Hosanger Church, Osterøy

Name: Hosanger Church
Address: Osterøy, Norway
Telephone: +47 56 19 22 80

#2 among attractions in Osterøy

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Hosanger Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Osterøy Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Hosanger on the northern shore of the island of Osterøy. It is the church for the Hosanger parish which is part of the Åsane prosti in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, stone church was built in a rectangular design in 1796 by the "leading men" of the parish. The church seats about 275 people. ()

Local name: Hosanger kirke Completed: 1796 (228 years ago)Capacity: 275Coordinates: 60°34'38"N, 5°28'29"E

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Osterøy Norway

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Hosanger Church – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Scandinavian coastal conifer forests, Veten, Ostereidet Church, Gjerstad Church.

2.7 miSE
Area
Scandinavian coastal conifer forests, Osterøy
70 min walk • The Scandinavian coastal conifer forests or Norwegian coastal conifer forest is a Palearctic ecoregion in the temperate coniferous forests biome, located along the coast of Norway.
7.4 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Veten
189 min walk • Veten is a mountain in the city of Bergen, Norway. At 486 metres above sea level, it is the highest mountain in Åsane borough, and the ninth-highest in Bergen. The name is an archaic word for "beacon" in Norwegian.
3.4 miN
Church
Ostereidet Church
88 min walk • Ostereidet Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Alver Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Ostereidet. It is one of two churches for the Osterfjorden parish which is part of the Nordhordland prosti in the Diocese of Bjørgvin.
5.9 miSE
Church
Gjerstad Church, Osterøy
150 min walk • Gjerstad Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Osterøy Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Gjerstad. It is the church for the Gjerstad parish which is part of the Åsane prosti in the Diocese of Bjørgvin.
4.7 miSW
Church
Hamre Church, Osterøy
121 min walk • Hamre Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Osterøy Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Hamre. It is the church for the Hamre parish which is part of the Åsane prosti in the Diocese of Bjørgvin.
2.6 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Fjord
Lonevågen, Osterøy
67 min walk • Lonevågen is a small fjord arm flowing south off of the Osterfjorden in Vestland county, Norway. The 5-kilometre long fjord is up to 500 metres wide. The fjord cuts into the island of Osterøy in Osterøy Municipality.
4.9 miS
Museum
Ole Bull's home, Osterøy
124 min walk • Ole Bornemann Bull was a Norwegian virtuoso violinist and composer. According to Robert Schumann, he was on a level with Niccolò Paganini for the speed and clarity of his playing.
1.8 miNE
Village
Fotlandsvåg
46 min walk • Fotlandsvåg is a village in Osterøy municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located on the northern shore of the island of Osterøy, along the Osterfjorden.