Hamre, Osterøy

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title: "Hamre, Osterøy" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["villages-in-vestland", "osterøy"] description: "Village in Osterøy Municipality, Norway" topic_path: "general/villages-in-vestland" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamre,_Osterøy" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Village in Osterøy Municipality, Norway ::

::data[format=table title="Infobox settlement"]

Field	Value
official_name	Hamre
settlement_type	Village
image_skyline	Hamre kirke.jpg
image_caption	View of the local church
mapframe	yes
mapframe-zoom	11
mapframe-marker	village
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Norway
subdivision_type1	Region
subdivision_name1	Western Norway
subdivision_type2	County
subdivision_name2	Vestland
subdivision_type3	District
subdivision_name3	Nordhordland
subdivision_type4	Municipality
subdivision_name4	Osterøy Municipality
timezone1	CET
utc_offset1	+01:00
timezone1_DST	CEST
utc_offset1_DST	+02:00
area_footnotes
area_total_km2	0.21
population_as_of	2025
population_footnotes
population_total	216
population_density_km2	1029
postal_code_type	Post Code
postal_code	5281 Valestrandsfossen
coordinates
elevation_m	17
elevation_footnotes
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Hamre is a village in Osterøy Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village of Hamre is located near the extreme western point on the island of Osterøy, across the Osterfjorden from the village of Knarvik. Hamre sits about 7 km north of the village of Valestrandsfossen.

The 0.21 km2 village has a population (2025) of 216 and a population density of 1029 PD/km2.

History

Findings from the Stone Age suggest that people have been living in Hamre and the surrounding area for more than 3,500 years.

Hamre Church was built in the village in 1622. An inscription on the old main entrance states the church could be dated back to 1585. There had previously been a stave church at this site dating from about the year 1024. The stave church was demolished when the present church was built. The church was partially rebuilt in 1859 and restored in 1945 and 1949. There is the baptismal font made of soapstone, which is dated from around the year 1250.

The village of Hamre was the administrative centre of the old Hamre Municipality, which existed from 1838 until 1964.

References

References

1. "Hamre, Osterøy". [[yr.no]].
2. "Informasjon om stadnamn". [[Norwegian Mapping Authority.
3. Statistisk sentralbyrå. (2025-10-27). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
4. "Parish: Hamre". Den Norske Kirke.

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