Osterøy is an island municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Nordhordland. The municipality encompasses most of the island of Osterøy. The administrative centre of Osterøy is the village of Lonevåg in the central part of the island, while the settlement with the largest population is the village of Valestrandfossen with 1,219 inhabitants as of 1 January 2016.
Nordhordland is a traditional district in the western part of Norway. The district consists of the northern portion of Hordaland county, north of the city of Bergen. It includes the municipalities Austrheim, Fedje, Lindås, Masfjorden, Meland, Modalen, Osterøy, Radøy and Vaksdal. The district roughly corresponds to the Nordhordland prosti, a Church of Norway deanery and to the municipalities in the Nordhordland District Court. Historically, the municipality of Gulen in Sogn og Fjordane county to the north was included in the district.
Havrå or Havre is a cluster farm along the southern shore of the island of Osterøy in Osterøy municipality, Hordaland county, Norway. Havrå is one of the very last and best preserved of the common farm clusters on the western coast of Norway. Havrå was the first cultural environment to be protected under section 20 of the Norwegian Cultural Heritage Act. It was not connected to the national road network until late in the 1960s.
Hosanger is a former municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1964. The municipality originally covered all the lands on both sides of the Osterfjorden-Romarheimsfjorden from the Lonevågen fjord all the way east to the county border at the end of the Modalen valley. Hosanger also included an exclave on the Lindås peninsula surrounding the village of Seim at the southern end of the Lurefjorden. Seim was separated from the rest of Hosanger by part of Lindås municipality. Over time the areas of Seim and Modalen were split off from Hosanger. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Hosanger, where Hosanger Church is located.
Stamneshella or Stamnes is a village in Vaksdal municipality, Hordaland county, Norway. It is located along the northern part of the Veafjorden, at the entrance to the Bolstadfjorden. The village is an old church site, with records showing a church in this village dating back to the early 14th century. The present Stamnes Church was built in 1861. The village also has a shop, a daycare centre, and a preschool. There a small bridge over the Bolstadfjorden on the eastern end of the village. It connects to a small residential area on the other side of the fjord that is surrounded by mountains and the fjord. About 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) northwest of the village lies the Kallestadsundet Bridge, which connects the mainland to the island of Osterøy, across the Veafjorden.
Bergen Nordhordland Rutelag is a Norwegian company based in Hordaland. The company operates a small fleet of ferries.
Sørfjorden is a 30-kilometre (19 mi) long fjord in Hordaland county, Norway. The fjord flows around the west and south sides of the island of Osterøy, going through the municipalities of Osterøy, Bergen, and Vaksdal. The fjord begins at the village of Vaksdal where the Veafjorden flows into the Sørfjorden, it then heads west and then north before emptying into the Osterfjorden. The fjord flows past the following villages: Bruvik, Vaksdal, Hausvik, Garnes, Ytre Arna, Hylkje, Breistein, Valestrandfossen, Steinstø and Hamre.
Sørfjorden or Sørfjord is the name of several fjords on the coast of Norway.
Haus or Hausvik is a village in Osterøy municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. The village is located on the southwestern coast of the island of Osterøy along the Sørfjorden. The village lies across the Sørfjorden from the villages of Ytre Arna and Garnes. The village of Valestrandfossen lies about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) north along the fjord. The 0.38-square-kilometre (94-acre) village has a population (2013) of 619, giving the village a population density of 1,629 inhabitants per square kilometre (4,220/sq mi).
Lonevåg is the administrative centre of Osterøy municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. The village is located on the northern coast of the island of Osterøy, at the end of the 5-kilometre (3.1 mi) long Lonevågen fjord, which branches off the main Osterfjorden. The 0.92-square-kilometre (230-acre) village has a population (2013) of 816, giving the village a population density of 887 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,300/sq mi). There are some shops and some small industry in the village.
Valestrandfossen or Valestrandsfossen is a village in Osterøy municipality, Hordaland county, Norway. The village sits along the Sørfjorden on the western coast of the island of Osterøy, about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) west of the municipal centre of Lonevåg and about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) south of the village of Hamre where Hamre Church is located. Valestrandfossen has shops, a gas station, primary school, hairdressers, pubs, and Lerøy Fossen AS, the world's largest trout smokehouse.
Osterøy is an island situated northeast of the city of Bergen in Hordaland county, Norway. With a total area of 328 square kilometres (127 sq mi), it is the largest Norwegian island not located directly adjacent to the ocean, and the second largest such island in Northern Europe. Osterøy is covered by two municipalities: the majority by Osterøy municipality, and the rest by Vaksdal municipality. The vast majority of the island's population lives in Osterøy municipality.
Romarheimsfjorden is a fjord in Hordaland county, Norway. The fjord flows through the municipalities of Modalen, Lindås, and Osterøy. The western end of the fjord lies near the island of Hokøy where the fjord flows in to the Osterfjorden on its way out to sea. The fjord extends eastward from Hokøy for 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) along the border of Lindås and Osterøy before entering Modalen where it continues to the Mostraumen, a 60-metre (200 ft) wide channel that is 650 metres (2,130 ft) long. On the other side of the channel, the fjord continues for another 18 kilometres (11 mi) where it is usually called the Mofjorden. That fjord ends at the village of Mo.
Hosanger is a village in Osterøy municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. The village is located along the Osterfjorden on the northern shore of the island of Osterøy. The village is 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) north of the municipal centre of Lonevåg and about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) southwest of Fotlandsvåg.
Bruvik is a village in Osterøy municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. The village is located on the southern shore of the island of Osterøy, along the Sørfjorden. It sits about 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) east of the village of Hausvik and about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) across the fjord from the village of Vaksdal.
Vaksdal is a village in Vaksdal municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. The village is located on the southern shore of the Veafjorden, across the fjord from the village of Bruvik which sits on the island of Osterøy. The European route E16 highway goes through the village, as does the Bergen Line, which stops at the Vaksdal Station. Vaksdal Church was built in the village in 1933. The 0.69-square-kilometre (170-acre) village has a population (2013) of 981, giving the village a population density of 1,422 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,680/sq mi).
Gjerstad is a village in Osterøy municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. The village is located in the central part of the island of Osterøy, just north of the village of Austbygdi. The municipal centre of Lonevåg lies about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) north of Gjerstad. Gjerstad Church is located in this village, serving the central part of the island.
Veafjorden is a fjord in Hordaland county, Norway. The 15-kilometre (9.3 mi) long fjord flows between the mainland and the island of Osterøy in Vaksdal municipality. There is one bridge across the fjord, the Kallestadsundet Bridge near Stamneshella.
