Fossevatna

Fossevatna is a nature reserve in Alver Municipality, Western Norway. Fossevatna is situated nearby to the hamlet Elsås, as well as near Fosse indre.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Seim Church and Alversund Church.

Seim Church

Church

Photo: B Ystebo, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Seim Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Alver Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Seim. It is one of the four churches for the Knarvik parish which is part of the Nordhordland prosti in the Diocese of Bjørgvin.

Alversund Church

Church

Photo: B Ystebo, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Alversund Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Alver Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Alversund.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Alversund and Knarvik.

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.

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.

Fossevatna

Type: Nature reserve
Description: protected area in Norway
Category: recreation area
Location: Alver Municipality, Western Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

60.5999° or 60° 35′ 60″ north

Longitude

5.2433° or 5° 14′ 36″ east

Inception

December 15th, 1995

Operator

Statsforvalteren i Hordaland

Open location code

9FG7H6XV+X7

OpenStreetMap ID

way 690053577

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=nature_reserve

Wikidata ID

Q108073766

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Norwegian Bokmål to Spanish—“Fossevatna” goes by many names.

Norwegian Bokmål: “Fossevatna naturreservat”
Spanish: “Fossevatna”

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