Askevatnet, Askøy Island

#5 among attractions in Askøy Island

Nature, Natural attraction, Lake

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Askevatnet is a lake in the municipality of Askøy in Vestland county, Norway. The 2.15-square-kilometre lake lies just northeast of the village of Ask on the eastern side of the island of Askøy. The lake is regulated by a small dam on the southeastern part of the lake. ()

Alternative names: Length: 9514 ftWidth: 4265 ftElevation: 39 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 60°29'15"N, 5°10'36"E

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Askevatnet – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Meland Golf, Nordhordland Bridge, The Textile Industry Museum, Old Åsane Church.

4.9 miNW
Golf
Meland Golf, Holsnøy
126 min walk • Meland Golf Club is an 18 hole golf course located in Meland municipality in Hordaland. The course is considered to be very difficult and has one of Europe's highest slope values. In the magazine Golfposten, Meland was named...
3.9 miNE
Bridge
Nordhordland Bridge, Bergen
101 min walk • The Nordhordland Bridge is a combined cable-stayed and pontoon bridge which crosses Salhusfjorden between Klauvaneset and the island of Flatøy in Vestland county, Norway. It is 1,614 meters long, of which the pontoon section is 1,246 meters long.
3.5 miNE
Museum, Fashion museum
The Textile Industry Museum, Bergen
91 min walk • The Textile Industry Museum is a museum in Salhus, Bergen, Norway. It is within the former knitwear factory Salhus Tricotagefabrik, a national industrial heritage site. The museum was founded in 1992, and officially opened in 2001. It focuses on education, documentation of and research into the Norwegian knitwear- and textile industry.
5.2 miE
Church
Old Åsane Church, Bergen
132 min walk • Old Åsane Church is a former parish church of the Church of Norway in Bergen Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the Saurås neighborhood in the borough of Åsane in the city of Bergen. It used to be the church for the Åsane parish which is part of the Åsane prosti in the Diocese of Bjørgvin.
5.1 miNE
Bridge
Hagelsund Bridge
131 min walk • The Hagelsund Bridge is a suspension bridge in Alver Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The bridge connects the island of Flatøy with the village of Knarvik on the mainland. The length of the bridge is 623 metres. The length of the main span, i.e. the suspended roadway between the bridge's towers, is 250 metres.
5.1 miE
Church
Åsane Church, Bergen
132 min walk • Åsane Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Bergen Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the borough of Åsane in the city of Bergen. It is the church for the Åsane parish which is part of the Åsane prosti in the Diocese of Bjørgvin.
3.7 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Askøyfjellet, Askøy Island
95 min walk • Askøyfjellet or Kolbeinsvarden is a mountain in the municipality of Askøy in Vestland county, Norway. The 231-metre tall mountain lies near the southeastern coast of the island of Askøy, just north of Kleppestø.
5 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Veten
128 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.
3.9 miNE
Bridge
Krossnessundet Bridge
100 min walk • The Krossnessundet Bridge is a cantilever bridge in Alver Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The bridge connects the islands of Holsnøy and Flatøy on the north side of the Salhusfjorden.
3.1 miE
Church
Salhus Church, Bergen
80 min walk • Salhus Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Bergen Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the Salhus neighborhood in the city of Bergen. It is the church for the Salhus parish which is part of the Åsane prosti in the Diocese of Bjørgvin.
1.4 miSE
Church
Ask Church, Askøy Island
37 min walk • Ask Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Askøy Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Ask, on the eastern coast of the island of Askøy.