Vikehaugen

Vikehaugen is a hill in Bjørnafjorden, Western Norway and has an elevation of 460 metres. Vikehaugen is situated nearby to the hamlet Skjørsand, as well as near the village Fusa.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fusa Church and Strandvik Church.

Fusa Church

Church

Photo: Bohuslen, CC BY-SA 3.0 no.

Fusa Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Bjørnafjorden Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Fusa. It is one of the churches for the Fusa parish which is part of the Fana prosti in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. Fusa Church is situated 2½ km northwest of Vikehaugen.

Strandvik Church

Church

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Strandvik Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Bjørnafjorden Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Strandvik. Strandvik Church is situated 3 km southeast of Vikehaugen.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Osøyro.

Osøyro

Town

Photo: Fylkesarkivet i Sogn og Fjordane, No restrictions.

Osøyro is the administrative centre of Bjørnafjorden Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village lies on the southwestern part of the Bergen Peninsula, along the western shore of the Fusafjorden, about 25 kilometres south of the city centre of Bergen. Osøyro is situated 10 km west of Vikehaugen.

Vikehaugen

Type: Hill with an elevation of 460 metres
Category: landform
Location: Bjørnafjorden, Western Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

60.18386° or 60° 11′ 2″ north

Longitude

5.64585° or 5° 38′ 45″ east

Elevation

460 metres (1,509 feet)

Open location code

9FG75JMW+G8

GeoNames ID

9365474

Wikidata ID

Q31732031

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Norwegian—“Vikehaugen” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Vikehaugen”
Dutch: “Vikehaugen”
Norwegian: “Vikahaugen”
Norwegian: “Vikehaugen”

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