Vossestrand Municipality
Vossestrand is a former municipality in the old Hordaland county, Norway. The 536.2-square-kilometre municipality existed from 1868 until its dissolution in 1964.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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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.
Oppheimsvatnet
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Oppheimsvatnet is a lake in the municipality of Voss in Vestland county, Norway. The 3.55-square-kilometre lake lies in the northern part of the municipality, about 3 kilometres east of the village of Vinje.
Oppheim Church
Church
Photo: PerPlex, Public domain.
Oppheim Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Voss Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Oppheim, located on the northern shore of the lake Oppheimsvatnet.
Vinjadalen power station
Industrial building
Photo: PeltonMan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Vinjadalen power station is an industrial building, which is situated 3 km west of Vossestrand Municipality.
Vossestrand Municipality
- Category: former municipality of Norway
- Location: Voss, Hordaland, Western Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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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
Explore places such as Velle and Lønastølane.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Smålii and Svartabardet.
Hordaland: Must-Visit Destinations
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