Rong, Norway

Rong
Village
Rong
Rong

Location in Hordaland county

Coordinates: 60°30′44″N 04°54′09″E / 60.51222°N 4.90250°E / 60.51222; 4.90250Coordinates: 60°30′44″N 04°54′09″E / 60.51222°N 4.90250°E / 60.51222; 4.90250
Country Norway
Region Western Norway
County Hordaland
District Midhordland
Municipality Øygarden
Elevation[1] 16 m (52 ft)
Time zone CET (UTC+01:00)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+02:00)
Post Code 5337 Rong

Rong is the administrative centre of Øygarden municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. The village takes up most of the island of Rongøyna. The main road in the village is Norwegian county road 561 which runs north-south and connects the island to Toftøyna island to the south via the Rongesundet Bridge (over the Rongesundet strait) and to the island of Blomøyna to the north.[2]

The local sports team is IL Skjergard. There is a scallops hatchery located at Rong. The village is the site of two municipal schools: Rong School (grades 1-7), serving southern Øygarden, and Øygarden School (grades 8-10), serving the whole municipality.

The village was made the administrative centre of the municipality in 2009. Prior to that time, the village of Tjeldstø on the island of Alvøyna was the administrative centre.[3]

References

  1. "Rong, Øygarden (Hordaland)" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2014-11-24.
  2. Brun, Johan (2003). Våre bruer (in Norwegian). N. W. Damm & Søn. p. 51. ISBN 82-496-0760-0.
  3. Store norske leksikon. "Øygarden" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2014-11-26.


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