Selja

Selja is a small island in in Vestland county, . It was the original Catholic bishopric in Norway which later became the pre-Reformation Ancient Diocese of Bergen.
  • Island
  • …lies at an elevation of around 200 metres (660 feet)
  • Description: island in Stad, Norway
  • Also known as
    “Selja, Stad”
    “Seljeö”
    “Seljeøyna”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Selja Abbey and Selje Church.
was a Benedictine monastery located on the…
is a parish church of the Church…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Stad.
or Stadlandet is a peninsula in … is situated 6 km north of Selja.
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Latitude
62.04889° or 62° 2′ 56″ north
Longitude
5.3025° or 5° 18′ 9″ east
Open location code
9FJ728X3+H2
Geo­Names ID
Wiki­data ID

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Turkish—“Selja” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Selja”
  • Danish: “Selja”
  • Dutch: “Selja (Noorwegen)”
  • Dutch: “Selja”
  • Finnish: “Selja (saari)”
  • Finnish: “Selja”
  • German: “Selja”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Selja”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Selja”
  • Norwegian: “Selja”
  • Russian: “Селья”
  • Turkish: “Selja”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Selja and Hove.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Klosterfjellet and Yksnevika.
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Western Norway: Highlights

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