Glosholmen
Glosholmen is an islet in Alver Municipality, Western Norway. Glosholmen is situated nearby to the hamlet Fylingsneset, as well as near Eidsnes.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Hjelmås kapell and Hosanger Church.
Hjelmås kapell
Church
Photo: B Ystebo, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hjelmås kapell is a church, which is situated 3 km west of Glosholmen.
Hosanger Church
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hosanger Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Osterøy Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Hosanger on the northern shore of the island of Osterøy. Hosanger Church is situated 3½ km east of Glosholmen.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Knarvik and Hylkje.
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. Knarvik is situated 8 km southwest of Glosholmen.
Hylkje
Village
Hylkje is a village in the borough of Åsane in the municipality of Bergen in Vestland county, Norway. The village lies in the northeastern part of the municipality, along the Sørfjorden. Hylkje is situated 9 km south of Glosholmen.
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 10 km west of Glosholmen.
Glosholmen
- Type: Islet
- Also known as: “Glesholmen” and “Glossholmen”
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Alver Municipality, Western Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
60.58672° or 60° 35′ 12″ northLongitude
5.41204° or 5° 24′ 43″ eastOpen location code
9FG7HCP6+MROpenStreetMap ID
way 421814230OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
9045401
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In Other Languages
“Glosholmen” goes by many names.
- Norwegian: “Glosholmen”
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