Etne
Etne is a municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Sunnhordland, although it is also sometimes considered to be part of the district of Haugaland. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Etnesjøen. Other villages in the municipality include Skånevik and Fjæra. The two largest villages in the municipality are Etnesjøen with 1,159 residents and Skånevik with 594 residents (all figures from 1 January 2015).
Etne Municipality
Etne kommune | |
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Municipality | |
View of the lake Løkjelsvatnet in Etne | |
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Vestland within Norway | |
Etne within Vestland | |
| Coordinates: 59°39′50″N 05°56′00″E | |
| Country | Norway |
| County | Vestland |
| District | Sunnhordland |
| Established | 1 Jan 1838 |
| • Created as | Formannskapsdistrikt |
| Administrative centre | Etnesjøen |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019) | Mette Heidi Bergsvåg Ekrheim (Sp) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 735.27 km2 (283.89 sq mi) |
| • Land | 691.17 km2 (266.86 sq mi) |
| • Water | 44.11 km2 (17.03 sq mi) 6% |
| • Rank | #154 in Norway |
| Population (2023) | |
| • Total | 4,073 |
| • Rank | #201 in Norway |
| • Density | 5.8/km2 (15/sq mi) |
| • Change (10 years) | +0.8% |
| Demonyms | Etnebu Etnesbu |
| Official language | |
| • Norwegian form | Nynorsk |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | NO-4611 |
| Website | Official website |
The 735-square-kilometre (284 sq mi) municipality is the 154th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Etne is the 201st most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 4,073. The municipality's population density is 5.8 inhabitants per square kilometre (15/sq mi) and its population has increased by 0.8% over the previous 10-year period.
Etne is situated south of the city of Bergen and it borders the municipalities of Kvinnherad, Ullensvang, Sauda, Suldal, and Vindafjord, the latter three are located in the neighboring county of Rogaland.
A Norwegian motion picture called United was shot in Etne with local people as actors.