Litlesotra
Encyclopedia
Litlesotra, or sometimes Lille Sotra, is an island
in Fjell
, Norway
. Part of the Sotra
archipelago, it has about 10,000 residents, with the main settlement being Straume
. Other settlments include Knarrevik
. The island is connected to the mainland via the Sotra Bridge
.
Island
An island or isle is any piece of sub-continental land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, cays or keys. An island in a river or lake may be called an eyot , or holm...
in Fjell
Fjell
Fjell is a municipality in the county of Hordaland, Norway. The parish of Fjæld was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838...
, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. Part of the Sotra
Sotra
Sotra is the name of an archipelago in Hordaland, Norway, just west of Bergen. The largest island is Store Sotra, while the second-largest and most populated is Litlesotra. The latter and part of Store Sotra are part of Fjell, while southern Sotra is part of Sund. Roughly 25,000 people live on Sotra...
archipelago, it has about 10,000 residents, with the main settlement being Straume
Straume, Fjell
Straume is a village in and the administrative center of Fjell, Norway. It is located on the island of Litlesotra and features among other things Sartor Senter, a shopping center. Straume and Knarrevik had a combined population 9,409 in 2009....
. Other settlments include Knarrevik
Knarrevik
Knarrevik is a village in Fjell, Norway. It is located on the island of Litlesotra. Straume and Knarrevik had a combined population 9,409 in 2009....
. The island is connected to the mainland via the Sotra Bridge
Sotra Bridge
The Sotra Bridge is a suspension bridge which crosses Knarreviksundet between Knarrevik in Fjell and Drotningsvik on the mainland of Bergen in Hordaland, Norway. It carries two road lanes and two narrow pedestrian paths of National Road 555, providing a fixed link for the archipelago of Sotra. The...
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