Hommersåk is a village in Sandnes municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The village is located in the borough of Riska in the northern part of the municipality. It is situated about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) northeast of the centre of the city of Sandnes, along the shore of the Riskafjorden, an arm off the main Gandsfjorden.[3] The 2.28-square-kilometre (560-acre) village has a population (2019) of 6,425 and a population density of 2,818 inhabitants per square kilometre (7,300/sq mi).[1]
Hommersåk
Hommarsåk, Hommi, Hempland | |
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Village | |
 View of the centre of Hommersåk and the island of Usken seen from the hills of Hommersandfjellet. Stavanger is in the background, across the Gandsfjord | |
  Hommersåk Location in Rogaland county  Hommersåk Hommersåk (Norway) | |
| Coordinates: 58°55′32″N 05°51′03″E / 58.92556°N 5.85083°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| Region | Western Norway |
| County | Rogaland |
| District | Jæren |
| Municipality | Sandnes |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.28 km2 (0.88 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 15 m (49 ft) |
| Population (2019)[1] | |
• Total | 6,425 |
| • Density | 2,818/km2 (7,300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Post Code | 4311 Hommersåk |
There are a few shops and a small shopping centre called Bryggen. There is also a sports centre with swimming facilities. The village and its surroundings are popular places for cottages and leisure boats among people from the Stavanger/Sandnes area. There are two churches in the village: Riska Church and the historic Old Riska Church. The island of Uskjo lies just off the coast of Hommersåk to the north.[3]
Transport
editHommersåk has bus connections to the city of Sandnes and boat connections to the city of Stavanger, across the fjord.
Sport
editThe Riska Motorsykkelklubb organise motorcycle trials and previously motorcycle speedway.[4] The speedwaybane held the final of the Norwegian Individual Speedway Championship in 1994, 1996, 1998, 2004, 2010 and 2014.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b c Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2019). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
- ^ "Hommersåk, Sandnes (Rogaland)" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2016-03-31.
- ^ a b Store norske leksikon. "Hommersåk" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2016-03-31.
- ^ "Riska Motorcycle Club". Riska MSK. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
- ^ "Individual Speedway Norwegian Championship". Historia Sportu Zuzlowego. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
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