Hamre
Hamre is a village in Osterøy Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village of Hamre is located near the extreme western point on the island of Osterøy, across the Osterfjorden from the village of Knarvik.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village with 216 residents
- Description: settlement in Osterøy Municipality, Norway
- Also known as: “Hamre, Osterøy”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Hamre Church and Knarvik church.
Hamre Church
Church
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Hamre Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Osterøy Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Hamre. It is the church for the Hamre parish which is part of the Åsane prosti in the Diocese of Bjørgvin.
Knarvik church
Church
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Knarvik Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Alver Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Knarvik. It is one of the four churches for the Knarvik parish which is part of the Nordhordland prosti in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. Knarvik church is situated 4 km west of Hamre.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Knarvik and Hylkje.
Knarvik
Town
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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 west of Hamre.
Hylkje
Village
Hylkje is a village in the borough of Åsane in Bergen Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village lies in the northeastern part of the municipality, along the Sørfjorden. Hylkje is situated 4 km south of Hamre.
Breistein
Village
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Breistein is a village in the borough of Åsane in Bergen Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village lies along the Sørfjorden on the eastern part of the municipality, across the fjord from the village of Valestrandsfossen. Breistein is situated 7 km south of Hamre.
Hamre
- Categories: human settlement, urban area in Norway, and locality
- Location: Osterøy, Western Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
60.54678° or 60° 32′ 48″ northLongitude
5.35845° or 5° 21′ 30″ eastPopulation
216Elevation
64 metres (210 feet)Open location code
9FG7G9W5+P9OpenStreetMap ID
node 7104131451OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
3153984Wikidata ID
Q3444743
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Swedish—“Hamre” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Hamre”
- Danish: “Hamre på Osterøy”
- Danish: “Hamre”
- Dutch: “Hamre”
- Finnish: “Hamre”
- French: “Hamre”
- Irish: “Hamre”
- Javanese: “Hamre, Osterøy”
- Javanese: “Hamre”
- Malay: “Hamre, Osterøy”
- Malay: “Hamre”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Hamre på Osterøy”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Hamre”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Hamre på Osterøy”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Hamre”
- Norwegian: “Hamre”
- Slovenian: “Hamre”
- Spanish: “Hamre”
- Swedish: “Hamre, Osterøy kommun”
- Swedish: “Hamre”
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