Olsvik
Olsvik is a neighborhood in the city of Bergen in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the western part of the borough of Laksevåg, just west of the mountain Lyderhorn.Photo: Skalbare, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Askøy Bridge and Olsvik Church.
Askøy Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Bjoertvedt, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Askøy Bridge is a suspension bridge that crosses Byfjorden between Bergen Municipality and Askøy Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is 1,057 meters long and has a main span of 850 meters.
Olsvik Church
Church
Olsvik Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Bergen Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the Olsvik neighborhood in the city of Bergen.
Kvarven Fort
Ruins
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Kvarven Fort was a mountain fort strategically located by the main shipping channel of the Byfjorden leading to Bergen, Norway.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Askøy and Loddefjord.
Askøy
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Askøy is an island in Hordaland county, Norway. Located directly north-west of Bergen, parts of the island functions as a suburb of the city. However, particularly the northern and western parts of the 30 km long island have beautiful rural landscapes, culminating in the small island community of Herdla, linked to Askøy by a short bridge.
Loddefjord
Suburb
Photo: Cavernia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Loddefjord is an urban settlement in the borough of Laksevåg in Bergen Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located about 6 kilometres southwest of the centre of the city of Bergen. Loddefjord is situated 3 km southeast of Olsvik.
Knarrevik
Quarter
Photo: Bjoertvedt, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Knarrevik or Knarrvika is a village in Øygarden Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located along the Byfjorden on the eastern coast of the island of Litlesotra, just north of the village of Straume. Knarrevik is situated 3½ km southwest of Olsvik.
Olsvik
- Type: Farm
- Description: settlement in Bergen municipality, Norway
- Categories: human settlement and agriculture
- Location: Bergen, Hordaland, Western Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Norwegian Bokmål—“Olsvik” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Olsvik”
- Irish: “Olsvik”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Olsvik”
- Norwegian: “Olsvik”
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