Rubbestadneset
{{Infobox settlement
|official_name = Rubbestadneset
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|settlement_type = Village
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|image_caption = View of the village
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|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = Norway
|subdivision_type1 = Region
|subdivision_name1 = Western Norway
|subdivision_type2 = County
|subdivision_name2 = Vestland
|subdivision_type3 = District
|subdivision_name3 = Sunnhordland
|subdivision_type4 = Municipality
|subdivision_name4 = Bømlo
|timezone1 = CET
|utc_offset1 = +01:00
|timezone1_DST = CEST
|utc_offset1_DST = +02:00
|area_total_km2 = 1.17
|population_as_of = 2019
|population_total = 1264
|population_density_km2 = 1080
|postal_code_type = Post Code
|postal_code = 5420 Rubbestadneset
|elevation_m = 16
|elevation_footnotes = {{cite web|url=http://www.yr.no/place/Norway/Hordaland/B%C3%B8mlo/Rubbestadneset/|title=Rubbestadneset, Bømlo (Hordaland)|publisher=yr.no|language=Norwegian|accessdate=2015-02-19}}
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Rubbestadneset is a village in Bømlo municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located on a peninsula on the eastern side of the island of Bømlo, about {{convert|6|km}} east of the municipal centre of Svortland. The Stokksundet strait lies to the east and the Innværfjorden lies to the south and west.
The {{convert|1.17|km2|acre|adj=on}} village has a population (2019) of 1,264 and a population density of {{convert|1080|PD/km2}}.{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |authorlink=Statistics Norway |date=1 January 2019 |title=Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/befolkning/statistikker/beftett/aar}}
Wichmann Diesel motors originate from Rubbestadneset. Rubbestadnes Upper Secondary School is located in the village.{{cite web|url=https://snl.no/Rubbestadneset|title=Rubbestadneset|author=Store norske leksikon|authorlink=Store norske leksikon|language=Norwegian|accessdate=2015-02-19}}
Notable residents
- Finn Haldorsen (1934—2005), Businessman
- Knut Arild Hareide (born 1972), Politician
- Martin Sandvik (born 1986), Musician
References
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