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Stamneshella

Coordinates: 60°39′51″N 05°44′59″E / 60.66417°N 5.74972°E / 60.66417; 5.74972
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Stamneshella
Stamnes
Village of Stamnes
View of the village
View of the village
Stamneshella is located in Vestland
Stamneshella
Stamneshella
Location of the village
Stamneshella is located in Norway
Stamneshella
Stamneshella
Stamneshella (Norway)
Coordinates: 60°39′51″N 05°44′59″E / 60.66417°N 5.74972°E / 60.66417; 5.74972
CountryNorway
RegionWestern Norway
CountyVestland
DistrictNordhordland
MunicipalityVaksdal
Elevation22 m (72 ft)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
5727 Stamnes

Stamneshella or Stamnes is a village in Vaksdal municipality, Vestland county, Norway. It is located along the northern part of the Veafjorden, at the entrance to the Vikafjorden. The village is an old church site, with records showing a church in this village dating back to the early 14th century. The present Stamnes Church was built in 1861. The village also has a shop, a daycare centre, and a preschool. There a small bridge over the Vikafjorden on the eastern end of the village. It connects to a small residential area on the other side of the fjord that is surrounded by mountains and the fjord. About 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) northwest of the village lies the Kallestadsundet Bridge, which connects the mainland to the island of Osterøy, across the Veafjorden.

References

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  1. ^ "Stamneshella" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 3 May 2014.