Vossestrand Municipality

Vossestrand is a former municipality in the old county, . The 536.2-square-kilometre municipality existed from 1868 until its dissolution in 1964.
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  • Type: Locality
  • Description: former municipality in Hordaland, Norway
  • Also known as: “Vossestrand”, “Vossestranda”, and “Vossestranden”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Oppheimsvatnet and Oppheim Church.

Photo: Snapshots Of The Past, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a lake in in Vestland county, . The 3.55-square-kilometre lake lies in the northern part of the municipality, about 3 kilometres east of the village of .

Church
Photo: PerPlex, Public domain.
is a parish church of the Church of Norway in in Vestland county, . It is located in the village of Oppheim, located on the northern shore of the lake .

Industrial building
Photo: PeltonMan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is an industrial building, which is situated 3 km west of Vossestrand Municipality.

Vossestrand Municipality

Latitude
60.8° or 60° 48′ north
Longitude
6.6° or 6° 36′ east
Elevation
337 metres (1,106 feet)
Open location code
9FG8RH2X+2X
Geo­Names ID
3131327
Wiki­data ID
Q5002472
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In Other Languages

From Danish to Turkish—“Vossestrand Municipality” goes by many names.
  • Danish: “Vossestrand Kommune”
  • Irish: “Vossestrand”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Vossestrand”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Vossestrand kommune”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Vossestrand”
  • Norwegian: “Vossestrand”
  • Romanian: “Comuna Vossestrand”
  • Swedish: “Vossestrands kommun”
  • Turkish: “Vossestrand”

Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Smålii and Svartabardet.

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