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: “Valestrand” and “Valestrandsfossen”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Ole Bull’s home.

Museum
Photo: Jan’s fotoside, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Breistein and Hylkje.

Village
Photo: B Ystebo, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in the borough of in Bergen Municipality in Vestland county, . is situated 2½ km southwest of Valestrandfossen.

Village
is a village in the borough of Åsane in Bergen Municipality in Vestland county, . is situated 4½ km west of Valestrandfossen.

Village
Photo: Shark, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a village area in the borough of … 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: “Valestrandsfossen”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Valestrandsfossen”
  • Norwegian: “Valestrandfossen”
  • Norwegian: “Valestrandsfossen”
  • Romanian: “Valestrandsfossen”
  • Russian: “Валестраннсфоссен”
  • Spanish: “Valestrandfossen”
  • Swedish: “Valestrandsfossen”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Valestrand and Reistad.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Valestrandvatnet and Fossaasen.

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