Alvøen
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Locality
- Description: manor house in Bergen, Norway
- Also known as: “Alvøy”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Alvøen skole and Haakonsvern Naval Base.
Haakonsvern Naval Base
Military installation
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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. Haakonsvern Naval Base is situated 2½ km southeast of Alvøen.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Loddefjord and Knarrevik.
Loddefjord
Suburb
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Loddefjord is an urban settlement in the borough of Laksevåg in the municipality of Bergen in Vestland county, Norway. It is located about 6 kilometres southwest of the city centre. Loddefjord is situated 2½ km east of Alvøen.
Knarrevik
Quarter
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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 3 km northwest of Alvøen.
Askøy
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Askøy is an island in Hordaland county, Norway. Located directly north-west of Bergen, parts of the island functions as a suburb of the city. However, particularly the northern and western parts of the 30 km long island have beautiful rural landscapes, culminating in the small island community of Herdla, linked to Askøy by a short bridge.
Alvøen
- Categories: cultural property, farm of Norway, and nonprofit organization
- Location: Bergen, Hordaland, Western Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Norwegian Nynorsk—“Alvøen” goes by many names.
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