Kvitsøy Church
Kvitsøy Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Kvitsøy Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located just north of the village of Ydstebøhamn on the island of Kvitsøy.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Church
- Denomination: Lutheran
- Description: church building in Kvitsøy, Rogaland, Norway
- Also known as: “Kvitsoy Kjyrkje” and “Kvitsøy Kjyrkje”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kvitsøy Lighthouse and Kvitsøy cross.
Kvitsøy Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Kvitsøy Lighthouse is a coastal lighthouse and heritage building in the municipality of Kvitsøy in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located on the west side of the village of Ydstebøhamn on the island of Kvitsøy. Kvitsøy Lighthouse is situated 1 km west of Kvitsøy Church.
Kvitsøy cross
Memorial
Photo: Hillevaag, CC BY-SA 3.0 no.
Kvitsøy cross is a memorial, which is situated 1 km east of Kvitsøy Church.
Kvitsøy Vessel Traffic Service Centre
Kvitsøy Vessel Traffic Service Centre, commonly abbreviated Kvitsøy VTS, is a vessel traffic service and pilot dispatch station situated on the island municipality of Kvitsøy in Norway. Kvitsøy Vessel Traffic Service Centre is situated 1 km west of Kvitsøy Church.Kvitsøy Church
- Categories: cultural property, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Kvitsøy, Rogaland, Western Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
59.06404° or 59° 3′ 51″ northLongitude
5.41643° or 5° 24′ 59″ eastElevation
15 metres (49 feet)Inception
1620Operator
Kvitsøy soknerådOpen location code
9FF73C78+JHOpenStreetMap ID
way 173522986OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=lutheran
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Swedish—“Kvitsøy Church” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Kvitsøy Kirke”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه كفيتسوى”
- Finnish: “Kvitsøyn kirkko”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Kvitsøy kirke”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Kvitsøy kirkested”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Kvitsøy kyrkje”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Kvitsøy kyrkje”
- Norwegian: “Kvitsøy kirke”
- Swedish: “Kvitsøy kyrka”
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