Osøyro

Osøyro is the administrative centre of Bjørnafjorden Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village lies on the southwestern part of the Bergen Peninsula, along the western shore of the Fusafjorden, about south of the city centre of Bergen. The European route E39 highway runs through the village on its way to Bergen. There is a car ferry from the east side of Osøyro to the village of Fusa, across the Fusafjorden. Os Church is located in the village.

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Settlement.official_name: Osøyro
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.image_skyline: Osøyro - Bjørnafjorden, Norway 2021-07-30 (02).jpg
Settlement.image_caption: View of the village area in 2021
Settlement.mapframe: yes
Settlement.mapframe zoom: 11
Settlement.mapframe marker: village
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Norway
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Western Norway
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Vestland
Settlement.subdivision_type3: District
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Midhordland
Settlement.subdivision_type4: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name4: Bjørnafjorden Municipality
Settlement.timezone1: CET

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Population: 15120
Area: 8.89
Elevation: 56
Image: Osøyro III.jpg

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Commons category: Osøyro, Os

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Osøyro has several smaller suburban villages surrounding it: Syfteland to the north, Søvik to the northwest, Hagavik to the west, Søre Øyane to the southwest, and Haljem to the south.