Litlabø

Litlabø
Village
Interactive map of Litlabø
Coordinates: 59°47′25″N 5°25′14″E / 59.79021°N 5.42046°E / 59.79021; 5.42046
CountryNorway
RegionWestern Norway
CountyVestland
DistrictSunnhordland
MunicipalityStord Municipality
Elevation23 m (75 ft)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
5410 Sagvåg

Litlabø[2] is a village and former mining community in Stord Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located on the island of Stord at the northern side of the lake of Storavatnet, just northeast of the village of Sagvåg and about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) northwest of the town of Leirvik. 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.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ "Litlabø, Stord". yr.no. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
  2. ^ "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
  3. ^ Thorsnæs, Geir; Gullberg, Jakob, eds. (3 December 2024). "Litlabø". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
  4. ^ Lauritzen, Per Roger, ed. (2013). NAF Veibok 2014-2016 (in Norwegian) (30 ed.). Oslo: Norges Automobil-Forbund. pp. 30, 244. ISBN 9788271671242.