Øystese


Øystese is a village in the municipality of Kvam in Vestland county, Norway. It is located along the Hardangerfjord about east of the municipal centre of Norheimsund. Norwegian County Road 7 passes through the village. The village had a population of 1,881; giving the village a population density of. It is now considered part of the Norheimsund urban area, so separate village statistics are no longer tracked.
The village is an industry centre for the municipality. It is a leading producer of lumber and there are also several furniture factories. There is a dairy and cheese factory in Øystese. The factory used to produce gammalost cheese until 1990 when the production of that particular kind of cheese was moved to a different factory in Vikøyri.
The Øystese Church from 1868 is located in the village center. There is also a primary school and a secondary school located in Øystese.

Notable residents