Alverstraumen

Alverstraumen is a village in in Vestland county, . The village is located at the southern tip of the . The Alversund Bridge connects Alverstraumen to the village of across the Alverstraumen strait to the east.
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  • Type: Quarter
  • Description: settlement in Alver Municipality, Norway
  • Also known as: Alverstraum

Places of Interest

Highlights include Alversund Church and Grasdal skule.

Church
is a of the Church of Norway in in Vestland county, . It is located in the village of .

School
Photo: Reinhardheydt, Public domain.
is a school, which is situated 3 km south of Alverstraumen.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Alversund and Knarvik.

Village
is a village in Alver municipality in Vestland county, . The village is located on the mainland of the Lindås peninsula, along the shore of the Alverstraumen strait.

Town
is the administrative centre of in Vestland county, . The village is located on the mainland, about 20 km straight north of Bergen at the confluence of four fjords: , Sørfjorden, , and the . is situated 5 km southeast of Alverstraumen.

Alverstraumen

Latitude
60.57784° or 60° 34′ 40″ north
Longitude
5.21843° or 5° 13′ 6″ east
Open location code
9FG7H6H9+49
Open­Street­Map ID
node 9977326434
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­quarter
Geo­Names ID
3163265
Wiki­data ID
Q4737988
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In Other Languages

From Danish to Norwegian Nynorsk—“Alverstraumen” goes by many names.
  • Danish: Alverstraumen
  • Dutch: Alverstraumen
  • French: Alverstraumen
  • Irish: Alverstraumen
  • Javanese: Alverstraumen
  • Malay: Alverstraumen
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Alverstraumen
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Alverstraumen

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Alversundbrua and Alversund skule - symjebasseng.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Alverstraumen”. Photo: B Ystebo, CC BY-SA 2.0.