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Oystese Destination Guide

Delve into Oystese in Norway

Oystese in the region of Hordaland with its 1,634 residents is a city in Norway - some 160 mi or ( 257 km ) West of Oslo , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Oystese

Current time in Oystese is now 09:38 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Oslo " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Aalborg, Tyrvikbygd, Steinsto, Stavanger, and Solesnes. While being here, make sure to check out Aalborg . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Oystese ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Norway Fyksesund Hardanger Fjord Boat Ride Troll Story

0:41 min by schmorleitz
Views: 2474 Rating: 4.00

We rode on the Hardanger Fjordreiser boat on the Fyksesund Fjord. The captain was telling us in Norwegian about this rock that curves into the hill. The story is that a female troll with a big rear en ..

Norway Hardanger Fjord Boat Ride Fyksesund

0:52 min by schmorleitz
Views: 1744 Rating: 4.50

We rode the Hardanger Fjordreiser boat on the Fyksesund Fjord, a finger of the Hardanger Fjord. It cost 80 kroner (about $16)for the 2 hour ride. The farthest point was Botnen or Kannikeberg where my ..


38. Øystese, 19.04.2009

0:33 min by Lasse Tur
Views: 1088 Rating: 4.00

Aerial ..

A Unicycle Ride

9:21 min by TheNoneXtremeTeam
Views: 518 Rating: 5.00

A video from my unicycle ride on a hot summerday in June, 2012. Subscribe and Enjoy! :D Camera: GoPro HD Hero2 Music: Ludovico Einaudi - Divenire www.youtube.com Check out our channel! :P Norheimsund, ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Øystese

Øystese is a village located at the Hardangerfjord in Kvam municipality, Norway, about 7 kilometres east of Norheimsund. Riksvei 7 passes through. In 2004 Øystese had a population of 1641.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 60.38 6.22 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Kvam, Villages in Hordaland

Fyksesund Bridge

Fyksesund Bridge is a suspension road bridge that spans over Fyksesund on the road between Øystese and Ålvik in Hardanger, Norway. The bridge is 344 meters long, and the largest span is 230 meter. The bridge was opened on 9 October 1937 by the Norwegian crown prince Olav.

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Located at 60.40 6.26 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Bridges completed in 1937, Road bridges in Hordaland, Suspension bridges in Norway

Fyksesund

Fyksesund is a sound or fjord in the municipality of Kvam in Hordaland county, Norway. It is spanned by the Fyksesund Bridge, which was opened by Crown Prince Olav in 1937. The Fyksesund Landscape Park is located by the sound.

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Located at 60.41 6.24 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Geography of Hordaland

Norheimsund

Norheimsund is the municipal administrative centre of Kvam, Norway. The village is located on the northern side of the Hardangerfjord, about 80 km from Bergen. The waterfall Steinsdalsfossen, as of 2006 the 6th most visited natural tourist attraction in Norway, is located near Norheimsund. In 2007, Norheimsund had a population of 2,053. Norheimsund does not have its own secondary school.

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Located at 60.37 6.13 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Kvam, Villages in Hordaland

Steinsdalsfossen

Steinsdalsfossen (also called Øvsthusfossen or Øfsthusfossen) is a waterfall 2 kilometers west of Norheimsund, Hardanger in western Norway. The waterfall is one of the most visited in Norway. A path goes behind it where visitors can walk dryshod "into" the rumbling water. Steinsdalsfossen is about 50 meters high and is greatest when the snow melts in May and June. Steinsdalsfossen is part of the Fosselva river that spring from the water Myklavatn 814 meters above sea level.

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Located at 60.37 6.10 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Kvam, Waterfalls of Norway

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temperature and rainfall during the year in Oystese