Flatøy

Flatøy is an island in Alver Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The 2.2-square-kilometre island lies in the district of Nordhordland, just north of the city of Bergen.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Knarvik church and Knarvik Upper Secondary School.

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 Upper Secondary School

School

Photo: Reinhardheydt, Public domain.

Knarvik Upper Secondary School is a high school located on Knarvik in Alver Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The school is located about 30 kilometres north of the city of Bergen.

Salhus Church

Church

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Salhus Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Bergen Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the Salhus neighborhood in the city of Bergen. Salhus Church is situated 4 km south of Flatøy.

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.

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 4 km northwest of Flatøy.

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 6 km southeast of Flatøy.

Flatøy

Type: Island
Also known as: “Flatöen”, “Flatoy”, “Flatöy”, and “Flatøyni”
Category: landform
Location: Alver Municipality, Western Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

60.53892° or 60° 32′ 20″ north

Longitude

5.26506° or 5° 15′ 54″ east

Elevation

3 metres (10 feet)

Open location code

9FG7G7Q8+H2

GeoNames ID

3157127

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In Other Languages

“Flatøy” goes by many names.

Norwegian: “Flatøy”
Norwegian: “Flatøya”

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