Kvam is a municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. The municipality is located along the Hardangerfjorden in the traditional district of Hardanger. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Norheimsund. Other larger settlements in the municipality include Øystese, Bru, Ålvik, Tørvikbygd, Omastranda, and Mundheim. Historically, the municipality was named Vikør.
Fusa is a municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. It is located east of the city of Bergen in the Midhordland region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Eikelandsosen. Other villages in the municipality include Fusa, Holdhus, Holmefjord, Vinnes, Strandvik, and Sundvord. The Frank Mohn company's Fusa marine division is headquartered here, with almost 500 employees.
Midhordland or Midthordland is a traditional district in the Vestlandet region of Norway. It consists of the central-west portion of Hordaland county, mostly including the islands and coastal fjord areas surrounding the Bergen Peninsula. It includes the city on Bergen and the surrounding municipalities of Askøy, Austevoll, Fjell, Fusa, Os, Samnanger, Sund, and Øygarden. The region is dominated by its largest city, Bergen, which is also the second largest city in the country.
Haga is a surname and place name common to Norway, Sweden and Japan. Haga may refer to:
Kjersti Tysse Plätzer is a Norwegian race walker, who won the silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, in the 20 kilometres race. She finished 12th in the same race in the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens and 4th in the 2007 World Championships in Osaka. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, she again won a silver medal in the 20 kilometres race.
Nordbygda, Nordbygd, or Nordbygdi are place names in the Norwegian language. The prefix "nord-" means "northern" and the root word "bygd(a/i)" refers to a "village" or "rural countryside". The name may refer to the following places in Norway:
Kvamskogen is a mountain plateau in the Hardanger region of Hordaland county, Norway. It is located in the municipalities of Samnanger and Kvam. Traditionally, the term was used only for the parts of the plateau located in Kvam municipality, but today it is used for the entire plateau. Kvamskogen contains several ski resorts, and more than 1700 cabins, the third highest concentration of cabins in the country.
Sveningen is a mountain in Hordaland county, Norway. The 842-metre (2,762 ft) tall summit of the mountain is a tripoint, marking the border of three municipalities: Bergen, Samnanger, and Os. It is the second highest mountain in Bergen municipality, after Gullfjellet, and it is the highest mountain in Os municipality.
The Bergen Peninsula is a peninsula in Hordaland county, Norway. The city of Bergen, Norway's second largest city, is located on the peninsula. The peninsula extends out from the mainland and it is surrounded by the following fjords: Samnangerfjorden, Bjørnafjorden, Fusafjorden, Raunefjorden, Byfjorden, Salhusfjorden, Sørfjorden. The peninsula is connected to the rest of mainland Norway by a narrow, 6.5-kilometre (4.0 mi) wide strip of land between the villages of Trengereid and Årland. The 465-square-kilometre (180 sq mi) municipality of Bergen, the 140-square-kilometre (54 sq mi) municipality of Os, and about 50 square kilometres (19 sq mi) of the municipality of Samnanger are all located on the peninsula. The highest point is the 987-metre (3,238 ft) tall mountain Gullfjellet.
Samnangerfjorden is a fjord in Hordaland county, Norway. The 22-kilometre (14 mi) long fjord is located in the municipalities of Fusa and Samnanger. The head of the fjord is located in Samnanger, surrounded by the villages of Årland, Haga, and Tysse. The fjord flows to the southwest from there and eventually flows into the Fusafjorden. The fjord forms the southern boundary of the Bergen Peninsula.
Holmavatnet may refer to many lakes in Norway:
Haga is a village in Samnanger municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. The village is located the northeastern end of the Samnangerfjorden. It is located east of the village of Årland, across the fjord. The municipal centre of Tysse lies immediately south of Haga, and it is considered part of the "urban area" of Haga. The 0.89-square-kilometre (220-acre) village area of Haga is the largest in the municipality and it has a population (2013) of 1083, giving it a population density of 1,217 inhabitants per square kilometre (3,150/sq mi). Haga Church was built in the centre of the village in 1995.
Årland is a village in Samnanger municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. The village is located on the northeastern shore of the Samnangerfjorden, west of the village of Haga. It sits along Norwegian County Road 7, which runs from the city of Bergen to Samnanger. Samnanger Church is located in this village. The newspaper Samningen has been published in Årland since 1977.
Haga Church is a parish church in Samnanger municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Haga. The church is part of the Samnanger parish in the Hardanger og Voss deanery in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in 1995 by the architect Helge Hjertholm. The church was consecrated on 5 February 1995. The church has a fan-shaped sanctuary that seats about 230 people.
Samnanger Church is a parish church in Samnanger municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Årland. The church is part of the Samnanger parish in the Hardanger og Voss deanery in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden, octagonal church was built in 1851 by the architect Andreas Grønning. The church seats about 250 people.
Samningen is a local Norwegian newspaper published in the municipality of Samnanger in Hordaland county. The paper was established in 1977 and is published weekly, on Thursdays. It is edited by Hallvard Tysse. The paper's office is located in Årland.
