Leirvik is the centre of the municipality of Stord in Hordaland, Norway. Leirvik is also the regional centre of Sunnhordland, and has many public services and offices such as the regional court and the Sunnhordland Folkemuseum. County Hordaland District Sunnhordland Municipality NO-1221 Administrative centre Leirvik Mayor (2003) Magne Rommetveit (Ap) Official language form Nynorsk Area - Total - Land - Percentage Ranked 360 144 km² 137 km² 0. ... Hordaland is a county in Norway, bordering Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Telemark and Rogaland. ... Sunnhordland is a landscape in the western part of Norway, consisting of the southern, coastal regions of the county Hordaland, from the mouth of the Hardangerfjord and outwards to the Atlantic Ocean. ...
Leirvik is also a shopping centre in the region of Sunnhordland with many restaurants, and a very popular harbour in the summer. The town does not offer a great deal in terms of shops or nightlife.
Confusingly, when the municipality of Stord declared township, they decided to name the town Stord. Even though this is the official name, the public acceptance of this is minimal, so the name of the urban community remains Leirvik.
People in Stord actually refer to Leirvik by the name 'Vikjo' rather than Leirvik.
Coordinates: 59°47′N 5°30′E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...
RECORD-BREAKING CONTRACT TO LEIRVIK MT Leirvik Module Technology can announce today a new EPC contract from Statoil for the delivery of additional modules for the Troll A platform.
The work includes the building of new living quarters with 5300 m2 which shall be integrated with the existing living quarters on Troll A.
Leirvik Module Technology can announce today a new EPC contract from Statoil for the delivery of an accomodation module to the Gjøa platform.The work includes the building of a new living quarter with 3600 m2 and a capacity of 100
Leirvik has published a new book about Christian-Muslim dialogue - a topic that is also central to his contribution to the research program Cultural Complexity.
Leirvik has been involved in inter-religious dialogue since the middle of the 1980s and is a member of the Contact Group for the Church of Norway and the Islamic Council of Norway.
Leirvik explains that the KRL subject is actually seen positively by many young Muslims - more positively than their parents generation.
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