Herøya

Herøya is a peninsula in in county, . It is located between the fjords of Frierfjord to the west and Gunnekleivfjord to the east, at the mouth of Porsgrunn River.
Wikipedia
Ernst Vikne, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Suburb
  • …lies at an elevation of 24 metres (79 feet)
  • Description: peninsula of Norway
  • Also known as
    “Heroen”
    “Heroyo”
    “Herroya”
    “Hoeröya”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Herøya Church and Stridsklev Church.
Vinguru, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a parish church of the Church…
Vinguru, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a parish church of the Church…
Far min, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a school.

Herøya

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Latitude
59.112° or 59° 6′ 43″ north
Longitude
9.64833° or 9° 38′ 54″ east
UN/LOCODE
NO HRY
Open location code
9FFF4J6X+R8
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1500546119
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
3152868
Wiki­data ID
Q1420136

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Danish to Swedish—“Herøya” goes by many names.
  • Danish: “Herøya”
  • Dutch: “Herøya”
  • French: “Herøya”
  • German: “Herøya”
  • Irish: “Herøya”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Herøen”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Herøya”
  • Norwegian: “Herøya”
  • Swedish: “Herøya”

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Localities in the Area

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