Grip
Grip is an archipelago and deserted fishing village in Kristiansund Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located about 14 km northwest of the town of Kristiansund in the Norwegian Sea. Grip Lighthouse, one of the tallest lighthouses in Norway, is located on one of the islands in the archipelago.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Island
- Description: archipelago in Nordmøre, Norway
- Also known as: “Grip, Norway” and “Gripholmen”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Grip Stave Church and Grip Lighthouse.
Grip Stave Church
Church
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Grip Stave Church is a historic parish church of the Church of Norway in Kristiansund Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the now-abandoned fishing village of Grip on the small island of Grip about 14 kilometres northwest of the town of Kristiansund.
Grip Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Alfred Diem, CC BY 2.0.
The Grip Lighthouse is located in the Grip archipelago in Kristiansund Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The lighthouse was built between 1885 and 1888 on the 7-metre high islet of Bratthårskollen, north of Gripholmen.
Grip
- Categories: archipelago and landform
- Location: Kristiansund, Møre og Romsdal, Western Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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