Holsnøy
Holsnøy is an island in Alver Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The 88.8-square-kilometre island lies to the north/west of the mainland, between the islands of Radøy to the north and Askøy to the south.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Island
- Description: island in Norway
- Also known as: “Holsenøy” and “Holsnoy”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Meland Church and Sagstad skule.
Meland Church
Church
Photo: Reinhardheydt, Public domain.
Meland Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Alver Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Meland on the island of Holsnøy.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Knarvik and Alversund.
Knarvik
Town
Photo: Chrtau, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Knarvik is the administrative centre of Alver Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located on the mainland, about 20 km straight north of Bergen at the confluence of four fjords: Osterfjorden, Sørfjorden, Salhusfjorden, and the Radfjorden. Knarvik is situated 4 km northeast of Holsnøy.
Alversund
Village
Photo: B Ystebo, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Alversund is a village in Alver Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located on the mainland of the Lindås peninsula, along the shore of the Alverstraumen strait. Alversund is situated 4½ km north of Holsnøy.
Ask
Village
Photo: Jpfagerback, BSD.
Ask is a small village in the eastern part of Askøy Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village lies along the Byfjorden on the eastern shore of the island of Askøy. Ask is situated 6 km south of Holsnøy.
Holsnøy
- Category: landform
- Location: Alver Municipality, Western Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Turkish—“Holsnøy” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Holsnøy”
- Cebuano: “Holsnøy”
- Danish: “Holsnøy”
- French: “Holsnøy”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Holsnøy i Alver”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Holsnøy i Meland”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Holsnøy”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Holsnøy”
- Norwegian: “Holsnøy”
- Norwegian: “Holsnøyni”
- Spanish: “Holsnøy”
- Swedish: “Holsnøy”
- Turkish: “Holsnøy”
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