Rubbestadneset
Village in Bømlo Municipality, Norway
title: "Rubbestadneset" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["villages-in-vestland", "bømlo"] description: "Village in Bømlo Municipality, Norway" topic_path: "general/villages-in-vestland" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubbestadneset" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Village in Bømlo Municipality, Norway ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox settlement"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| official_name | Rubbestadneset |
| settlement_type | Village |
| image_caption | View of the village |
| mapframe | yes |
| mapframe-zoom | 11 |
| mapframe-marker | village |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Norway |
| subdivision_type1 | Region |
| subdivision_name1 | Western Norway |
| subdivision_type2 | County |
| subdivision_name2 | Vestland |
| subdivision_type3 | District |
| subdivision_name3 | Sunnhordland |
| subdivision_type4 | Municipality |
| subdivision_name4 | Bømlo Municipality |
| timezone1 | CET |
| utc_offset1 | +01:00 |
| timezone1_DST | CEST |
| utc_offset1_DST | +02:00 |
| area_footnotes | |
| area_total_km2 | 1.26 |
| population_as_of | 2025 |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_total | 1418 |
| population_density_km2 | 1125 |
| postal_code_type | Post Code |
| postal_code | 5420 Rubbestadneset |
| coordinates | |
| elevation_m | 16 |
| elevation_footnotes | |
| :: |
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Rubbestadneset is a village in Bømlo Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located on a peninsula on the eastern side of the island of Bømlo, about 6 km east of the municipal centre of Svortland. The Stokksund strait lies to the east and the Innværfjorden lies to the south and west.
The 1.26 km2 village has a population (2025) of and a population density of 1125 PD/km2.
Wichmann Diesel motors originate from Rubbestadneset. Rubbestadnes Upper Secondary School is located in the village.
Notable people
- Finn Haldorsen (1934—2005), a businessman
- Knut Arild Hareide (born 1972), a politician
- Martin Sandvik (born 1986), a musician
References
References
- "Rubbestadneset, Bømlo". [[yr.no]].
- "Informasjon om stadnamn". [[Norwegian Mapping Authority.
- Statistisk sentralbyrå. (2025-10-27). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
- {{Cite SNL. Rubbestadneset. Rubbestadneset. 2026-02-01. Thorsnæs. Geir. 2025-08-01
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