Vestre Bokn
Vestre Bokn is an island in Bokn municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The 36-square-kilometre island is the main island of the municipality. It lies on the northern side of the Boknafjorden at the southern end of the Karmsundet strait.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Island
- Description: isle in Norway
- Also known as: “Bokn Island”, “Bukken”, “Store Bokn”, “Vestre Bokne”, and “Vestre Bukken”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Bokn Church and Boknasundet bridge.
Bokn Church
Church
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Bokn Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Bokn Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Føresvik. It is the church for the Bokn parish which is part of the Haugaland prosti in the Diocese of Stavanger. Bokn Church is situated 3½ km north of Vestre Bokn.
Boknasundet bridge
Bridge
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Boknasundet bridge is situated 4 km northeast of Vestre Bokn.
Vestre Bokn
- Category: landform
- Location: Bokn, Rogaland, Western Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Turkish—“Vestre Bokn” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Vestre Bokn”
- Cebuano: “Vestre Bokn”
- Danish: “Bokn”
- Dutch: “Vestre Bokn”
- French: “Vestre Bokn”
- German: “Bokn”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Vestre Bokn”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Vestre Bokn”
- Norwegian: “Bokn”
- Norwegian: “Vestre Bokn”
- Polish: “Bokn”
- Portuguese: “Bokn”
- Romanian: “Bokn”
- Swedish: “Bokn kommun”
- Turkish: “Vestre Bokn”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Vatnaland and Hognaland.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Grønestadfjellet and Rindafjellet.
Rogaland: Must-Visit Destinations
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