# Gilja

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{{Short description|Village in Gjesdal Municipality, Norway}}
{{Infobox settlement
|official_name          = Gilja
|other_name             = 
|native_name            = 
|nickname               = 
|settlement_type        = Village
|image_skyline          = Gilja Dirdal utgard005 - Kopi.jpg
|image_caption          = View of the farmland just outside the village
|mapframe               = yes
|mapframe-zoom          = 11
|mapframe-marker        = village
|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      = [Rogaland](/source/Rogaland)
|subdivision_type3      = [District](/source/Districts_of_Norway)
|subdivision_name3      = [Jæren](/source/J%C3%A6ren)
|subdivision_type4      = [Municipality](/source/List_of_municipalities_of_Norway)
|subdivision_name4      = [Gjesdal Municipality](/source/Gjesdal_Municipality)
|timezone1              = [CET](/source/Central_European_Time) 
|utc_offset1            = +01:00
|timezone1_DST          = [CEST](/source/Central_European_Summer_Time) 
|utc_offset1_DST        = +02:00
|area_footnotes         = <ref name="ssb" />
|area_total_km2         = 0.31
|population_as_of       = 2025
|population_footnotes   = <ref name="ssb" />
|population_total       = 390
|population_density_km2 = 1258
|postal_code_type       = Post Code
|postal_code            = 4335 Dirdal
|coordinates            = {{coord|58.80698|6.25899|region:NO_type:city|display=inline,title}}
|elevation_m            = 77
|elevation_footnotes    = <ref>{{cite web |title=Gilja, Gjesdal |url=https://www.yr.no/nb/v%C3%A6rvarsel/daglig-tabell/1-16945/Norge/Rogaland/Gjesdal/Gilja |accessdate=2026-04-06 |publisher=[yr.no](/source/yr.no)}}</ref>}}

'''Gilja'''<ref name="name">{{Cite web |title=Informasjon om stadnamn |url=https://stadnamn.kartverket.no/fakta/851818 |access-date=2026-04-06 |website=Norgeskart |publisher=[Kartverket](/source/Norwegian_Mapping_Authority) |language=no}}</ref> is a village in [Gjesdal Municipality](/source/Gjesdal_Municipality) in [Rogaland](/source/Rogaland) county, [Norway](/source/Norway).  The village is located about {{convert|5|km}} southeast of the village of [Dirdal](/source/Dirdal) in the Dirdalen valley.  The [Frafjord Tunnel](/source/Frafjord_Tunnel) connects Gilja with the village of [Frafjord](/source/Frafjord), located in the next valley on the other side of the mountains.<ref name="snl">{{Cite SNL|Gilja|Gilja|2026-04-06|Thorsnæs|Geir|2026-03-02|editor2-first=Per Roger|editor2-last=Lauritzen}}</ref>

The {{convert|0.31|km2|acre|adj=on}} village has a population (2025) of 390 and a [population density](/source/population_density) of {{convert|1258|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 is the site of a window factory which employs many of the local inhabitants.<ref name="snl" />

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Category:Villages in Rogaland
Category:Gjesdal Municipality

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