Hommersåk

Hommersåk is a village in Sandnes municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The village is located in the borough of Riska in the northern part of the municipality. It is situated about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) northeast of the centre of the city of Sandnes, along the shore of the Riskafjorden, an arm off the main Gandsfjorden.^[3] The 2.28-square-kilometre (560-acre) village has a population (2019) of 6,425 and a population density of 2,818 inhabitants per square kilometre (7,300/sq mi).^[1]

Hommersåk Hommarsåk, Hommi, Hempland
Village
View of the centre of Hommersåk and the island of Usken seen from the hills of Hommersandfjellet. Stavanger is in the background, across the Gandsfjord
Hommersåk Location in Rogaland county Show map of Rogaland Hommersåk Hommersåk (Norway) Show map of Norway
Coordinates: 58°55′32″N 05°51′03″E
Country	Norway
Region	Western Norway
County	Rogaland
District	Jæren
Municipality	Sandnes
Area [1]
• Total	2.28 km2 (0.88 sq mi)
Elevation [2]	15 m (49 ft)
Population  (2019)[1]
• Total	6,425
• Density	2,818/km2 (7,300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code	4311 Hommersåk

There are a few shops and a small shopping centre called Bryggen. There is also a sports centre with swimming facilities. The village and its surroundings are popular places for cottages and leisure boats among people from the Stavanger/Sandnes area. There are two churches in the village: Riska Church and the historic Old Riska Church. The island of Uskjo lies just off the coast of Hommersåk to the north.^[3]

Transport

Hommersåk has bus connections to the city of Sandnes and boat connections to the city of Stavanger, across the fjord.

Sport

The Riska Motorsykkelklubb organise motorcycle trials and previously motorcycle speedway.^[4] The speedwaybane held the final of the Norwegian Individual Speedway Championship in 1994, 1996, 1998, 2004, 2010 and 2014.^[5]

References

1. Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2019). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
2. "Hommersåk, Sandnes (Rogaland)" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2016-03-31.
3. Store norske leksikon. "Hommersåk" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2016-03-31.
4. "Riska Motorcycle Club". Riska MSK. Retrieved 16 February 2024.
5. "Individual Speedway Norwegian Championship". Historia Sportu Zuzlowego. Retrieved 16 February 2024.