Grimstadfjorden
Grimstadfjorden is a small fjord in Bergen Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located about 8 kilometres southwest of the centre of the city of Bergen.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Fjord
- Description: body of water
- Also known as: “Grimstadfjord”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Haakonsvern Naval Base and Alvøen.
Haakonsvern Naval Base
Military installation
Photo: Einherjer, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Haakonsvern is the main base of the Royal Norwegian Navy and the largest naval base in the Nordic area. The base is located at Mathopen within Bergen municipality, about 15 km south-west of the city centre.
Alvøen
Museum
Photo: Vibekeseldal, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Alvøen or Alvøy is a manor house located on a historic industrial site in the Laksevåg borough of the city of Bergen in Vestland county, Norway. Alvøen Manor was once one of the grander private homes in Bergen. Alvøen is situated 3½ km north of Grimstadfjorden.
Søreide Church
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Søreide Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Bergen Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the Søreidegrenda neighborhood in the city of Bergen. Søreide Church is situated 3½ km east of Grimstadfjorden.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Loddefjord and Steinsvik.
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 4½ km north of Grimstadfjorden.
Steinsvik
Neighborhood
Steinsvik is a grunnkrets and an area of the suburb of Ytrebygda in Bergen municipality, Norway. The area lies between Nordås, Siljustøl, Sandsli and Søreide, with the south side on Nordåsvannet, and has the most villas, but also some tower blocks. Steinsvik is situated 5 km east of Grimstadfjorden.
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 northwest of Grimstadfjorden.
Grimstadfjorden
- Categories: fjord and body of water
- Location: Bergen, Hordaland, Western Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Grimstadfjorden” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Grimstadfjorden”
- Chinese: “格里姆斯塔峡湾”
- Chinese: “格里姆斯塔峽灣”
- Danish: “Grimstadfjorden”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Grimstadfjorden”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Grimstadfjorden”
- Norwegian: “Grimstadfjorden”
- Swedish: “Grimstadfjorden”
- Turkish: “Grimstadfjord”
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