Førde
Førde is a village in Sveio municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located at the southern end of the Førdespollen bay, off of the main Bømlafjorden.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village with 332 residents
- Description: settlement in Sveio Municipality, Norway
- Also known as: “Forde”, “Førde i Hordaland”, and “Førde, Sveio”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Førde Church and Rex Garden.
Førde Church
Church
Photo: Jarvin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Førde Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Sveio Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Førde. It is one of the churches for the Valestrand og Førde parish which is part of the Sunnhordland prosti in the Diocese of Bjørgvin.
Førde
- Categories: urban area in Norway, human settlement, and locality
- Location: Sveio, Western Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
59.61137° or 59° 36′ 41″ northLongitude
5.4753° or 5° 28′ 31″ eastPopulation
332Elevation
38 metres (125 feet)Open location code
9FF7JF6G+G4OpenStreetMap ID
node 560936901OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
3156806Wikidata ID
Q2295417
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Førde” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Førde”
- Danish: “Førde i Sveio”
- Dutch: “Førde, Hordaland”
- Dutch: “Førde”
- French: “Førde”
- Irish: “Førde”
- Javanese: “Førde, Hordaland”
- Javanese: “Førde”
- Malay: “Førde, Hordaland”
- Malay: “Førde”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Førde”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Førde i Sveio”
- Norwegian: “Førde”
- Romanian: “Førde”
- Swedish: “Førde, Sveio kommun”
- Swedish: “Førde”
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