Flatøy is an

island An island or isle is a piece of land, distinct from a continent, completely surrounded by water. There are continental islands, which were formed by being split from a continent by plate tectonics, and oceanic islands, which have never been ...

Alver Municipality Alver is a municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Nordhordland. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Knarvik. Other villages include Alversund, Alver, Isdalstø, Lind� ...

Vestland Vestland is a Counties of Norway, county in Norway. The county is located in Western Norway, and its administrative centre is Bergen, where the executive and political leadership is based. The County governor (Norway), County Governor is based in ...

county,

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. The island lies in the

district A district is a type of administrative division that in some countries is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or county, counties, several municipality, municip ...

Nordhordland Nordhordland is a traditional district in the western part of Norway. The district consists of the northern portion of the old Hordaland county (now in Vestland county), north of the city of Bergen. It includes the municipalities Alver, Aus ...

, just north of the city of

Bergen Bergen (, ) is a city and municipalities of Norway, municipality in Vestland county on the Western Norway, west coast of Norway. Bergen is the list of towns and cities in Norway, second-largest city in Norway after the capital Oslo. By May 20 ...

. The main village on the island is

Krossneset Krossneset is a village in Alver municipality, in Vestland county, Norway. The village sits on the island of Flatøy, about half-way between the villages of Frekhaug (to the west) and Knarvik (to the east). The village has a population (2019 ...

on the southern part of the island. The northern part of the island, on the southwest shore of

Kvernafjord Kvernafjord is a small fjord next to the island of Flatøy and just west of the village of Knarvik in Alver Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The fjord lies between the Radfjord, which is part of the same fjord system, and the sound Hage ...

, is very sparsely inhabited. Historically, the island was one of the two main islands of the old Meland Municipality. The island is strategically located at a major transportation crossroads. It lies between the

Salhus Salhus may refer to: Places *Salhus, Vestland, a village in Bergen municipality, Vestland county, Norway *Salhus Church, a church in Bergen municipality, Vestland county, Norway *Salhus, Nordland, a village in Brønnøy municipality, Nordland count ...

neighborhood in the city of Bergen (to the south), the island of

Holsnøy Holsnøy is an island in Alver Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The island lies to the north/west of the mainland, between the islands of Radøy to the north and Askøy to the south. The highest point on the island is the tall Eldsf ...

(to the west), and the village of

Knarvik Knarvik (or Knarrviki) is the administrative centre of Alver Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located on the mainland, about straight north of Bergen (city), Bergen at the confluence of four fjords: Osterfjorden (heading ...

to the east. The island is connected to these larger communities by three bridges:

Nordhordland Bridge The Nordhordland Bridge () is a combined cable-stayed and pontoon bridge which crosses Salhusfjorden between Klauvaneset (in Bergen Municipality) and the island of Flatøy (in Alver Municipality) in Vestland county, Norway. It is long, of whic ...

connects it to Salhus, the

Krossnessundet Bridge The Krossnessundet Bridge () is a cantilever bridge in Alver Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The bridge connects the islands of Holsnøy and Flatøy on the north side of the Salhusfjorden. The village of Krossneset Krossneset is a vill ...

connects it to Holsnøy, and the

Hagelsund Bridge The Hagelsund Bridge () is a suspension bridge in Alver Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The bridge connects the island of Flatøy with the village of Knarvik on the mainland. The length of the bridge is . The length of the main span, i. ...

connects it to Knarvik. Since the only road connection from Bergen to Nordhordland is via the Nordhordland Bridge, Flatøy serves as the entry point to the whole Norhordland district. The island is the home to approximately 500 inhabitants, mostly in

, and was served by a local elementary school, Flatøy Skule until it closed in 2010. The students now go to

Frekhaug Frekhaug is a village in Alver Municipality, located in Vestland county, Norway. The village sits at the southern tip of the island of Holsnøy. Prior to 2020, the village was the administrative centre of the old municipality of Meland. The vi ...

on Holsnøy for school. Flatøy is also home to the music festival Flatøy Rock.

References

External links

Flatøy Skule

Frank Mohn Flatøy AS
* Norwegian Wikipedia Entry Islands of Vestland Alver (municipality) {{Vestland-island-stub