Sokn
Sokn is an island in Stavanger municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The 1.31-square-kilometre island lies in a group of islands on the south side of the Boknafjorden, just east of the city of Stavanger.Places of Interest
Highlights include Askje Church and Vestre Åmøy Chapel.
Askje Church
Church
Photo: Ztarbreaker, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Askje 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 Askje on the island of Mosterøy.
Vestre Åmøy Chapel
Church
Vestre Åmøy Chapel is a chapel of the Church of Norway in Stavanger Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located on the western end of the small island of Åmøy. Vestre Åmøy Chapel is situated 2½ km southeast of Sokn.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Randaberg and Hundvåg.
Randaberg
Town
Photo: Godztian, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Randaberg is a municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Jæren, at the northern end of the Stavanger Peninsula. Randaberg is situated 7 km southwest of Sokn.
Hundvåg
Suburb
Hundvåg is a borough of the city of Stavanger which lies in the southwestern part of the large municipality of Stavanger in Rogaland county, Norway. The borough includes a number of islands lying to the north of the main city centre of Stavanger. Hundvåg is situated 7 km southeast of Sokn.
Buøy
Suburb
Photo: Andersalmaas, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Buøy is an island in the municipality of Stavanger in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the borough of Hundvåg in the city of Stavanger. The 0.6-square-kilometre island was formerly separated from the island of Hundvåg by a small channel of water, but that was filled in. Buøy is situated 8 km southeast of Sokn.
Sokn
- Type: Island
- Description: island in Stavanger, Norway
- Category: landform
- Location: Stavanger, Rogaland, Western Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Turkish—“Sokn” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Сокн”
- Cebuano: “Sokn”
- Chinese: “索克恩岛”
- French: “Skon”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Sokn”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Sokn”
- Norwegian: “Sokn”
- Turkish: “Sokn”
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