Kleppestø
Kleppestø is the administrative centre of Askøy Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located on the southern coast of the island of Askøy.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Town with 24,700 residents
- Description: village in Askøy, Norway
- Also known as: “Kleppesto”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Askøy Bridge and Kvarven Fort.
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.
Kvarven Fort
Ruins
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Kvarven Fort was a mountain fort strategically located by the main shipping channel of the Byfjorden leading to Bergen, Norway.
Strusshamn Church
Church
Photo: 3s, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Strusshamn Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Askøy Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Strusshamn.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Loddefjord and Knarrevik.
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 5 km south of Kleppestø.
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 6 km southwest of Kleppestø.
Bergen
Photo: Gatm, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bergen is Norway's second largest city and the most popular gateway to the fjords of West Norway. The city is renowned for its great location amidst mountains, fjords, and the ocean.
Kleppestø
- Categories: human settlement, administrative center, and locality
- Location: Askøy, Hordaland, Western Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
60.40843° or 60° 24′ 30″ northLongitude
5.22763° or 5° 13′ 40″ eastPopulation
24,700Elevation
3 metres (10 feet)United Nations Location Code
NO KLEOpen location code
9FG7C65H+93OpenStreetMap ID
node 30057528OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Ukrainian—“Kleppestø” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Kleppestø”
- Danish: “Kleppestø”
- Dutch: “Kleppestø”
- Finnish: “Kleppestø”
- French: “Kleppestø”
- Irish: “Kleppestø”
- Italian: “Kleppestø”
- Javanese: “Kleppestø”
- Malay: “Kleppestø”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Kleppestø”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Kleppestø”
- Norwegian: “Kleppestø”
- Romanian: “Kleppestø”
- Spanish: “Kleppestø”
- Swedish: “Kleppestø”
- Ukrainian: “Клеппесто”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Løfjellet and Strand.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include NAV Askøy and Askøy folkebibliotek.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Kleppestø”. Photo: Aqwis, CC BY-SA 3.0.