Strusshamn, Hordaland
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Strusshamn is a community on the south coast of Askøy
, Norway
. It is one of the cultural centers of its municipality, Askøy. Strusshamn is connected to the city of Bergen
with a road bridge
.
Strusshamn is well known for its long maritime traditions and history. In Strusshamn are found the production facilities of the Viksund Yachts of Norway company.
Askøy
Askøy is a municipality in the county of Hordaland, Norway. Since the opening of the Askøy Bridge leading to the mainland in Bergen in 1992, the population has increased rapidly. Its population growth is as of 2008 among the highest in Norway...
, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. It is one of the cultural centers of its municipality, Askøy. Strusshamn is connected to the city of Bergen
Bergen
Bergen is the second largest city in Norway with a population of as of , . Bergen is the administrative centre of Hordaland county. Greater Bergen or Bergen Metropolitan Area as defined by Statistics Norway, has a population of as of , ....
with a road bridge
Bridge
A bridge is a structure built to span physical obstacles such as a body of water, valley, or road, for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle...
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Strusshamn is well known for its long maritime traditions and history. In Strusshamn are found the production facilities of the Viksund Yachts of Norway company.