Byfjorden
Byfjorden is a fjord in Rogaland county, Norway. The 10-kilometre long fjord runs through the municipalities of Randaberg and Stavanger. The fjord begins at the Tungenes Lighthouse at the northern end of the Stavanger Peninsula and it flows south along the east side of the peninsula to the city of Stavanger.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Grødem Church and Vardeneset Church.
Grødem Church
Church
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Grødem Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Randaberg Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Grødem. It is one of the two churches for the Randaberg parish which is part of the Tungenes prosti in the Diocese of Stavanger.
Vardeneset Church
Church
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Vardeneset Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in the southern part of the large Stavanger Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the Ytre Tasta neighborhood in the borough of Tasta in the northern part of the city of Stavanger. Vardeneset Church is situated 2½ km south of Byfjorden.
Stavanger prison
Prison
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Stavanger Prison is a prison, located in Stavanger, Norway The prison was opened in its present form in 2001. The building was then renovated and replaced the former Stavanger Prison which was completed in 1963. Stavanger prison is situated 2½ km south of Byfjorden.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Randaberg and Hundvåg.
Randaberg
Town
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Randaberg is a municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Jæren, at the northern end of the Stavanger Peninsula. Randaberg is situated 3½ km southwest of Byfjorden.
Hundvåg
Suburb
Hundvåg is a borough of the city of Stavanger which lies in the southwestern part of the large municipality of Stavanger in Rogaland county, Norway. The borough includes a number of islands lying to the north of the main city centre of Stavanger. Hundvåg is situated 4½ km southeast of Byfjorden.
Buøy
Suburb
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Buøy is an island in the municipality of Stavanger in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the borough of Hundvåg in the city of Stavanger. The 0.6-square-kilometre island was formerly separated from the island of Hundvåg by a small channel of water, but that was filled in. Buøy is situated 5 km southeast of Byfjorden.
Byfjorden
- Type: Marine channel
- Description: fjord in Rogaland, Norway
- Categories: fjord, channel, and body of water
- Location: Rogaland, Western Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Byfjorden” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Byfjorden”
- Danish: “Byfjorden”
- German: “Byfjord”
- Italian: “Byfjorden”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Byfjorden i Stavanger”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Byfjorden”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Byfjorden i Stavanger”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Byfjorden”
- Norwegian: “Byfjorden”
- Turkish: “Byfjorden”
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Localities in the Area
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