 View of Selja island from Selje village | |
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  Selja Location of the island  Selja Selja (Norway) | |
| Geography | |
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| Location | Vestland, Norway |
| Coordinates | 62°02′55″N 5°17′43″E / 62.0487°N 5.2952°E |
| Area | 1.6 km2 (0.62 sq mi) |
| Length | 1.4 km (0.87 mi) |
| Width | 1.5 km (0.93 mi) |
| Highest elevation | 201 m (659 ft) |
| Highest point | Varden |
| Administration | |
Norway | |
| County | Vestland |
| Municipality | Stad Municipality |
Selja is a small island in Stad Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It was the original Catholic bishopric in Norway (Latin: Selia; now a titular see) which later became the pre-Reformation Ancient Diocese of Bergen (Bjørgvin). It has been formerly known as Sellø or Selø.
The island is located in the Sildagapet bay, just 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) west of the harbor in the village of Selje. The sparsely populated island has about 5 permanent residents who commute by boat to the mainland since the island is not accessible by road.
The painter Bernt Tunold grew up on the island, where his parents had established a farm on the church grounds.