Misje

Coordinates: 60°27′03″N 4°57′20″E / 60.4508°N 4.9556°E / 60.4508; 4.9556
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Misje
Misje is located in Vestland
Misje
Misje
Location of the island
Misje is located in Norway
Misje
Misje
Misje (Norway)
Geography
LocationVestland, Norway
Coordinates60°27′03″N 4°57′20″E / 60.4508°N 4.9556°E / 60.4508; 4.9556
Area1.16 km2 (0.45 sq mi)
Length2.1 km (1.3 mi)
Width935 m (3068 ft)
Coastline4.9 km (3.04 mi)
Highest elevation59 m (194 ft)
Highest pointStorhaugen
Administration
Norway
CountyVestland
MunicipalityØygarden Municipality
Demographics
Population257 (2009)

Misje is an island (and village) in Øygarden Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The 1.16-square-kilometre (0.45 sq mi) island lies just south of the island of Toftøyna and north of the large island of Sotra. Almost all of the 257 inhabitants (as of 2009) live on the eastern part of the island, which is referred to as the village of Misje.[1][2]

Historically, the island was part of the old municipality of Herdla. In 1964, it was transferred to the newly established municipality of Fjell (and then part of Øygarden since 2020). The island has been connected to the neighboring island of Sotra by the Solviksundet Bridge since 1982. Sotra, in turn, is connected to the mainland by a series of bridges.

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  1. ^ Statistics Norway. "Tettsteder. Folkemengde og areal, etter kommune. 1. januar 2009". Retrieved 29 January 2011.
  2. ^ Store norske leksikon. "Misje" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2014-12-01.