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Fitjar (village)

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A view of the village center of Fitjar, Norway, seen from a hill.

Fitjar is the administrative centre of Fitjar Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located on the northwestern shore of the island of Stord, sitting at the southern end of the Fitjarvika bay, a small arm off the main Selbjørnsfjorden. A large group of small islands lie just off the coast to the west, and Fitjar Church is located in the central part of the village.

An important historical event, the Battle of Fitjar, took place in this area in the year 961. Today, Fitjar covers an area of 1.61 square kilometres and has a population of 1,826 people, making it a small but significant community in the region.

Name

The village of Fitjar and its municipality get their names from an old farm called Fitjar. This is where the first Fitjar Church was built. The name "Fitjar" comes from an Old Norse word meaning "meadowland by a lake or river". Long ago, before 1900, people spelled the name as "Fitje".

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