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Sørfjorden (Osterøy)
Sørfjorden is a long fjord in Vestland county, Norway. The fjord flows around the west and south sides of the island of Osterøy (island), Osterøy, going through the municipalities of Osterøy, Bergen, and Vaksdal. The fjord begins at the village of Vaksdal (village), Vaksdal where the Veafjorden flows into the Sørfjorden, it then heads west and then north before emptying into the Osterfjorden. The fjord flows past the following villages: Bruvik, Hordaland, Bruvik, Vaksdal (village), Vaksdal, Hausvik, Garnes, Hordaland, Garnes, Ytre Arna, Hylkje, Breistein, Valestrandfossen, Steinstø and Hamre, Osterøy, Hamre. Prior to the opening of Osterøy Bridge in 1997 there were two ferries crossing the fjord: Haus–Garnes and Valestrandfossen–Breistein, the first one was closed when the bridge opened and the second one is still in operation. References Fjords of Vestland Osterøy Vaksdal Geography of Bergen {{Vestland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruvik, Hordaland
Bruvik (historically: ''Kyrkjebruvik'') is a village in Osterøy municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located on the southern shore of the island of Osterøy, along the Sørfjorden. It sits about east of the village of Hausvik and about across the fjord from the village of Vaksdal. Historically, Bruvik village was the administrative centre of the municipality of Bruvik which existed from 1870 until 1964. Bruvik Church has been located here for centuries, as has the parish of Bruvik for the Church of Norway. Bruvik was a central hub for the region since it sat along the fjord and boat travel was the main mode of transportation, but as time progressed, railroads and highways were built on the opposite side of the fjord, and that side grew into larger urban areas while Bruvik has now become less important since it has only one road leading to it from the rest of Norway. The small island of Olsnesøyna lies about southeast of Bruvik in the middle of the fjo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Osterøy Bridge
The Osterøy Bridge ( no, Osterøybrua) is a suspension bridge in Vestland county, Norway. The bridge connects the Kvisti farm area on the island of Osterøy in Osterøy Municipality with the Herland farm area on the mainland in Bergen Municipality east of the city of Bergen. The bridge is the third largest suspension bridge in Norway. It is part of Norwegian County Road 566 (''Fylkesvei 566''). The Osterøy Bridge is a long suspension bridge that has a main span of . There are 8 spans, and none of the piers are in the water, just on land. There is of clearance below the bridge. The two suspension towers are each high. The bridge was completed on 3 October 1997 and cost about . The bridge was designed by the structural engineering firm Aas-Jakobsen. It was put into service 28 years after the first plans for a connection between Osterøy and Bergen were prepared. It was opened for traffic by Sissel Rønbeck, the Norwegian Minister of Transport and Communications. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamre, Osterøy
Hamre is a village in the municipality of Osterøy in Vestland county, Norway. The village of Hamre is located near the extreme western point on the island of Osterøy, across the Osterfjorden from the village of Knarvik. Hamre sits about north of the village of Valestrandfossen. The village has a population (2019) of 210 and a population density of . Hamre village was the administrative centre of the former municipality of Hamre, which existed from 1838 until 1964. History Findings from the Stone Age suggest that people have been living in Hamre and the surrounding area for more than 3,500 years. Hamre Church was built in the village in 1622. An inscription on the old main entrance states the church could be dated back to 1585. There had previously been a stave church A stave church is a medieval wooden Christian church building once common in north-western Europe. The name derives from the building's structure of post and lintel construction, a type of timber framing w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valestrandfossen
Valestrandfossen or ValestrandsfossenAccording to Statens kartverkSK Website/ref> is a village in the municipality of Osterøy, adjacent to Norway's second-largest city and municipality Bergen, Vestland county. It lies at Sørfjorden to the west and south of the municipal centre of Lonevåg. Sites worth mentioning include Hamre and Hamre Church. Valestrandfossen has shops, a gas station, primary school, hairdressers, pubs, and Lerøy Fossen AS, the world's largest trout smokehouse. Valestrandfossen is the largest settlement on the whole island of Osterøy. The village has a population (2019) of 1,303 and a population density of . Located by the Sørfjorden, it has a regular ferry (the ''MF Ole Bull'') that crosses the fjord to Åsane in Bergen. The famous Norwegian violinist and composer Ole Bull had his summer house here. In 1858, he bought a farm in Valestrand. The house was designed during 1865 by his youngest brother, architect Georg Andreas Bull. Ole Bull lived th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Breistein
Breistein is a village in the borough of Åsane in Bergen municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village lies along the Sørfjorden on the eastern part of the municipality, across the fjord from the village of Valestrandsfossen. The European route E39 European route E39 is the designation of a north–south road in Norway and Denmark from Klett, just south of Trondheim, to Aalborg via Bergen, Stavanger and Kristiansand. In total, there are nine ferries, more than any other single road in Eu ... highway passes along the western edge of the village. Its population in 1999 was 632, but since 2001 it has been counted as part of another urban area in Bergen, so its statistics are no longer separately tracked. References Villages in Vestland Populated places in Bergen {{Bergen-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hylkje
Hylkje is a village in the borough of Åsane in the municipality of Bergen in Vestland county, Norway. The village lies in the northeastern part of the municipality, along the Sørfjorden. The European route E39 runs through Hylkje. The village has a population (2012) of 2,277 and a population density Population density (in agriculture: Stock (other), standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans, but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geographical ... of . Since 2013, the village population statistics have no longer been tracked because the village is now included in the population statistics for the city of Bergen. References Villages in Vestland {{Bergen-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ytre Arna
Ytre Arna is a settlement in the borough of Arna in the municipality of Bergen in Vestland county, Norway. Ytre Arna is principally associated with ''A/S Arne Fabrikker'', the country's first mechanised cotton mill. Ytre Arna Church () is also located in the village. The village has a population (2012) of 2,626 and a population density Population density (in agriculture: standing stock or plant density) is a measurement of population per unit land area. It is mostly applied to humans, but sometimes to other living organisms too. It is a key geographical term.Matt RosenberPopul ... of . Since 2013, Statistics Norway no longer tracked separate population statistics for Ytre Arna, instead the village was incorporated into a larger urban area called Arna. References Villages in Vestland Neighbourhoods of Bergen {{Bergen-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hausvik
Haus or Hausvik is a village in Osterøy municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located on the southwestern coast of the island of Osterøy along the Sørfjorden. The village lies across the Sørfjorden from the villages of Ytre Arna and Garnes. The village of Valestrandfossen lies about north along the fjord. The village has a population (2019) of 601 and a population density of . The Osterøy Bridge is located about south of Hausvik, connecting Osterøy island to the mainland of Bergen. Before the opening of the bridge in 1997, there was a regular ferry route from Hausvik to Garnes. The ferry route was discontinued after the bridge opened. Haus Church Haus Church ( no, Haus kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Osterøy Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Hausvik on the western shore of the island of Osterøy. It is the church for the Haus pa ... is located in the village, serving the southwestern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
