Valestrandfossen

Valestrandsfossen or Valestrandfossen is a village in Osterøy Municipality in Vestland county. It lies along the Sørfjorden, just across the fjord from Bergen Municipality and about 15 kilometres northeast of the city of Bergen, the second largest city in Norway.
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  • Type: Locality with 1,380 residents
  • Description: settlement in Osterøy Municipality, Norway
  • Also known as: Valestrandsfossen

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ole Bull’s home.

Museum
is a museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Breistein and Hylkje.

Village
is a village in the borough of in Bergen Municipality in Vestland county, . The village lies along the Sørfjorden on the eastern part of the municipality, across the fjord from the village of Valestrandsfossen. is situated 2½ km southwest of Valestrandfossen.

Village
is a village in the borough of in Bergen Municipality in Vestland county, . The village lies in the northeastern part of the municipality, along the Sørfjorden. is situated 4½ km west of Valestrandfossen.

Village
is a village area in the borough of in Bergen Municipality in Vestland county, . is principally associated with A/S Arne Fabrikker, the country's first mechanised cotton mill. is also located in the village. is situated 5 km south of Valestrandfossen.

Valestrandfossen

Latitude
60.5057° or 60° 30′ 21″ north
Longitude
5.43276° or 5° 25′ 58″ east
Population
1,380
Elevation
60 metres (197 feet)
Open location code
9FG7GC4M+74
Geo­Names ID
9403875
Wiki­data ID
Q1775957
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In Other Languages

From Danish to Swedish—“Valestrandfossen” goes by many names.
  • Danish: Valestrandsfossen
  • Dutch: Valestrandfossen
  • Finnish: Valestrandfossen
  • French: Valestrandfossen
  • Javanese: Valestrandfossen
  • Malay: Valestrandfossen
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Valestrandfossen
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Valestrandsfossen
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Valestrandfossen
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Valestrandsfossen
  • Norwegian: Valestrandfossen
  • Norwegian: Valestrandsfossen
  • Romanian: Valestrandsfossen
  • Russian: Валестраннсфоссен
  • Spanish: Valestrandfossen
  • Swedish: Valestrand
  • Swedish: Valestrandfossen
  • Swedish: Valestrandsfossen

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Valestrandvatnet and Fossaasen.

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About Mapcarta. 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 “Valestrandfossen”. Photo: Ferale, Public domain.