# Sogndalsstranda

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Village in Sokndal Municipality, Norway

Village in Western Norway, Norway

Sogndalsstranda Sogndalsstrand[1] Strondo[1] Village View of the village Interactive map of Sogndalsstranda Coordinates: 58°19′23″N 6°17′05″E / 58.32297°N 6.28466°E / 58.32297; 6.28466 Country Norway Region Western Norway County Rogaland District Dalane Municipality Sokndal Municipality Elevation [2] 8 m (26 ft) Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST) Post Code 4380 Hauge i Dalane

**Sogndalsstranda**[1] is a harbor village in [Sokndal Municipality](/source/Sokndal_Municipality) in [Rogaland](/source/Rogaland) county, [Norway](/source/Norway). The village is located at the mouth of the river [Sokno](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sokno&action=edit&redlink=1), about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) south of the municipal centre of [Hauge](/source/Hauge%2C_Rogaland) and also about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) southeast of the village of [Rekefjord](/source/Rekefjord). The [Jøssingfjorden](/source/J%C3%B8ssingfjorden) lies about 2.7 kilometres (1.7 mi) southeast of the village.

The village has about 280 residents and it has become a tourist destination since the 1990s. The old village has many wooden buildings and warehouses. These buildings and the surrounding area were protected by law in 2005. Locally, the area is also known as simply *Strondo*.[3]

## History

The village grew up starting in the 1600s and by the 1660s, there was a beach resort located in Sogndalsstranda (historically spelled *Sogndalstrand*). The villages of Sogndalsstranda and [Rekefjord](/source/Rekefjord) are located near each other and together, they were granted *[ladested](/source/Ladested)* rights in 1798. Together this two-point [ladested](/source/Ladested) was called *Sogndal* (historically spelled *"Soggendahl"*). This status gave them a monopoly on import and export of goods and materials in the port and in the surrounding district. On 1 January 1838, all of Norway was divided up into municipalities according to the [formannskapsdistrikt](/source/Formannskapsdistrikt) law.[4]

The ladested of Sogndal was initially part of [Sogndal Municipality](/source/Sokndal_Municipality) ([Norwegian](/source/Norwegian_language): *Sogndal herred*; later spelled *Sokndal*). In 1845, the ladested was separated from Sogndal Municipality and became the new [Sogndal ladested](/source/Sogndal_Municipality_(Rogaland)). Initially, Sogndal ladested had a population of 348 while Sogndal Municipality had a population of 2,819. On 1 July 1944, Sogndal ladestad was reunited with Sokndal Municipality, losing its small seaport status. Prior to the merger Sogndal had a population of 311.[5]

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-name_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-name_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-name_1-2) ["Informasjon om stadnamn"](https://stadnamn.kartverket.no/fakta/910244). *Norgeskart* (in Norwegian). [Kartverket](/source/Norwegian_Mapping_Authority). Retrieved 17 April 2026.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Sogndalsstranda, Sokndal"](https://www.yr.no/nb/v%C3%A6rvarsel/daglig-tabell/1-4308/Norge/Rogaland/Sokndal/Sogndalsstranda). [yr.no](/source/Yr.no). Retrieved 18 April 2026.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-snl_3-0)** Thorsnæs, Geir; Lauritzen, Per Roger, eds. (25 November 2024). ["Sogndalsstranda"](https://snl.no/Sogndalsstranda). *[Store norske leksikon](/source/Store_norske_leksikon)* (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 17 April 2026.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Brandsberg, Reidar (1988). *Sogndal Ladested, Sokndal og Eigersund - i eldre og nyere tid* (in Norwegian). Egersund: Fuglseth bok- og offsettrykkeri. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9788299181303](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9788299181303).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Dag_5-0)** Jukvam, Dag (1999). ["Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen"](http://www.ssb.no/emner/00/90/rapp_9913/rapp_9913.pdf) (PDF) (in Norwegian). [Statistisk sentralbyrå](/source/Statistics_Norway). [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9788253746845](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9788253746845).

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