{{Short description|Village in Karmøy Municipality, Norway}} {{Infobox settlement |official_name = Visnes |other_name = |native_name = |nickname = |settlement_type = Village |image_skyline = Visnes Freiheitsstatue.JPG |image_caption = View of the [[Statue of Liberty]] replica in Visnes |mapframe = yes |mapframe-zoom = 11 |mapframe-marker = village |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = [[Norway]] |subdivision_type1 = [[List of regions of Norway|Region]] |subdivision_name1 = [[Western Norway]] |subdivision_type2 = [[Counties of Norway|County]] |subdivision_name2 = [[Rogaland]] |subdivision_type3 = [[Districts of Norway|District]] |subdivision_name3 = [[Haugaland]] |subdivision_type4 = [[List of municipalities of Norway|Municipality]] |subdivision_name4 = [[Karmøy Municipality]] |timezone1 = [[Central European Time|CET]] |utc_offset1 = +01:00 |timezone1_DST = [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]] |utc_offset1_DST = +02:00 |area_footnotes = <ref name="ssb" /> |area_total_km2 = 0.53 |population_as_of = 2018 |population_footnotes = <ref name="ssb" /> |population_total = 554 |population_density_km2 = 1045 |postal_code_type = Post Code |postal_code = 4262 Avaldsnes |coordinates = {{coord|59.35655|5.23817|region:NO_type:city|display=inline,title}} |elevation_m = 8 |elevation_footnotes = <ref>{{cite web |title=Visnes, Karmøy |url=https://www.yr.no/nb/v%C3%A6rvarsel/daglig-tabell/1-36258/Norge/Rogaland/Karm%C3%B8y/Visnes |accessdate=2026-03-03 |publisher=[[yr.no]]}}</ref>}}
'''Visnes'''<ref name="name">{{Cite web |title=Informasjon om stadnamn |url=https://stadnamn.kartverket.no/fakta/123596 |access-date=2026-03-03 |website=Norgeskart |publisher=[[Norwegian Mapping Authority|Kartverket]] |language=no}}</ref> is a village in [[Karmøy Municipality]] in [[Rogaland]] county, [[Norway]]. The village is located on the western shore of the island of [[Karmøy (island)|Karmøy]], about {{convert|2.5|km}} west of the village of [[Avaldsnes]].
The {{convert|0.53|km2|acre|adj=on}} village had a population (2018) of {{formatnum:554}} and a [[population density]] of {{convert|1045|PD/km2}}. Since 2018, the population and area data for this village area has not been separately tracked by [[Statistics Norway]].<ref name="ssb">{{Cite web |last=Statistisk sentralbyrå |authorlink=Statistics Norway |date=2022-04-03 |title=04859: Area and population of urban settlements (US) 2000 - 2021 |url=https://www.ssb.no/en/statbank/table/04859/}}</ref>
==Mining== Visnes has a local [[copper]] mine that provided material for the [[Statue of Liberty]] in [[New York City]]. The copper at this site was first discovered in 1865. Visnes was the site of one of the most active of the [[Norway|Norwegian]] [[copper]] mines in history. During the 1870s, it was the largest copper mine in Norway. Up to 70% of Norway's copper export came from Visnes, which at that time was one of northern Europe's largest mines. This mine was in full operation throughout much of the latter half of the 19th century and was not fully closed until 1972. The copper mine has its own museum, Visnes Gruvemuseum.<ref>{{cite web |date=2007-07-28 |title=Vigsnes Mining Field |url=http://www.olavsrosa.no/en/objektinfo.aspx?id=27787 |access-date=2012-03-19 |publisher=Olavsrosa.no}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Discovery of Copper at Visnes in Norway (Visnes Copper Mines) |url=http://park.org/Guests/Stavanger/statue.htm |access-date=2012-03-19 |publisher=Park.org}}</ref><ref name="snl">{{cite web |author=Store norske leksikon |author-link=Store norske leksikon |title=Visnes |url=https://snl.no/Visnes |access-date=2015-11-11 |language=no}}</ref>
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==External links== *[http://www.showcaves.com/english/no/mines/Visnes.html Visnes Gruvemuseum]
{{use dmy dates|date=March 2026}} {{Historic Mines of Norway}} {{authority control}}
[[Category:Villages in Rogaland]] [[Category:Karmøy Municipality]]