Jølstra

Jølstra is a river in in Vestland county, . The 22-kilometre long river flows from the lake of down to the Førdefjorden.
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  • Type: Stream
  • Description: river in Sunnfjord, Norway
  • Also known as: Jølster-Elv”, “Jolstra”, “Jolstro”, and “Jöstra River

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sogn og Fjordane Art Museum and Førde Church.

Museum
The is an art museum located in , . The museum was established in 1987. The museum was initially called the Sogn og Fjordane County Gallery, and it adopted its current name in 2000.

Church
is a of the Church of Norway in in Vestland county, . It is located in the . It is the church for the Førde parish which is part of the Sunnfjord prosti in the Diocese of Bjørgvin.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Førde and Førde.

Town
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is the administrative centre of in Vestland county, . The town is located at the eastern end of the Førdefjorden, at the mouth of the river Jølstra.

is a former municipality in the old county, . The 586-square-kilometre municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 2020.

Jølstra

Latitude
61.46667° or 61° 28′ north
Longitude
5.85° or 5° 51′ east
Elevation
420 metres (1,378 feet)
Open location code
9FH7FR8X+MX
Geo­Names ID
3150820
Wiki­data ID
Q4583441
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Ukrainian—“Jølstra” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Jølstrå
  • Danish: Jølstra
  • Egyptian Arabic: نهر چولسترا
  • German: Jølstra
  • Irish: Jølstra
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Jølstra
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: Jølstra
  • Norwegian: Jølstra
  • Polish: Jølstra
  • Swedish: Jølstra
  • Ukrainian: Єлстра
  • Jølstra

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Bjørnestigen and Alefjellet.

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