Bru
Bru is an island in Stavanger municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The 3-square-kilometre island lies south of the Boknafjorden, just off the coast of the Stavanger Peninsula, along the Byfjorden.- Type: Island
- Description: island in Stavanger, Norway
- Also known as: “Bru, Rogaland”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Tungenes Lighthouse and Vestre Åmøy Chapel.
Tungenes Lighthouse
Museum
Photo: Jarvin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tungenes Lighthouse is a coastal lighthouse located in the municipality of Randaberg in Rogaland county, Norway. The lighthouse is situated at the north end of the Tungenes headland on the tip of Stavanger Peninsula just to the north of the city of Stavanger. Tungenes Lighthouse is situated 3½ km west of Bru.
Vestre Åmøy Chapel
Church
Vestre Åmøy Chapel is a chapel of the Church of Norway in Stavanger Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located on the western end of the small island of Åmøy. Vestre Åmøy Chapel is situated 3 km east of Bru.
Grødem Church
Church
Photo: Jarvin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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. Grødem Church is situated 3½ km south of Bru.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Randaberg and Hundvåg.
Randaberg
Town
Photo: Godztian, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 5 km south of Bru.
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 7 km southeast of Bru.
Buøy
Suburb
Photo: Andersalmaas, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 8 km southeast of Bru.
Bru
- Category: landform
- Location: Stavanger, Rogaland, Western Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Bru” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Bru (pulo)”
- Cebuano: “Bru”
- Chinese: “布吕岛”
- French: “Bru (île)”
- French: “Bru”
- German: “Bru (Stavanger)”
- German: “Bru”
- Javanese: “Bru, Rogaland”
- Malay: “Bru, Rogaland”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Bru”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Øya Bru”
- Norwegian: “Bru”
- Swedish: “Bru”
- Turkish: “Bru”
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