Utstein Abbey
Utstein Abbey is Norway's best-preserved medieval monastery. It is located on the southern shore of the island of Klosterøy in Stavanger municipality, Rogaland county. It was built in the late 1200s. Utstein Church is located on the grounds of the abbey.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Church
- Description: cultural property
- Also known as: “Utstein Kloster”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Utstein Church and Sørbø Church.
Utstein Church
Church
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Utstein Church is a historic parish church of the Church of Norway in the large Stavanger Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located on the grounds of the historic Utstein Abbey on the island of Klosterøy. Utstein Church is situated 650 metres northwest of Utstein Abbey.
Sørbø Church
Church
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Sørbø Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in the large Stavanger Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Sørbø on the island of Rennesøy. Sørbø Church is situated 4 km northeast of Utstein Abbey.
Utstein Abbey
- Categories: cultural property, monastery, and religion
- Location: Stavanger, Rogaland, Western Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Norwegian Nynorsk—“Utstein Abbey” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Utstein kloster”
- Finnish: “Utsteinin luostari”
- German: “Kloster Utstein”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Utstein kloster”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Utstein kloster”
- Norwegian: “Utstein kloster”
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