Abbedisso

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.

Abbedisso
Village
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Coordinates: 60°32′18″N 05°01′01″E
Country	Norway
Region	Western Norway
County	Vestland
District	Midhordland
Municipality	Askøy
Elevation [1]	18 m (59 ft)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code	5314 Kjerrgarden

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]