Hidra
Hidra is the largest island in Agder county, Norway. The 20.8-square-kilometre island lies within Flekkefjord Municipality, south of the mainland coast, separated from it by the 350-metre wide Hidrasund strait and the Listafjorden.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Island
- Description: island in Flekkefjord, Norway
- Also known as: “Hitterö”, “Hitteröen”, and “Hitterøy”
- Historically known as: “Hitterø”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Hidra Church.
Hidra Church
Church
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Hidra Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in the large Flekkefjord Municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the village of Kirkehamn on the island of Hidra. Hidra Church is situated 3 km west of Hidra.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rasvåg and Kirkehamn.
Rasvåg
Village
Photo: Redningsselskapet, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rasvåg is a fishing village in Flekkefjord municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is one of two harbours on the Norwegian island of Hidra. Rasvåg is located on the south side of the island and the other harbour, Kirkehamn, is located on the west side, about 4 kilometres away.
Kirkehamn
Village
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Kirkehamn or Kirkehavn is a fishing village in Flekkefjord municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is one of two harbours on the Norwegian island Hidra. Kirkehamn is situated 2½ km west of Hidra.
Hidra
- Category: landform
- Location: Flekkefjord, Agder, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Frisian—“Hidra” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “جزيرة هيدرا”
- Basque: “Hidra (Norvegia)”
- Basque: “Hidra”
- Cebuano: “Hidra”
- Danish: “Hidra”
- Dutch: “Hidra”
- French: “Hidra (île)”
- French: “Hidra”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Hidra”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Hidra”
- Norwegian: “Hidra”
- Swedish: “Hidra”
- Turkish: “Hidra”
- Western Frisian: “Hidra (eilân)”
- Western Frisian: “Hidra”
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Highlights include Håknuten and Hestaddalen.
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