Vangsnes

Vangsnes is a village located in Vik Municipality in Vestland county, . It's located on a relatively flat and fertile peninsula that juts out on the south side of the Sognefjorden, roughly at the midpoint of the fjord which is Norway's longest.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Vangsnes Church.

Church
is a of the Church of Norway in Vik Municipality in Vestland county, . It is located in the village of Vangsnes. It is the church for the Vangsnes parish which is part of the Sogn prosti in the Diocese of Bjørgvin.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Balestrand and Feios.

is a former municipality in the old county, . The 429-square-kilometre municipality existed from 1850 until its dissolution in 2020.

Village
is a village in Vik Municipality in Vestland county, . The village is located on the southern shore of the Sognefjorden, about 8 kilometres southeast of the village of Vangsnes and about 17 kilometres northwest of the village of . is situated 7 km southeast of Vangsnes.

Vangsnes

Latitude
61.17451° or 61° 10′ 28″ north
Longitude
6.63733° or 6° 38′ 14″ east
Elevation
55 metres (180 feet)
Open location code
9FH85JFP+RW
Open­Street­Map ID
node 138039764
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
3132740
Wiki­data ID
Q396616
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Swedish—“Vangsnes” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: فانغسنس
  • Cebuano: Vangsnes
  • Danish: Vangsnes
  • Dutch: Vangsnes
  • Egyptian Arabic: فانجسنس
  • French: Vangsnes
  • Italian: Vangsnes
  • Malay: Vangsnes
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Vangsnes
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Vangsnes
  • Norwegian: Vangsnes
  • Persian: ونگسنس
  • Swedish: Vangsnes
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