Gjerstad
Gjerstad is a village in Osterøy municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located in the central part of the island of Osterøy, just north of the village of Austbygdi.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Farm
- Description: village in Osterøy, Norway
- Also known as: “Gjerstad, Vestland”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Gjerstad Church.
Gjerstad Church
Church
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Gjerstad Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Osterøy Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Gjerstad.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Haus and Ytre Arna.
Haus
Village
Photo: Shark, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Haus is a former municipality in the old Hordaland county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1964. The 96-square-kilometre municipality encompassed the southern half of the island of Osterøy as well as the area across the Sørfjorden from the island to the east, south, and west. Haus is situated 6 km southwest of Gjerstad.
Ytre Arna
Village
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Ytre Arna is a settlement in the borough of Arna in the municipality of Bergen in Vestland county, Norway. Ytre Arna is principally associated with A/S Arne Fabrikker, the country's first mechanised cotton mill. Ytre Arna Church is also located in the village. Ytre Arna is situated 8 km southwest of Gjerstad.
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 8 km west of Gjerstad.
Gjerstad
- Categories: human settlement, locality, and agriculture
- Location: Osterøy, Western Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
60.49925° or 60° 29′ 57″ northLongitude
5.54957° or 5° 32′ 58″ eastElevation
240 metres (787 feet)Open location code
9FG7FGXX+PROpenStreetMap ID
node 9405762045OpenStreetMap feature
place=farm
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Uzbek—“Gjerstad” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Gjerstad”
- Dutch: “Gjerstad”
- French: “Gjerstad”
- Irish: “Gjerstad”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Gjerstad”
- Uzbek: “Gjerstad”
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