Byrknes is a
fishing village in
Gulen Municipality in
Vestland county,
Norway. It is located on the western shore of the island of
Byrknesøyna. It is about southwest of the municipal center of
Eivindvik, about west of the village of
Dalsøyra
Dalsøyra is a village in the municipality of Gulen in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located on the western coast of the mainland, along the Eidsfjorden, an arm of the Gulafjorden, about southeast of the municipal center of Eivindvik. ...
, and about northwest of the
Mongstad industrial area in neighboring
Lindås and
Austrheim municipalities to the south. The
Sognesjøen strait is located to the northwest of the village.
The village has a population (2019) of 294 and a
population density of .
There is a coastal museum, ''Kystmuseum'', located in Byrknes. The nearest church is
Mjømna Church, located about to the northeast in the village of
Mjømna on the neighboring island of
Mjømna.
It is connected to the mainland by a series of bridges over the island and neighboring islands to the east.
References
Villages in Vestland
Gulen
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