page_title: Hermansverk
hierarchical_section_title: Hermansverk
caption_attribution_description: The picture is centrum of Hermansverk a part of Leikanger Municipality. You also see a small part of the Sognefjord.
context_page_description: Hermansverk or Leikanger is the administrative centre of Sogndal Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village serves as the seat of the County Governor of Vestland county.
  Prior to 2020, the village served as the administrative centre of both the municipality of Leikanger and also Sogn og Fjordane county.
  Originally, there were two small villages that sat about 1.5 kilometres apart on the northern shore of the Sognefjorden in Leikanger. Norwegian National Road 55 connects both areas. The main church for the municipality, Leikanger Church, was located in Leikanger, and the municipal and county administration was located in Hermansverk. Over the years, the two villages grew together, and they are now effectively one large village, and the government considers them one urban settlement. The government refers to the village as "Hermansverk/Leikanger". The names can also be used interchangeably. The urban area is also now known as Systrond.
  The 1.96-square-kilometre village has a population of 2,144 and a population density of 1,094 inhabitants per square kilometre.
context_section_description: Hermansverk or Leikanger is the administrative centre of Sogndal Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village serves as the seat of the County Governor of Vestland county.
  Prior to 2020, the village served as the administrative centre of both the municipality of Leikanger and also Sogn og Fjordane county (although the county capital is usually referred to as Leikanger, not Hermansverk).
  Originally, there were two small villages that sat about 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) apart on the northern shore of the Sognefjorden in Leikanger. Norwegian National Road 55 connects both areas. The main church for the municipality, Leikanger Church, was located in Leikanger, and the municipal and county administration was located in Hermansverk. Over the years, the two villages grew together, and they are now effectively one large village, and the government considers them one urban settlement. The government refers to the village as "Hermansverk/Leikanger". The names can also be used interchangeably. The urban area is also now known as Systrond.
  The 1.96-square-kilometre (480-acre) village has a population (2019) of 2,144 and a population density of 1,094 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,830/sq mi).
caption: View of the village
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