfylke
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Sand i Suldal
  • Norwegian: Sand
  • Romanian: Sand, Rogaland
  • Romanian: Sand
  • Swedish: Sand, Rogaland
  • Swedish: Sand

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Sand post i butikk and Mimreståvå.

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