Forus

Forus is an industrial district in the city of Stavanger which lies in the southwestern part of the large Stavanger Municipality in county, .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Gausel Church and Gausel Station.

Church
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is a parish church of the Church of Norway in the southern part of the large Stavanger Municipality in county, . It is located in the neighborhood in the borough of in the southern part of the city of Stavanger.

Railway stop
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is a railway station in Stavanger Municipality in county, . It is located at in the city of Stavanger. Located 9 kilometers from , it is served by the Jæren Commuter Rail operated by Go-Ahead Norge by up to four hourly trains in each direction.

School
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is a school.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sandnes and Hillevåg.

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is a town in . is part of the flat geographical area Jæren that goes from in the south to Randaberg in the north. The village of is covered separately.

Suburb
is a borough of the city of Stavanger which lies in the southwestern part of the large Stavanger Municipality in county, . It is located southwest of the city centre, south of the lake , and north of the borough of . is situated 7 km north of Forus.

Forus

Latitude
58.89182° or 58° 53′ 31″ north
Longitude
5.73414° or 5° 44′ 3″ east
Elevation
20 metres (66 feet)
United Nations Location Code
NO FRS
Open location code
9FC7VPRM+PM
Open­Street­Map ID
node 308758995
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
3156690
Wiki­data ID
Q4571797
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Danish to Swedish—“Forus” goes by many names.
  • Danish: “Forus”
  • Dutch: “Forus”
  • French: “Forus”
  • German: “Forus”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Forus”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Forus”
  • Norwegian: “Forus”
  • Swedish: “Forus”

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Localities in the Area

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