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{{Infobox settlement
|official_name          = Lykling
|other_name             =
|native_name            =
|nickname               =
|settlement_type        = Village
|image_skyline          =
|image_caption          = View of the village
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|pushpin_map_caption    = Location of the village
|subdivision_type       = Country
|subdivision_name       = [[Norway]]
|subdivision_type1      = [[List of regions of Norway|Region]]
|subdivision_name1      = [[Western Norway]]
|subdivision_type2      = [[Counties of Norway|County]]
|subdivision_name2      = [[Vestland]]
|subdivision_type3      = [[Districts of Norway|District]]
|subdivision_name3      = [[Sunnhordland]]
|subdivision_type4      = [[List of municipalities of Norway|Municipality]]
|subdivision_name4      = [[Bømlo]]
|timezone1              = [[Central European Time|CET]]
|utc_offset1            = +01:00
|timezone1_DST          = [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]]
|utc_offset1_DST        = +02:00
|postal_code_type       = Post Code
|postal_code            = 5437 Finnås
|elevation_m            = 1
|elevation_footnotes    = <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.yr.no/place/Norway/Hordaland/B%C3%B8mlo/Lykling~49614/|title=Lykling, Bømlo (Hordaland)|publisher=[[yr.no]]|language=Norwegian|accessdate=2015-02-19}}</ref>
|coordinates            = {{coord|59|42|07|N|05|10|56|E|type:city|display=inline,title}}
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'''Lykling''' (historically: ''Løkling'') is a village in [[Bømlo]] municipality in [[Vestland]] county, [[Norway]].  The village is located on the southwestern part of the island of [[Bømlo (island)|Bømlo]].  The village is about {{convert|12|km}} north of the village of [[Langevåg, Vestland|Langevåg]] and it sits at the end of the ''Lyklingfjorden'', a small bay off the [[North Sea]] to the west.
Lykling has become a popular [[tourist attraction]], mainly due to its history of extensive [[gold mining]] in ''Lyklingeberga'', the mountainous area surrounding the village. The discovery of [[gold]] in 1862 by a young [[shepherd]], led to several constructions being built in the area. These were built by three major companies, mainly financed and run by English businessmen.
In addition to the mining constructions, two hotels, one [[hotel ship]], several bakeries, [[Lykling Church]], and a number of retail stores were built in the village. At its peak, about 500 men were working in these mines.  Mining activity started in 1882 and ended in 1910, lasting more than 25 years and removing over {{convert|250|kg}} of pure gold during that time.<ref name="snl">{{cite web|url=https://snl.no/B%C3%B8mlo%2Fkommune|title=Bømlo – kommune|author=Store norske leksikon|authorlink=Store norske leksikon|language=Norwegian|accessdate=2015-02-19|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150807154410/https://snl.no/B%C3%B8mlo%2Fkommune|archivedate=2015-08-07}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.visitsunnhordland.no/no/Produkt/?TLp=108647|title=Gullgruvene på Lykling|publisher=VisitSunnhordland.no|language=Norwegian|accessdate=2015-02-19}}</ref>
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