# Austreim

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{{Short description|Village in Høyanger Municipality, Norway}}
{{distinguish|Austrheim Municipality}}
{{Infobox settlement
|official_name          = Austreim
|other_name             = 
|native_name            =  
|nickname               = 
|settlement_type        = Village
|image_skyline          = 
|image_caption          = 
| mapframe = yes
| mapframe-zoom = 11
| mapframe-marker = village
|pushpin_map            = Vestland#Norway
|pushpin_label          = 
|pushpin_label_position = right
|subdivision_type       = Country
|subdivision_name       = [Norway](/source/Norway)
|subdivision_type1      = [Region](/source/List_of_regions_of_Norway)
|subdivision_name1      = [Western Norway](/source/Western_Norway)
|subdivision_type2      = [County](/source/Counties_of_Norway)
|subdivision_name2      = [Vestland](/source/Vestland)
|subdivision_type3      = [District](/source/Districts_of_Norway)
|subdivision_name3      = [Sogn](/source/Sogn)
|subdivision_type4      = [Municipality](/source/List_of_municipalities_of_Norway)
|subdivision_name4      = [Høyanger Municipality](/source/H%C3%B8yanger_Municipality)
|area_footnotes         = <ref name="ssb" />
|area_total_km2         = 0.35
|population_as_of       = 2025
|population_footnotes   = <ref name="ssb" />
|population_total       = 347
|population_density_km2 = 991
|timezone1              = [CET](/source/Central_European_Time)
|utc_offset1            = +01:00
|timezone1_DST          = [CEST](/source/Central_European_Summer_Time)
|utc_offset1_DST        = +02:00
|postal_code_type       = Post Code
|postal_code            = 6995 Kyrkjebø
|coordinates            = {{coord|61.16699|5.94922|region:NO_type:city|display=inline,title}}
|elevation_m            = 46
|elevation_footnotes    = <ref>{{cite web |title=Austreim, Høyanger |url=https://www.yr.no/nb/v%C3%A6rvarsel/daglig-tabell/1-136883/Norge/Vestland/H%C3%B8yanger/Austreim |accessdate=2025-11-08 |publisher=[yr.no](/source/yr.no)}}</ref>}}

'''Austreim'''<ref name="name">{{Cite web |title=Informasjon om stadnamn |url=https://stadnamn.kartverket.no/fakta/252437 |access-date=2025-11-08 |website=Norgeskart |publisher=[Kartverket](/source/Norwegian_Mapping_Authority) |language=no}}</ref> is a village in [Høyanger Municipality](/source/H%C3%B8yanger_Municipality) in [Vestland](/source/Vestland) county, [Norway](/source/Norway). The village is located on the north shore of the [Sognefjorden](/source/Sognefjorden), about {{convert|10|km}} southwest of the municipal center of [Høyanger](/source/H%C3%B8yanger_(village)), about {{convert|2.5|km}} east of the village of [Kyrkjebø](/source/Kyrkjeb%C3%B8_(village)), and about {{convert|12.5|km}} southeast of the village of [Vadheim](/source/Vadheim) where there is access to the [European route E39](/source/European_route_E39) highway. 

The {{convert|0.35|km2|acre|adj=on}} village has a population (2025) of 347 and a [population density](/source/population_density) of {{convert|991|PD/km2}}.<ref name="ssb">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |author-link=Statistics Norway |date=2025-10-27 |title=Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/befolkning/folketall/statistikk/tettsteders-befolkning-og-areal}}</ref>

The village of Austreim was the site of a medieval [stave church](/source/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](/source/Kyrkjeb%C3%B8_(village)) where the present [Kyrkjebø Church](/source/Kyrkjeb%C3%B8_Church) is located. A memorial stone was erected in 1991 to mark the site of the historic church.<ref name="snl">{{Cite SNL|Austreim_-_tettstad_i_Høyanger|Austreim (tettstad i Høyanger)|2025-11-08|Askheim|Svein|2025-08-01}}</ref>

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Category:Villages in Vestland
Category:Høyanger Municipality

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