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Osterøy

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Osterøy

Osterøy is an island in Vestland county, Norway. It is situated northeast of the city of Bergen. With a total area of 328 square kilometres (127 sq mi), it is the largest Norwegian island not located directly adjacent to the ocean, and the second largest such island in Northern Europe. Osterøy is co

vered by two municipalities: the majority (275 square kilometres (106 sq mi)) by Osterøy Municipality, and the rest (53 square kilometres (20 sq mi)) by Vaksdal Municipality. The vast majority of the island's population lives in Osterøy Municipality (7,305 inhabitants as of 2008). The island is surrounded by fjords with mainland Norway on all sides of those fjords. The Osterfjorden-Romarheimsfjorden flows along the north side, the Sørfjorden flows along the southern and western sides, and the Veafjorden flows along the eastern side. The highest mountain on Osterøy is the 868-metre (2,848 ft) tall Høgafjellet. There are two road bridges that connect the island to the rest of the road network in Norway. The first is the Osterøy Bridge, built in 1997 on the southwestern tip of the island. That bridge is the only road connection to the mainland for most residents of Osterøy. The other is the...

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