Førde

Førde is the administrative centre of in Vestland county, . The town is located at the eastern end of the Førdefjorden, at the mouth of the river .
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  • Type: Town with 10,900 residents
  • Description: settlement in Sunnfjord Municipality, Norway
  • Also known as: “Forde”, “Førde i Førde”, and “Fords”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Sogn og Fjordane Art Museum and Førde Church.

Museum
Photo: Sigrunespe, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is an art museum located in Førde, .

Church
Photo: Eirik, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a parish church of the Church…

School
Photo: Eirik, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a school.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Førde.

Photo: Sigrunespe, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a former municipality in the old county, .

Førde

Latitude
61.45218° or 61° 27′ 8″ north
Longitude
5.85717° or 5° 51′ 26″ east
Population
10,900
Elevation
27 metres (89 feet)
IATA airport code
FDE
UN/LOCODE
NO FDE
Open location code
9FH7FV24+VV
Open­Street­Map ID
node 31264091
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
3156804
Wiki­data ID
Q1780577
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Ukrainian—“Førde” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Førde”
  • Azerbaijani: “Förde”
  • Cebuano: “Førde (kapital sa munisipyo)”
  • Cebuano: “Førde”
  • Chinese: “弗勒”
  • Danish: “Førde i Sunnfjord”
  • Dutch: “Førde”
  • Estonian: “Førde”
  • French: “Førde”
  • German: “Førde”
  • Hungarian: “Førde”
  • Italian: “Førde”
  • Japanese: “フォルデ”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Førde”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Førde i Sunnfjord”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Førde”
  • Norwegian: “Førde”
  • Persian: “فوده”
  • Persian: “فورده”
  • Polish: “Førde”
  • Portuguese: “Førde”
  • Romanian: “Førde”
  • Russian: “Фёрде”
  • Swedish: “Førde”
  • Ukrainian: “Ферде”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Gåsøyra and Sjøahola.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Førde post i butikk and Førde rutebilstasjon.

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