Mosterhamn

Mosterhamn^[1] or simply Moster^[2] is a village in Bømlo Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located on the small island of Moster in the southeastern part of Bømlo Municipality. The village lies along the Bømlafjorden.^[5] The 1.83-square-kilometre (450-acre) village has a population (2025) of 1,431 and a population density of 782 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,030/sq mi).^[3]

CountryNorway

Elevation

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1 m (3.3 ft)

Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)

Post Code

5440 Mosterhamn

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Mosterhamn[1] Moster[2]
Village
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Interactive map of Mosterhamn[1] Moster[2]
Coordinates: 59.69919°N 5.38585°E / 59.69919; 5.38585
Country	Norway
Region	Western Norway
County	Vestland
District	Sunnhordland
Municipality	Bømlo Municipality
Area [3]
• Total	1.83 km2 (0.71 sq mi)
Elevation [4]	1 m (3.3 ft)
Population  (2025)[3]
• Total	1,431
• Density	782/km2 (2,030/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code	5440 Mosterhamn

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The village is notable since the Old Moster Church is here and that is the site of the Mostratinget, a thing in the year 998 when Olav Tryggvason is said to have brought Christianity to Norway and made it the national Church of Norway.^[5]

Prior to the opening of the Triangle Link bridge-tunnel network in 2001, Mosterhamn was one port of the Mosterhamn–Valevåg Ferry which crossed the Bømlafjorden.