Store Hestholmen
Store Hestholmen is an island in Bjørnafjorden, Western Norway. Store Hestholmen is situated nearby to the hamlet Forstrøno, as well as near Øyjorda.Places of Interest
Highlights include Kongshaug Upper Secondary School of Music.
Kongshaug Upper Secondary School of Music
School
Kongshaug Upper Secondary School of Music is an upper secondary school situated in Os which is south of Bergen. Originally a folkehøyskole, it was converted to a secondary school in 1999.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Krokeidet and Osøyro.
Krokeidet
Village
Krokeide is a suburban village in the borough of Fana in Bergen Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located near the end of a small peninsula between the Lysefjorden and Fanafjorden, about 20 kilometres south of the city centre of Bergen. Krokeidet is situated 9 km north of Store Hestholmen.
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 9 km northeast of Store Hestholmen.
Nordvik
Village
Photo: Frokor, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Nordvik is a village area in Bergen Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village lies in the borough of Fana, just north of the municipal border with Bjørnafjorden Municipality. Nordvik is situated 10 km north of Store Hestholmen.
Store Hestholmen
- Type: Island
- Also known as: “Hestholmen”
- Categories: islet, locality, and landform
- Location: Bjørnafjorden, Western Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
60.14979° or 60° 8′ 59″ northLongitude
5.32854° or 5° 19′ 43″ eastOpen location code
9FG748XH+WCOpenStreetMap ID
way 996347879OpenStreetMap feature
place=islandGeoNames ID
3254282Wikidata ID
Q35337706
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Store Hestholmen” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Store Hestholmen”
- French: “Store Hestholmen (Bjørnafjorden)”
- French: “Store Hestholmen”
- Norwegian: “Hestholmen, store”
- Norwegian: “Store Hestholmen”
- Turkish: “Store Hestholmen”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Forstrøno and Øyjorda.
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