Gilja
Village
View of the farmland just outside the village
View of the farmland just outside the village
Gilja is located in Rogaland
Gilja
Gilja
Location in Rogaland county
Gilja is located in Norway
Gilja
Gilja
Gilja (Norway)
Coordinates: 58°48′25″N 06°15′32″E / 58.80694°N 6.25889°E / 58.80694; 6.25889
CountryNorway
RegionWestern Norway
CountyRogaland
DistrictJæren
MunicipalityGjesdal
Area
  Total0.31 km2 (0.12 sq mi)
Elevation77 m (253 ft)
Population
 (2019)[1]
  Total383
  Density1,235/km2 (3,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
4335 Dirdal

Gilja is a village in Gjesdal municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The village is located about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) southeast of the village of Dirdal in the Dirdalen valley. The Frafjord Tunnel connects Gilja with the village of Frafjord, located in the next valley on the other side of the mountains.[3]

The 0.31-square-kilometre (77-acre) village has a population (2019) of 383 and a population density of 1,235 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,200/sq mi).[1] The village is the site of a window factory which employs many of the local inhabitants.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2019). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
  2. "Gilja, Gjesdal (Rogaland)" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2016-02-29.
  3. 1 2 Store norske leksikon. "Gilja" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2016-02-29.



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