Yrkje

Yrkje
Yrke
Village
Interactive map of Yrkje
Coordinates: 59°23′51″N 5°40′09″E / 59.39739°N 5.66914°E / 59.39739; 5.66914
CountryNorway
RegionWestern Norway
CountyRogaland
DistrictHaugaland
MunicipalityTysvær Municipality
Elevation
42 m (138 ft)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
5567 Skjoldastraumen

Yrkje is a village in Tysvær Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The village is located at the western end of the Yrkjesfjorden, a branch off of the main Vindafjorden. The village lies on a small isthmus between the Yrkjesfjorden and the Skjoldafjorden, along the County Road 515, the only road over the isthmus connecting the peninsula to the mainland. The village of Skjoldastraumen lies about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) to the northwest and the villages of Hindaråvåg and Nedstrand lie about 20 kilometres (12 mi) to the southeast.

History

The Yrke area was administratively part of the old Skjold Municipality since 1838 when municipalities were created in Norway. On 1 January 1965, Skjold Municipality was dissolved and its territory divided among three neighboring municipalities. The southwestern part of Skjold, which included the districts of Yrkje, Dueland, and Grinde with a total of 1,133 inhabitants were merged into Tysvær Municipality.

References

  1. 1 2 "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
  2. ↑ "Yrkje, Tysvær". yr.no. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
  3. ↑ Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (26 November 2024). "Yrkjefjorden". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
  4. ↑ Jukvam, Dag (1999). "Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statistisk sentralbyrå. ISBN 9788253746845.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: periodical has ISBN (link)