Skjoldastraumen
{{Infobox settlement
|official_name = Skjoldastraumen
|other_name =
|native_name =
|nickname =
|settlement_type = Village
|image_skyline =
|image_caption = View of the village
|pushpin_map = Rogaland#Norway
|pushpin_label_position = left
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|pushpin_map_caption = Location in Rogaland county
|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = Norway
|subdivision_type1 = Region
|subdivision_name1 = Western Norway
|subdivision_type2 = County
|subdivision_name2 = Rogaland
|subdivision_type3 = District
|subdivision_name3 = Haugaland
|subdivision_type4 = Municipality
|subdivision_name4 = Tysvær
|timezone1 = CET
|utc_offset1 = +01:00
|timezone1_DST = CEST
|utc_offset1_DST = +02:00
|postal_code_type = Post Code
|postal_code = 5567 Skjoldastraumen
|elevation_m = 23
|elevation_footnotes = {{cite web|url=http://www.yr.no/place/Norway/Rogaland/Tysv%C3%A6r/Skjoldastraumen/|title=Skjoldastraumen, Tysvær (Rogaland)|publisher=yr.no|language=Norwegian|accessdate=2015-09-21}}
|coordinates = {{coord|59|25|55|N|05|36|49|E|type:city|display=inline,title}}
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Skjoldastraumen is a village in Tysvær municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The village is located along the Skjoldafjorden, about {{convert|10|km}} east of the village of Grinde and about {{convert|5|km}} northwest of the small village of Yrke. The village lies on one of the narrowest parts of the fjord, and is the location of one of the only actively-used seawater locks in Norway. The village is the site of the Skjoldastraumen Church, a wooden structure built in a long church style in 1910.{{cite web|url=https://snl.no/Skjoldastraumen|title=Skjoldastraumen|author=Store norske leksikon|authorlink=Store norske leksikon|language=Norwegian|accessdate=2015-09-21}}
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