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Øygarden

Straume

Straume is the administrative center of Øygarden Municipality in Vestland county, . The village is located on the western part of the island of , just south of the village of and southwest of the village of Knarrvika.
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  • Type: Town with 13,000 residents
  • Description: settlement in Øygarden Municipality, Norway
  • Also known as: “Straume, Øygarden”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Alvøen and Alvøen skole.

Museum
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or Alvøy is a manor house located on a historic industrial site in the borough of the city of Bergen in Vestland county, . Manor was once one of the grander private homes in Bergen. is situated 3½ km east of Straume.

School
Photo: trolvag, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a school, which is situated 3½ km east of Straume.

Retail building
Photo: trolvag, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a retail building, which is situated 3½ km northeast of Straume.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Knarrevik and Loddefjord.

Quarter
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or Knarrvika is a village in Øygarden Municipality in Vestland county, . It is located along the on the eastern coast of the island of , just north of the village of Straume.

Suburb
Photo: Cavernia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is an urban settlement in the borough of in Bergen Municipality in Vestland county, . It is located about 6 kilometres southwest of the centre of the city of Bergen. is situated 6 km east of Straume.

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is an island in county, . Located directly north-west of , 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 by a short bridge.

Straume

Latitude
60.35838° or 60° 21′ 30″ north
Longitude
5.12351° or 5° 7′ 25″ east
Population
13,000
Elevation
40 metres (131 feet)
Open location code
9FG7945F+9C
Open­Street­Map ID
node 9562970336
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
7626361
Wiki­data ID
Q4581188
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Swedish—“Straume” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “斯特赖于默”
  • Danish: “Straume”
  • Dutch: “Straume”
  • French: “Straume”
  • Irish: “Straume”
  • Javanese: “Straume, Fjell”
  • Malay: “Straume, Fjell”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Straume”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Straume på Litlesotra”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Straume på Sotra”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Straume”
  • Norwegian: “Straume”
  • Spanish: “Straume”
  • Swedish: “Straume, Vestland”
  • Swedish: “Straume”

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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 “Straume”. Photo: Cavernia, CC BY-SA 4.0.