Ferkingstad
Ferkingstad is a village in Karmøy Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The village is located on the western shore of the island of Karmøy, immediately south of the town of Åkrahamn and a few minutes north of the village of Sandve.Photo: Vinguru, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Ferkingstad Church and Åkra Church.
Ferkingstad Church
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ferkingstad Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Karmøy Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Ferkingstad on the western side of the island of Karmøy.
Åkra Church
Church
Photo: Henry Leirvoll, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Åkra Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Karmøy Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the town of Åkrehamn on the western coast of the island of Karmøy. Åkra Church is situated 3½ km north of Ferkingstad.
Old Åkra Church
Church
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Old Åkra Church is a historic parish church of the Church of Norway in Karmøy Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the town of Åkrehamn located on the western coast of the island of Karmøy. Old Åkra Church is situated 3½ km north of Ferkingstad.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Skudeneshavn and Kopervik.
Skudeneshavn
Town
Photo: Julesvernex2, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Skudeneshavn is a town in Karmøy Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located on the southernmost tip of the island of Karmøy at the entrance to the Boknafjorden and Karmsundet strait. Skudeneshavn is situated 9 km southeast of Ferkingstad.
Kopervik
Town
Photo: Mark Voigt, CC BY 3.0.
Kopervik is the largest town on the island of Karmøy in Rogaland county, Norway. It is the administrative centre of Karmøy Municipality. It is part of the traditional district of Haugaland. Kopervik is situated 9 km northeast of Ferkingstad.
Ferkingstad
- Type: Hamlet with 723 residents
- Description: settlement in Karmøy Municipality, Norway
- Categories: human settlement, urban area in Norway, and locality
- Location: Karmøy, Rogaland, Western Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
59.22416° or 59° 13′ 27″ northLongitude
5.19689° or 5° 11′ 49″ eastPopulation
723Elevation
13 metres (43 feet)Open location code
9FF765FW+MQOpenStreetMap ID
node 440090617OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
3157717Wikidata ID
Q5444342
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Swedish—“Ferkingstad” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Ferkingstad”
- Dutch: “Ferkingstad”
- Finnish: “Ferkingstad”
- French: “Ferkingstad”
- German: “Ferkingstad”
- Irish: “Ferkingstad”
- Javanese: “Ferkingstad”
- Malay: “Ferkingstad”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Ferkingstad”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Ferkingstad”
- Norwegian: “Ferkingstad”
- Spanish: “Ferkingstad”
- Swedish: “Ferkingstad”
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