Grov, Sogn og Fjordane
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Grov is a small village in the municipality of Flora
in Sogn og Fjordane
county, Norway
. Grov lies at the road junction of Norwegian national road
s Rv614 and Rv5, just a couple kilometres south of the Norddalsfjord Bridge
. Grov is about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) east of Brandsøy
and 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) east of Florø
along Rv.5, and about 8 kilometres (5 mi) to the west is Eikefjord
. The Tonheim-Grov area had 100 inhabitants in 2001.
Flora, Norway
Flora is a municipality in the county of Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Sunnfjord. The administrative centre is the village of Florø, which was founded in 1860, has 8,448 inhabitants . The Eikefjord area, which is the second largest place in Flora, has about...
in Sogn og Fjordane
Sogn og Fjordane
is a county in Norway, bordering Møre og Romsdal, Oppland, Buskerud, and Hordaland. The county administration is in the town of Hermansverk in Leikanger municipality while the largest town is Førde....
county, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. Grov lies at the road junction of Norwegian national road
Norwegian national road
Norwegian national road , are roads thus categorized by the Norwegian Public Roads Administration which also maintains them...
s Rv614 and Rv5, just a couple kilometres south of the Norddalsfjord Bridge
Norddalsfjord Bridge
Norddalsfjord Bridge is a cantilever bridge that crosses the Norddalsfjorden in the municipality of Flora in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It connects much of Bremanger municipality to the rest of the mainland. The bridge is long, and the longest span is . The bridge was opened in 1987...
. Grov is about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) east of Brandsøy
Brandsøy
Brandsøy is a village in the municipality of Flora in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It is located on both sides of small strait that separates the east end of the island of Bransøya and the mainland. The village is located about east of the town of Florø and about west of the village of...
and 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) east of Florø
Florø
is a town and the administrative centre of Flora municipality in the county of Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. It is also a former municipality that existed for just over 100 years. The town was founded on the Florelandet island between the Botnafjorden and Solheimsfjorden by royal decree in 1860. In...
along Rv.5, and about 8 kilometres (5 mi) to the west is Eikefjord
Eikefjord
Eikefjord is a village and a former municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It is part of the present-day municipality of Flora in the traditional district of Sunnfjord...
. The Tonheim-Grov area had 100 inhabitants in 2001.