Osterøy

Osterøy is an in Vestland county, . It is situated northeast of the city of Bergen. With a total area of 328 square kilometres, it is the largest Norwegian island not located directly adjacent to the ocean, and the second largest such island in Northern Europe.
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  • Island
  • …lies at an elevation of around 870 metres (2,850 feet)
  • Description: island in Osterøy, Norway
  • Also known as
    “Osterö”
    “Osteröen”
    “Osterøy (island)”
    “Osterøyi”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Haus Municipality.
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Haus is a former municipality in the old county, . is situated 10 km south of Osterøy.

Osterøy

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Latitude
60.53496° or 60° 32′ 6″ north
Longitude
5.56444° or 5° 33′ 52″ east
Open location code
9FG7GHM7+XQ
Geo­Names ID
3143193
Wiki­data ID
Q7107673

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Turkish—“Osterøy” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Osterøy”
  • Cebuano: “Osterøy”
  • Chinese: “东岛”
  • Chinese: “東島”
  • Czech: “Osterøy”
  • Danish: “Osterøy”
  • Dutch: “Osterøy”
  • French: “Osterøy”
  • German: “Osterøy (Insel)”
  • German: “Osterøy”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Osterøy (øy)”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Osterøy”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Osterøy”
  • Norwegian: “Osterøy”
  • Norwegian: “Osterøyni”
  • Polish: “Osterøy”
  • Polish: “Osterøya”
  • Portuguese: “Osterøy”
  • Romanian: “Osterøy”
  • Slovenian: “Osterøy”
  • Swedish: “Osterøy kommun”
  • Swedish: “Osterøy”
  • Turkish: “Osterøy”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Rotten and Leitet.

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