Halsnøy
Halsnøya or Halsnøy is an island in Kvinnherad municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The 38-square-kilometre island lies between the Hardangerfjorden and Skånevikfjorden.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Island
- Description: Island in Vestland county, Norway
- Also known as: “Holsnøy”
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 Halsnøy.
Halsnøy
- Category: landform
- Location: Kvinnherad, Western Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Ukrainian—“Halsnøy” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Halsnøy”
- Czech: “Halsnøy”
- Danish: “Halsnøy”
- Dutch: “Halsnøy”
- French: “Halsnøy”
- German: “Halsnoy”
- German: “Halsnøy”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Halsnøy”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Halsnøya”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Halsnøy”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Halsnøya”
- Norwegian: “Halsnøya”
- Swedish: “Halsnøya”
- Turkish: “Halsnøy”
- Ukrainian: “Галсней”
- Ukrainian: “Галснея”
- Ukrainian: “Галсной”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Gravdal and Høylandsbygd.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Røsskleiv and Åradalen.
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