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Delve into Risa in Norway

Risa in the region of Hordaland is located in Norway - some 203 mi or ( 326 km ) West of Oslo , the country's capital .

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Local time in Risa is now 12:33 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Oslo " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Vagenes, Synnevagen, Sundsbo, Storeim, and Stavanger. While being here, you might want to check out Vagenes . We discovered some clip posted online . 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 Risa ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Españoles en Noruega. El aberroncho en el fiordo de Bergen

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Norway boat trip, by Anton G.

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Interesting facts about this location

Mongstad

Mongstad is an industrial site located in the municipalities of Lindås and Austrheim in Hordaland, Norway. The site features an oil refinery for Statoil and other oil companies, including Shell. At Mongstad, Statoil has a crude oil terminal with a capacity of 9.5 million barrels . The port at Mongstad is the largest in Norway, measured in tonnage. The refinery at Mongstad is modern, and has been extensively upgraded, with a capacity of 12 million tonnes crude oil per year.

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Located at 60.81 5.03 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Lindås, Norsk Hydro, Oil refineries in Norway, Oil terminals, Ports and harbours of Norway, Statoil

Bøvågen

Bøvågen is a small village in Radøy municipality, Norway. The village has had various industry, among others a plant belonging to the industrial company Sverre Munck Elektro-Mekanisk Industri. It was formerly a part of Hordabø municipality.

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Located at 60.70 4.93 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Villages in Hordaland

Haugland, Radøy

Haugland is a village adjacent to Bøvågen in Radøy municipality, Norway.

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Located at 60.70 4.93 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Villages in Hordaland

Manger, Norway

Manger is a former municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. It was created as Manger formannskapsdistrikt in 1837. On 1 January 1871 the district Herdla with 2,484 inhabitants split away to form a municipality of its own, and on 1 January 1910 the same thing happened with Hjelme. The splits left Manger with a population of 4,453. Manger was to be divided again on 1 July 1924, when the new municipalities Bø and Sæbø were created. After this final split Manger had a population of 1,426.

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Located at 60.64 5.04 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Former municipalities of Norway, Radøy

Hjeltefjorden

Hjeltefjorden is a fjord in Hordaland in Norway. Its name is derived from Hjaltland, the Old Norse name for Shetland - the routes to Shetland ran through Hjeltefjorden. It is a major route into Bergen, and runs from Fedje in the north to Byfjorden in the south. It is delimited to the west by the Øygarden and Sotra fjords and to the east by fjords including those of Radøy, Holsnøy, Herdla and Askøy. It was the site of the closing stages of the Battle of Alvøen.

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Located at 60.67 4.92 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Fjords of Hordaland