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Litlabø

Coordinates: 59°47′21″N 05°25′18″E / 59.78917°N 5.42167°E / 59.78917; 5.42167
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Litlabø
Village
Litlabø is located in Vestland
Litlabø
Litlabø
Location of the village
Litlabø is located in Norway
Litlabø
Litlabø
Litlabø (Norway)
Coordinates: 59°47′21″N 05°25′18″E / 59.78917°N 5.42167°E / 59.78917; 5.42167
CountryNorway
RegionWestern Norway
CountyVestland
DistrictSunnhordland
MunicipalityStord
Elevation41 m (135 ft)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
5410 Sagvåg

Litlabø is a village and former mining community in the municipality of Stord in Vestland county, Norway. It is located at the northern side of the lake of Storavatnet, just northeast of the village of Sagvåg. The village had about 450 inhabitants as of 2001. Litlabø was the location for the pyrite mines of Stordø Kisgruber, which operated from 1907 to 1968.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ "Litlabø, Stord (Hordaland)" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
  2. ^ Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Litlabø". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
  3. ^ Lauritzen, Per Roger, ed. (2013). NAF Veibok 2014-2016 (in Norwegian) (30 ed.). Oslo: Norges Automobil-Forbund. pp. 30, 244. ISBN 978-82-7167-124-2.