Føresvik
Føresvik is the administrative centre of Bokn Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The village is located on the northeastern shore of the island of Vestre Bokn, along the rather narrow Boknasundet strait which separates Vestre Bokn from the island of Austre Bokn.
- Type: Village with 239 residents
- Description: settlement in Bokn Municipality, Norway
- Also known as: “Foresvik” and “Vigjå”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Bokn Church and Boknasundet bridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kopervik.
Kopervik
Town
Føresvik
- Categories: human settlement, administrative center, urban area in Norway, and locality
- Location: Bokn, Rogaland, Western Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
59.23103° or 59° 13′ 52″ north
Longitude
5.43959° or 5° 26′ 23″ east
Population
239
Elevation
10 metres (33 feet)
Open location code
9FF76CJQ+CR
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Swedish—“Føresvik” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Føresvik”
- Dutch: “Føresvik”
- Finnish: “Føresvik”
- French: “Føresvik”
- Irish: “Føresvik”
- Javanese: “Føresvik”
- Malay: “Føresvik”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Føresvik”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Føresvik”
- Norwegian: “Føresvik”
- Swedish: “Føresvik”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Sæbøgården and Bokn.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Bokn post i butikk and Bokn kommunehus - Boknatun.
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Worth a closer look: Stavanger and Haugesund.
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