Stanghelle

{{Short description|Village in Vestland, Norway}}

{{Infobox settlement

|official_name = Stanghelle

|other_name =

|native_name =

|nickname =

|settlement_type = Village

|image_skyline =

|image_caption = View of the village

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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 = Nordhordland

|subdivision_type4 = Municipality

|subdivision_name4 = Vaksdal

|timezone1 = CET

|utc_offset1 = +01:00

|timezone1_DST = CEST

|utc_offset1_DST = +02:00

|area_footnotes =

|area_total_km2 = 0.39

|population_as_of = 2019

|population_footnotes =

|population_total = 791

|population_density_km2 = 2028

|postal_code_type = Post Code

|postal_code = 5724 Stanghelle

|elevation_m = 6

|elevation_footnotes = {{cite web|url=http://www.yr.no/place/Norway/Hordaland/Vaksdal/Stanghelle/|title=Stanghelle|publisher=yr.no|language=Norwegian|accessdate=2014-05-02}}

|coordinates = {{coord|60|33|08|N|05|44|10|E|type:city|display=inline,title}}

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Stanghelle is a village in Vaksdal municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village lies along the Veafjorden at the mouth of the Hellestraumen (a small branch off the main fjord). The {{convert|0.39|km2|acre|adj=on}} village has a population (2019) of 791 and a population density of {{convert|2028|PD/km2}}.{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrÄ |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}}

File:Stanghelle 2.JPG

The European route E16 highway runs through the village and the Bergen Line stops at the Stanghelle Station in this village. The village of Helle lies immediately northeast of Stanghelle, and the municipal centre of Dale lies about {{convert|5|km}} northeast of Stanghelle.

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Category:Villages in Vestland

Category:Vaksdal

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