Sviland

Borough in Western Norway, Norway

Coat of arms

Location within Sandnes municipality

Coordinates: 58°50′N 05°50′E / 58.833°N 5.833°E / 58.833; 5.833CountryNorwayRegionWestern NorwayCountyRogalandDistrictJæren CitySandnesArea

• Total68.6 km² (26.5 sq mi)Elevation

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52 m (171 ft)Population

(2020)^[2]

• Total1,332 • Density19/km² (50/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Post Code

4308 Sandnes

Sviland is a borough in the southwestern part of the municipality of Sandnes in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the rural part of the municipality, southeast of the city of Sandnes. With a population (2020) of only 1,332, the borough is one of the least populous of all the boroughs in Sandnes.^[3] On the other hand, Sviland borough is 68.6 square kilometres (26.5 sq mi), making it the second largest borough by area. Sviland Chapel is located in the borough.

The borough is home of the legendary Norwegian race horse Rex Rodney, winner of the 1986 Elitloppet.

References

^ "Sviland, Sandnes (Rogaland)" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2016-03-02.
^ "Sandnes i tall" (in Norwegian). Sandnes Municipality. Archived from the original on 2014-11-29. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
^ "Sandnes kommune - Befolkning". www.sandnes.kommune.no (in Norwegian). 2020-01-01. Retrieved 2020-08-28.