Skudeneshavn
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Skudeneshavn (also known as Skudeneshamn, Skudesnes or Skudenes, the name of the parish in which it is located) is a city on the southernmost tip of the island of Karmøy in Norway. It has 5000 inhabitants,[1] and is part of the municipality of Karmøy in the county of Rogaland.
Skudeneshavn's old town (Gamle Skudeneshavn), consisting of 225 wooden houses, is regarded as one of the best preserved in Europe.[citation needed] In 2004, it was voted Norway's "Summer Town" by listeners to NRK Radio's Reiseradioen programme.[citation needed] In 1990, it won second prize in NORTRA's competition for Norway's Best Preserved Small Town.[2]
Skudeneshavn is one of the smaller towns in Norway; Kolvereid with 1,470 inhabitants is the smallest.[1]
[edit] External links
- ^ a b Statistics Norway (2006). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality. 1 January 2006".
- ^ Gamle Skudeneshavn (in Norwegian)
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