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Country
  
Norway

County
  
Rogaland

Municipality
  

Area
  
104 km²

Region
  
Western Norway

District
  
Jæren

Elevation
  
8 m (26 ft)

Ogna

Ogna is a village in Hå municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The village is located immediately north of the village of Sirevåg on the shores of the Ognaelva river. The village was the administrative centre of the historic municipality of Ogna. The village is the site of Ogna Station, a railway station along the Sørlandet Line.

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Map of 4364 Ogna, Norway

The 0.31-square-kilometre (77-acre) village has a population (2015) of 360, giving the village a population density of 1,161 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,010/sq mi).

Ogna is the site of the centuries-old Ogna Church. The little church, which dates back to the Middle Ages, was restored and added to after a fire in 1991. It is often open in the summer for visitors. Ogna also has beautiful sand beaches, and salmon fishing is very popular in the nearby river. Norwegian County Road 44, which also forms the tourist route known as the North Sea Road, passes through the village.

Brusand og ogna camping


References

Ogna Wikipedia