Høylandsbygd
Høylandsbygd is a village in Kvinnherad municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located on the eastern part of the island of Halsnøya. It is one of the largest urban areas on the island, just after Sæbøvik and Eidsvik.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village with 289 residents
- Description: village in Kvinnherad, Norway
- Also known as: “Hoylandsbygda”, “Høylandsbygda”, and “Høylandsbygdi”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Radiohola.
Radiohola
Cave
Radiohòla is a natural shelter used by the Norwegian resistance during the Second World War. It served as a hiding place for a radio that brought news from the British, during a time of which radios were banned and the German occupants arrested and prosecuted those found in possession of one.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sunde.
Sunde
Village
Sunde is a village in Kvinnherad municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located along the Hardangerfjorden, just north of the island of Halsnøya. Sunde is situated 8 km northwest of Høylandsbygd.
Høylandsbygd
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Kvinnherad, Western Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
59.78323° or 59° 46′ 60″ northLongitude
5.80446° or 5° 48′ 16″ eastPopulation
289Elevation
27 metres (89 feet)United Nations Location Code
NO HLBOpen location code
9FF7QRM3+7QOpenStreetMap ID
node 414725061OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Norwegian Bokmål—“Høylandsbygd” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Høylandsbygd”
- Irish: “Høylandsbygd”
- Javanese: “Høylandsbygda”
- Malay: “Høylandsbygda”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Høylandsbygd”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Høylandsbygd bedehus and Høylandsbygd.
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