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Hamre, Osterøy

Village in Osterøy Municipality, Norway

Village in Osterøy Municipality, Norway

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official_nameHamre
settlement_typeVillage
image_skylineHamre kirke.jpg
image_captionView of the local church
mapframeyes
mapframe-zoom11
mapframe-markervillage
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameNorway
subdivision_type1Region
subdivision_name1Western Norway
subdivision_type2County
subdivision_name2Vestland
subdivision_type3District
subdivision_name3Nordhordland
subdivision_type4Municipality
subdivision_name4Osterøy Municipality
timezone1CET
utc_offset1+01:00
timezone1_DSTCEST
utc_offset1_DST+02:00
area_footnotes
area_total_km20.21
population_as_of2025
population_footnotes
population_total216
population_density_km21029
postal_code_typePost Code
postal_code5281 Valestrandsfossen
coordinates
elevation_m17
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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