Hyen

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Hyen

Total population

600

Air quality index

32Good

Elevation14 m

Coordinates61.74°, 5.92°

Demographic figures from Statistics Norway (SSB). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Hyen is a village in Gloppen Municipality in Vestland, Norway. The village lies near the southern end of the Hyefjorden near the mouths of the rivers Åelva and Hopelva. Hyen is located about 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) northeast of the lake Eimhjellevatnet, where the villages of Eimhjellen and Solheim are located. Hyen Church is located in the village, serving the whole western part of Gloppen Municipality.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Roger Aa Djupvik

Norwegian cross country skier

Hans Ommedal

Norwegian politician (1901–1984)

Morten Aa Djupvik

Norwegian cross-country skiing coach

C

Christoffer Nielsen Scherdahlen

Norwegian politician

O

Ola Johan Gjengedal

Norwegian politician (1900-1992)

B

Bertel Aa

Norwegian boat builder

O

Olav Aa

A

Asbjørn Gjengedal

Norwegian writer and priest

Sigurd Rønnekleiv

Norwegian teacher and writer (1906-1932)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Vestland

• Leirvik
  136 mi away · pop. 14,767
• Sidi Mediouni
  1832.1 mi away
• El Kouamlia
  1835.2 mi away
• El Amria
  1836.3 mi away
• Sassel
  1840 mi away
• Ouled Taoui
  1841.1 mi away
• Ouled Boudjemaa
  1841.2 mi away · pop. 6,228
• Hassi El Ghella
  1841.4 mi away
• Tamzoura
  1841.6 mi away · pop. 9,944
• Ain El Beida
  1842.1 mi away
• Khedaïda
  1842.8 mi away
• Douar El Msaada
  1843.3 mi away

Browse all places in Vestland →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

red raspberry

Rubus idaeus

Seen 2026-08-07

red-berried elder

Sambucus racemosa

Seen 2026-08-07

Corkwing Wrasse

Symphodus melops

Seen 2026-07-22

Red-throated Loon

Gavia stellata

Seen 2026-05-27

adulterated spleenwort

Asplenium adulterinum

Seen 2025-09-04

Seven-spotted Lady Beetle

Coccinella septempunctata

Seen 2025-07-15

Worm and Slug Hunters

Carabus

Seen 2025-07-10

Nightcrawler

Lumbricus terrestris

Seen 2025-07-10

European aspen

Populus tremula

Seen 2024-09-17

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).