Straume is the

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municipality in

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county,

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. The village is located on the western part of the island of

Litlesotra Litlesotra, or sometimes Lille Sotra, is an island in Øygarden Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is part of the Sotra island group which makes up the southern part of a larger archipelago of islands from Fedje south through Øygarden. ...

, just south of the village of

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and southwest of the village of Knarrvika. Straume is the centre of government for the municipality and it is also the centre of commerce for the municipality. The large

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, a regional shopping center is located in Straume. There is a bridge on

Norwegian National Road 555 National Road 555 ( no, Riksvei 555) is a long national road which runs from the city center of Bergen to Kolltveit in Øygarden Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. Route In Bergen, the road has two branches, one two-lane from Nøstet via O ...

that connects Straume to the island of Bildøyna, immediately to the west. This bridge is the only road connection to the

municipality.

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groups Straume and neighboring

Knarrevik Knarrevik or Knarrvika is a village in Øygarden municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located along the Byfjorden on the eastern coast of the island of Litlesotra, just north of the village of Straume. The western end of the Sotra B ...

together as one large urban area for statistical purposes. The urban area of Knarrevik/Straume has a population (2019) of 11,502 and a

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of .

References

Villages in Vestland Øygarden {{Vestland-geo-stub