Osøyro

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Osøyro

Total population

15,120

Elevation56 m

Land area8.77 km²

Coordinates60.19°, 5.47°

Demographic figures from Statistics Norway (SSB). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

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 25 kilometres (16 mi) 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.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

K

Kjersti Plätzer

Norwegian race walker

Terje Søviknes

Norwegian politician

M

Margit Tøsdal

Norwegian politician (1918–1993)

S

Svein Gunnar Rein

Norwegian association football player

O

Olav Søfteland

Norwegian civil servant

Harald Slåttelid

Norwegian politician (1895–1943)

M

Mons Haukeland

Norwegian milorg officer

N

Nils Tveit

Norwegian politician

P

Per J. Jordal

Norwegian judge

S

Sigmund Søfteland

Norwegian speed skater (1923-1993)

A

Atle Hansson

Norwegian illustrator

E

Eirik Ingebrigtsen

Norwegian novelist

G

Gustav Moberg

Norwegian journalist and translator (1927-2007)

Ingrid Ophaug Dahl

Norwegian politician

J

Johannes Sundvor

Norwegian musician (1871-1941)

K

Ketil Tømmernes

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Vestland

• Leirvik
  28 mi away · pop. 14,767
• Sidi Mediouni
  1724.2 mi away
• El Kouamlia
  1727.3 mi away
• El Amria
  1728.3 mi away
• Sassel
  1732.2 mi away
• Ouled Taoui
  1733.2 mi away
• Ouled Boudjemaa
  1733.3 mi away · pop. 6,228
• Hassi El Ghella
  1733.4 mi away
• Tamzoura
  1733.5 mi away · pop. 9,944
• Ain El Beida
  1734.2 mi away
• Khedaïda
  1734.7 mi away
• Douar El Msaada
  1735.4 mi away

Browse all places in Vestland →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

European lily of the valley

Convallaria majalis

Seen 2026-09-16

Common Harebell

Campanula rotundifolia

Seen 2026-09-16

heath speedwell

Veronica officinalis

Seen 2026-09-16

European larch

Larix decidua

Seen 2026-09-16

Golden Chanterelle

Cantharellus cibarius

Seen 2026-09-16

Mute Swan

Cygnus olor

Seen 2026-09-06

European aspen

Populus tremula

Seen 2026-09-06

European Green Crab

Carcinus maenas

Seen 2026-09-06

Saw Wrack

Fucus serratus

Seen 2026-09-06

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).