Torvastad Church
Torvastad Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Karmøy Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Torvastad on the northern part of the island of Karmøy.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Church
- Denomination: Lutheran
- Description: building in Karmøy, Rogaland, Norway
- Also known as: “Torvastad”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Grønhaug and Rossabø Church.
Grønhaug
Archaeological site
Photo: Colliekar, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Grønhaug is an archaeological site, which is situated 3 km southeast of Torvastad Church.
Rossabø Church
Church
Rossabø Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Haugesund Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the southern part of the town of Haugesund. Rossabø Church is situated 4 km northeast of Torvastad Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Avaldsnes and Haugesund.
Avaldsnes
Village
Photo: Johan Christian Dahl, Public domain.
Avaldsnes is a village in Karmøy municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The village is located on the northeastern part of the island of Karmøy, along the Karmsundet strait, just south of the town of Haugesund. Avaldsnes is situated 4 km southeast of Torvastad Church.
Haugesund
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Haugesund is a city in the county of Rogaland, in the West Norway region of Norway. The town offers a much wider range of goods and services than might be expected from a city of its size, due to its position as the definite centre of its relatively populous region.
Norheim
Village
Photo: Btd, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Norheim is a village in Karmøy municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The village is located along the Karmsundet strait immediately south of the town of Haugesund, just over the municipal border inside Karmøy. Norheim is situated 4½ km east of Torvastad Church.
Torvastad Church
- Categories: cultural property, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Karmøy, Rogaland, Western Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
59.38003° or 59° 22′ 48″ northLongitude
5.23177° or 5° 13′ 54″ eastElevation
22 metres (72 feet)Inception
1880Operator
Karmøy kirkelig fellesrådOpen location code
9FF796JJ+2POpenStreetMap ID
way 557704289OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=lutheran
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Swedish—“Torvastad Church” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Torvastad Kirke”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه تورفاستاد”
- Finnish: “Torvastadin kirkko”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Torvastad kirke”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Torvastad kirkested”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Torvastad kyrkje”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Torvastad kyrkje”
- Norwegian: “Torvastad kirke”
- Swedish: “Torvastad kyrka”
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