Abbedisso Explained

Official Name:Abbedisso
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Vestland#Norway
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the village
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Norway
Subdivision Name1:Western Norway
Subdivision Name2:Vestland
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Midhordland
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Askøy
Utc Offset1:+01:00
Utc Offset1 Dst:+02:00
Postal Code Type:Post Code
Postal Code:5314 Kjerrgarden
Elevation M:18
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Coordinates:60.5383°N 5.0169°W

Abbedisso is a small village in the municipality of Askøy 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.

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.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Abbedisso, Askøy (Hordaland). yr.no. Norwegian. 2014-11-13.
  2. Web site: abbedisse. Store norske leksikon. Store norske leksikon. Norwegian. 2014-11-13.