Official Name: | Krossneset |
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: | Nordhordland |
Subdivision Type4: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name4: | Alver |
Utc Offset1: | +01:00 |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +02:00 |
Area Total Km2: | 0.51 |
Population As Of: | 2019 |
Population Total: | 485 |
Population Density Km2: | 951 |
Postal Code Type: | Post Code |
Postal Code: | 5918 Frekhaug |
Elevation M: | 15 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Coordinates: | 60.5306°N 5.2567°W |
Krossneset is a village in Alver municipality, in Vestland county, Norway. The village sits on the island of Flatøy, about half-way between the villages of Frekhaug (to the west) and Knarvik (to the east).[2]
The 0.51km2 village has a population (2019) of 485 and a population density of .[3]
The village sits at a major transportation cross-roads. The small island of Flatøy is the hub of a three-way bridge network that connects the entire Nordhordland district to the city of Bergen. The Krossnessundet Bridge connects to the island of Holsnøy to the west, the Hagelsund Bridge connects to the Lindås peninsula to the east, and the Nordhordland Bridge to Bergen to the south. The Hagelsund and Nordhordland bridges carry the European route E39 highway.