Masfjordnes Explained

Official Name:Masfjordnes
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Vestland#Norway
Pushpin Label Position:right
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:Masfjorden
Utc Offset1:+01:00
Utc Offset1 Dst:+02:00
Postal Code Type:Post Code
Postal Code:5981 Masfjordnes
Elevation M:2
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Coordinates:60.8006°N 5.3044°W

Masfjordnes is the administrative centre of Masfjorden municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village lies along the southern shore of the Masfjorden, along Norwegian County Road 570. The village is very narrow, occupying the 200m (700feet) wide strip of shoreline between the fjord and the mountains.

The small village is often called Sandnes by the locals since Sandnes Church is located here. There is an 800m (2,600feet) long cable ferry from Masfjordnes to Duesund across the fjord. Masfjordnes is about north of the city of Bergen. There was a factory that dyed cloth and yarn on the west side of Masfjordnes from 1889 until 1954.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Masfjordnes. yr.no. Norwegian. 2014-03-17.
  2. Web site: Masfjorden. GoNorway.com. 2014-03-17.