Førre Church
Førre Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Tysvær Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Førre, which sits along the European route E134 highway.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Church
- Denomination: Lutheran
- Description: parish church in Tysvær municipality in Rogaland District, Norway
- Also known as: “Førde Kirke”, “Førdesfjord”, and “Forre”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Aksdal Church and Skåredalen skole.
Aksdal Church
Church
Aksdal Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Aksdal village, Tysvær Municipality, Rogaland county, Norway. It is one of the two churches for the Førresfjorden parish, which is part of the Haugaland prosti in the Diocese of Stavanger. Aksdal Church is situated 3½ km east of Førre Church.
Skåredalen skole
School building
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Skåredalen skole is a school building, which is situated 3½ km southwest of Førre Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Norheim and Haugesund.
Norheim
Village
Photo: Btd, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Norheim is a village in Karmøy municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The village is located along the Karmsundet strait immediately south of the town of Haugesund, just over the municipal border inside Karmøy. Norheim is situated 6 km southwest of Førre Church.
Haugesund
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Haugesund is a city in the county of Rogaland, in the West Norway region of Norway. The town offers a much wider range of goods and services than might be expected from a city of its size, due to its position as the definite centre of its relatively populous region.
Avaldsnes
Village
Photo: Johan Christian Dahl, Public domain.
Avaldsnes is a village in Karmøy municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The village is located on the northeastern part of the island of Karmøy, along the Karmsundet strait, just south of the town of Haugesund. Avaldsnes is situated 10 km southwest of Førre Church.
Førre Church
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Tysvær, Rogaland, Western Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
59.42431° or 59° 25′ 28″ northLongitude
5.38092° or 5° 22′ 51″ eastElevation
23 metres (75 feet)Inception
1893Operator
Tysvær kyrkjelege fellesrådOpen location code
9FF7C9FJ+P9OpenStreetMap ID
way 557704193OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=lutheran
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Swedish—“Førre Church” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Førre Kirke”
- Finnish: “Førren kirkko”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Førre kirke”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Førre kyrkje”
- Norwegian: “Førdesfjorden”
- Norwegian: “Førre kirke”
- Norwegian: “Førre”
- Swedish: “Førre kyrka”
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