Øystese
Village in Kvam Municipality, Norway
title: "Øystese" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["villages-in-vestland", "kvam"] description: "Village in Kvam Municipality, Norway" topic_path: "general/villages-in-vestland" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Øystese" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Village in Kvam Municipality, Norway ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox settlement"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| official_name | Øystese |
| settlement_type | Village |
| image_skyline | Øystese August 2019.jpg |
| image_caption | View of the village |
| 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 | Hardanger |
| subdivision_type4 | Municipality |
| subdivision_name4 | Kvam Municipality |
| timezone1 | CET |
| utc_offset1 | +01:00 |
| timezone1_DST | CEST |
| utc_offset1_DST | +02:00 |
| area_footnotes | |
| area_total_km2 | 1.87 |
| population_as_of | 2025 |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_total | 2259 |
| population_density_km2 | 1208 |
| postal_code_type | Post Code |
| postal_code | 5610 Øystese |
| coordinates | |
| elevation_m | 4 |
| elevation_footnotes | |
| :: |
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Øystese is a village in Kvam Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located along the Hardangerfjord about 7 km east of the municipal centre of Norheimsund. Norwegian County Road 7 passes through the village.
The 1.87 km2 village has a population (2025) of and a population density of 1208 PD/km2. The Øystese Church from 1868 is located in the village center. There is also a primary school and a secondary school located in Øystese.
Economy
The village is an industrial centre for the municipality. It is a leading producer of lumber and there are also several furniture factories. The furniture design and manufacturing company Arthur Soltvedt Møbelfabrikk, also known as Pega Furniture, was first founded in Øystese in 1942. There is a dairy and cheese factory in Øystese. The factory used to produce gammalost cheese until 1990 when the production of that particular kind of cheese was moved to a different factory in Vikøyri.
References
References
- "Øystese, Kvam herad". [[yr.no]].
- "Informasjon om stadnamn". [[Norwegian Mapping Authority.
- {{Cite SNL. Øystese. Øystese. 2026-01-03. Thorsnæs. Geir. 2025-08-01
- Statistisk sentralbyrå. (2025-10-27). "Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality".
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