Austreim

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{{Infobox settlement

|official_name = Austreim

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|native_name =

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|settlement_type = Village

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|pushpin_map = Vestland#Norway

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|pushpin_map_caption = Location of the village

|subdivision_type = Country

|subdivision_name = Norway

|subdivision_type1 = Region

|subdivision_name1 = Western Norway

|subdivision_type2 = County

|subdivision_name2 = Vestland

|subdivision_type3 = District

|subdivision_name3 = Sogn

|subdivision_type4 = Municipality

|subdivision_name4 = Høyanger

|area_footnotes =

|area_total_km2 = 0.35

|population_as_of = 2019

|population_footnotes =

|population_total = 376

|population_density_km2 = 1074

|timezone1 = CET

|utc_offset1 = +01:00

|timezone1_DST = CEST

|utc_offset1_DST = +02:00

|postal_code_type = Post Code

|postal_code = 6995 Kyrkjebø

|coordinates = {{coord|61.1670|5.9461|region:NO_type:city|display=inline,title}}

|elevation_m = 236

|elevation_footnotes = {{cite web|title=Austreim, Høyanger (Sogn og Fjordane)|url=https://www.yr.no/place/Norway/Sogn_og_Fjordane/H%C3%B8yanger/Austreim~2812571/|publisher=yr.no|accessdate=2019-12-01}}}}

Austreim is a village in the municipality of Høyanger in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located on the north shore of the Sognefjorden, about {{convert|10|km}} southwest of the municipal center of Høyanger, about {{convert|2.5|km}} east of the village of Kyrkjebø, and about {{convert|12.5|km}} southeast of the village of Vadheim where there is access to the European route E39 highway. The {{convert|0.35|km2|acre|adj=on}} village has a population (2019) of 376 and a population density of {{convert|1074|PD/km2}}.{{cite web|title=Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/befolkning/statistikker/beftett/aar |date=1 January 2019|authorlink=Statistics Norway|author=Statistisk sentralbyrå}}

The village of Austreim was the site of a medieval stave church that was first mentioned in historical records in 1308. The church was torn down in the 1600s and a new church was built about {{convert|3|km}} to the west in Kyrkjebø where the present Kyrkjebø Church is located. A memorial stone was erected in 1991 to mark the site of the historic church.{{cite web|url=http://snl.no/Austrheim_tettsted_i_H%C3%B8yanger|title=Austrheim tettsted i Høyanger|author=Store norske leksikon|authorlink=Store norske leksikon|language=Norwegian|accessdate=2014-01-18}}

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Category:Villages in Vestland

Category:Høyanger

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