Sotra
Sotra is the name of the largest island in Øygarden Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located just west of the city of Bergen. It is part of a pair of islands called 'Sotra' and 'Litlesotra' that are part of a large archipelago stretching from Fedje southwards along the coast of Norway.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Island
- Description: island in Vestland, Norway
- Also known as: “Sartor” and “Store Sotra”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kausland Church and Førdesveten.
Kausland Church
Church
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Kausland Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Øygarden Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Kausland, on the southern part of the island of Sotra.
Førdesveten
Peak
Photo: Cavernia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Førdesveten is a peak, which is situated 3½ km southeast of Sotra.
Sund Church
Church
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Sund Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Øygarden Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Klokkarvik on the island of Sotra. Sund Church is situated 4 km east of Sotra.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hjellestad.
Hjellestad
Village
Photo: Huldraspelet4, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hjellestad is a neighborhood of Bergen, Norway, situated in the borough of Ytrebygda. It is located on Mildehalvøyen, about 20 kilometers from the city center. Hjellestad is situated 10 km east of Sotra.
Sotra
- Category: landform
- Location: Øygarden, Western Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Bavarian to Ukrainian—“Sotra” goes by many names.
- Bavarian: “Sotra”
- Bulgarian: “Сотра”
- Catalan: “Sotra”
- Cebuano: “Sotra”
- Chinese: “索特拉岛”
- Chinese: “索特拉島”
- Czech: “Sotra”
- Czech: “Store Sotra”
- Danish: “Sotra”
- Dutch: “Sotra”
- Egyptian Arabic: “سوترا”
- Finnish: “Sotra”
- French: “Sotra”
- German: “Sotra”
- Italian: “Sotra”
- Latin: “Sotra”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Sotra”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Store Sotra”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Sartor”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Sotra”
- Norwegian: “Sotra”
- Polish: “Sotra”
- Portuguese: “Sotra”
- Russian: “Сотра”
- Spanish: “Sotra”
- Swedish: “Sotra”
- Turkish: “Sotra”
- Ukrainian: “Сотра”
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