Sørfjorden, Osterøy
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Sørfjord is 30-kilometer fjord around Osterøy
, Norway
; stretching from Veafjord in the east ot Osterfjord in the north. Along Sørfjord are the villages Bruvik
, Vaksdal
, Haus
, Garnes
, Ytre Arna
, Hylkje
, Breistein
, Valestrandsfossen, Steinstø and Hamre
.
Prior to the opening of Osterøy Bridge
in 1997 there were two ferries crossing the fjord; Haus - Garnes and Valestrandsfossen - Breistein, only the latter remaining.
Osterøy
Osterøy is an island municipality in the county of Hordaland, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Nordhordland. The administrative centre is located in Lonevåg in the central part of the island, while the settlement with the largest population is Valestrandfossen with 1,012...
, 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...
; stretching from Veafjord in the east ot Osterfjord in the north. Along Sørfjord are the villages Bruvik
Bruvik
Not to be confused with Trygve Bruvik or Olav Bruvik.Bruvik is a village and former municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. The village is located in south-eastern costline of the Osterøy island, at the fjord of Sørfjorden....
, Vaksdal
Vaksdal
is a municipality in the county of Hordaland, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Nordhordland. The administrative centre is the village of Dalekvam....
, Haus
Arna, Norway
Arna is a borough and suburb of Bergen, Norway and a former municipality in Hordaland county.Arna has approximately 12,000 inhabitants. Situated behind mount Ulriken, Arna is geographically close to downtown Bergen, but it takes some time to drive there by road as there is no road tunnel as of yet....
, Garnes
Garnes
Garnes may refer to the following locations in Norway:*Garnes, Ulstein in Ulstein municipality, Møre og Romsdal*Garnes, Hordaland in Bergen, Norway*Garnes, Nord-Trøndelag in Verdal municipality, Nord-Trøndelag...
, Ytre Arna
Ytre Arna
Ytre Arna is a settlement in the borough of Arna in Bergen, Norway. Ytre Arna is known for Arne Fabrikker, the country's first mechanised cotton mill. On January 1, 2008, the Ytre Arna urban settlement, as defined by Statistics Norway, had a population of 2513...
, Hylkje
Hylkje
Hylkje is a village in the borough of Åsane in Bergen, Norway. On January 1, 2008, the population of the Hylkje urban area was 2137. The urban area covered a land area of 2.59 square kilometres, and had a population density of 825 per square kilometre. European route E39 runs through Hylkje....
, Breistein
Breistein
Breistein is a village in Bergen municipality, Norway.Its population in 1999 was 632 , but since 2001 it is considered a part of the urban area Hylkje.....
, Valestrandsfossen, Steinstø and Hamre
Hamre, Osterøy
Hamre is a village and parish in Hordaland county, Norway. The village of Hamre is located near the extreme western point of Osterøy, across the fjord from Knarvik.-History:...
.
Prior to the opening of Osterøy Bridge
Osterøy Bridge
Osterøy Bridge connects Kvisti on the island of Osterøy in Hordaland County with the mainland at Herland east from Bergen, Norway.Osterøy Bridge is a suspension bridge and has a main span of 595 meter. The towers are 121.5 meters high. The bridge was completed October 3, 1997 and cost about 308...
in 1997 there were two ferries crossing the fjord; Haus - Garnes and Valestrandsfossen - Breistein, only the latter remaining.