Pollestad

Pollestad
Village
Pollestad is located in Rogaland
Pollestad
Pollestad
Location in Rogaland county
Pollestad is located in Norway
Pollestad
Pollestad
Pollestad (Norway)
Coordinates: 58°43′04″N 05°34′06″E / 58.71778°N 5.56833°E / 58.71778; 5.56833
CountryNorway
RegionWestern Norway
CountyRogaland
DistrictJæren
MunicipalityKlepp
Area
[1]
 • Total
0.47 km2 (0.18 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
19 m (62 ft)
Population
 (2023)[1]
 • Total
794
 • Density1,689.4/km2 (4,376/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
4343 Orre

Pollestad is a village in Klepp municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The village is located south of the lake Orrevatnet and about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) southwest of the town of Bryne. Orre Church is located in Pollestad. It was built in 1950 to replace the nearly 800-year-old Old Orre Church located 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) to the northwest in the village of Orre.[3]

The 0.46-square-kilometre (110-acre) village had a population of 794 people as of January 1st 2023 and a population density of 1,689.4 inhabitants per square kilometre (4,376/sq mi).[1] The village has a store, gas station, school, day care, and sports club.

References

  1. ^ a b c Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2019). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
  2. ^ "Pollestad, Klepp (Rogaland)" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2016-05-29.
  3. ^ Store norske leksikon. "Pollestad" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2016-05-29.


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