Leirvik

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Leirvik

Total population

14,767

Elevation2 m

Land area9.52 km²

Coordinates59.78°, 5.50°

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

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Leirvik or Stord is a town and the administrative centre of Stord Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The town lies along the southern coast of the large island of Stord, along the Hardangerfjorden. The town gained "town status" in 1997. The town includes the Eldøyane peninsula where the large Kværner Stord industrial area is located.

Geography

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

Notable people from here

K

Kjell Storelid

Norwegian speed skater

Ole Georg Gjøsteen

Norwegian educator (1854-1936)

G

Geirmund Brendesæter

Norwegian footballer

Olav Akselsen

Norwegian politician (1965–2021)

Christian Brink

Norwegian footballer

Baard Madsen Haugland

Norwegian politician (1835-1896)

Janove Ottesen

Norwegian musician

V

Vegar Hoel

Norwegian television actor and actor (1973–2021)

G

Gro Espeseth

Norwegian footballer (born 1972)

Pest

Norwegian black metal vocalist

G

Glen Atle Larsen

Norwegian footballer (born 1982)

M

Magnar Nordtun

Norwegian association football player

Olaf Kullmann

Norwegian naval officer and peace activist (1892-1942)

R

Rune Ottesen

Norwegian association football player

Ø

Øyvind Mellemstrand

Norwegian association football player

Halvor Folgerø

Norwegian journalist

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

Nearby places in Vestland

• Sidi Mediouni
  1697.1 mi away
• El Kouamlia
  1700.2 mi away
• El Amria
  1701.3 mi away
• Sassel
  1705.1 mi away
• Ouled Taoui
  1706.1 mi away
• Ouled Boudjemaa
  1706.3 mi away · pop. 6,228
• Tamzoura
  1706.4 mi away · pop. 9,944
• Hassi El Ghella
  1706.4 mi away
• Ain El Beida
  1707.1 mi away
• Khedaïda
  1707.6 mi away
• Douar El Msaada
  1708.4 mi away
• Khmis
  1709.3 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

Lion's Mane Jelly

Cyanea capillata

Seen 2026-09-24

ragwort

Jacobaea vulgaris

Seen 2026-09-15

Cross-leaved Heath

Erica tetralix

Seen 2026-09-15

common heather

Calluna vulgaris

Seen 2026-09-15

Ruff

Calidris pugnax

Seen 2026-09-10

White-tailed Eagle

Haliaeetus albicilla

Seen 2026-09-08

Common Eider

Somateria mollissima

Seen 2026-09-08

Bull Thistle

Cirsium vulgare

Seen 2026-08-22

Common Brimstone

Gonepteryx rhamni

Seen 2026-08-18

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