Riska
Riska is a borough of the city of Sandnes in Rogaland county, Norway. The borough sits in the northern part of the municipality, northeast of the city centre of Sandnes.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: borough in Western Norway, Norway
- Also known as: “Riskekverven”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Riska Church and Old Riska Church.
Riska Church
Church
Photo: Jarvin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Riska Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in the large Sandnes municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Hommersåk in the borough of Riska, east of the centre of the city of Sandnes in the western part of the municipality.
Old Riska Church
Church
Photo: Jarvin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Old Riska Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in the large Sandnes municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Hommersåk in the borough of Riska, east of the centre of the city of Sandnes in the western part of the municipality.
Frøylandsvatnet
Lake
Photo: Jannizz, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Frøylandsvatnet is a lake in the municipality of Sandnes in Rogaland county, Norway. The 0.48-square-kilometre lake lies on the south side of the village of Hommersåk, about 10 kilometres northeast of the city of Sandnes.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hommersåk and Hillevåg.
Hommersåk
Photo: Jannizz, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Hommersåk is a village in Sandnes municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The village is located in the borough of Riska in the northern part of the municipality.
Hillevåg
Suburb
Hillevåg is a borough of the city of Stavanger which lies in the southwestern part of the large municipality of Stavanger in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located southwest of the city centre, south of the lake Mosvatnet, and north of the borough of Hinna. Hillevåg is situated 6 km northwest of Riska.
Forus
Suburb
Photo: Btd, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Forus is an industrial district in the city of Stavanger which lies in the southwestern part of the large municipality of Stavanger in Rogaland county, Norway. Forus is situated 6 km southwest of Riska.
Riska
- Categories: neighborhood and locality
- Location: Sandnes, Rogaland, Western Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
58.92082° or 58° 55′ 15″ northLongitude
5.82535° or 5° 49′ 31″ eastElevation
76 metres (249 feet)Open location code
9FC7WRCG+84OpenStreetMap ID
node 6315014721OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Norwegian Bokmål—“Riska” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Riska”
- German: “Riska”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Riska”
- Norwegian: “Riska”
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