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Abbedisso

Village in Askøy Municipality, Norway

Village in Askøy Municipality, Norway

FieldValue
official_nameAbbedisso
settlement_typeVillage
image_captionView of the village
mapframeyes
mapframe-zoom11
mapframe-markervillage
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameNorway
subdivision_type1Region
subdivision_name1Western Norway
subdivision_type2County
subdivision_name2Vestland
subdivision_type3District
subdivision_name3Midhordland
subdivision_type4Municipality
subdivision_name4Askøy Municipality
timezone1CET
utc_offset1+01:00
timezone1_DSTCEST
utc_offset1_DST+02:00
postal_code_typePost Code
postal_code5314 Kjerrgarden
coordinates
elevation_m19
elevation_footnotes

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Abbedisso is a small village in Askøy Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located along the Herdlefjorden near the northwestern tip of the island of Askøy. The village of Io lies directly to the north on the island of Holsnøy, just across the fjord.

Name

The name Abbedisso is very similar to the Norwegian language word abbedisse meaning abbess, as in the head of a nunnery. During Catholic times in Norway, there may have been a nunnery in this area.

References

References

  1. "Abbedisso, Askøy". [[yr.no]].
  2. "Informasjon om stadnamn". [[Norwegian Mapping Authority.
  3. {{Cite SNL. abbedisse. abbedisse. 2025-12-21. Halvorsen. Per Bjørn. 2025-02-25
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