Avaldsnes Church

Avaldsnes Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Karmøy Municipality in county, . It is located in the village of on the northern part of the .
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Lutheran
  • Description: church in Rogaland, Norway
  • Also known as: “Avaldsnes”, “Church of Avaldsnes”, and “Olavskirken”
  • Wheelchair access: limited

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Grønhaug and Oasen.

Archaeological site
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is an archaeological site, which is situated 1¼ km northwest of Avaldsnes Church.

Shopping center
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Storsenter is a shopping centre in in Karmøy Municipality, . In 2014 it had a turnover of 688 million Norwegian kroner. It has 65 stores in 33,000 m2 of building space. In addition to this there are 28 services within health and well-being. is situated 2½ km north of Avaldsnes Church.

Church
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is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Karmøy Municipality in county, . It is located in the village of , just south of the town of Haugesund. is situated 3 km north of Avaldsnes Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Avaldsnes and Norheim.

Village
Photo: Johan Christian Dahl, Public domain.
is a village in Karmøy Municipality in county, . The village is located on the northeastern part of the island of , along the strait, just south of the town of Haugesund.

Village
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is a village in Karmøy Municipality in county, . The village is located along the strait immediately south of the town of Haugesund, just over the municipal border inside Karmøy Municipality. is situated 2½ km northeast of Avaldsnes Church.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a city in the county of , in the West Norway region of . The town offers a much wider range of goods and services than might be expected from a city of its size, due to its position as the definite centre of its relatively populous region.

Avaldsnes Church

Latitude
59.35588° or 59° 21′ 21″ north
Longitude
5.2916° or 5° 17′ 30″ east
Elevation
25 metres (82 feet)
Inception
1250
Operator
Karmøy kirkelig fellesråd
Open location code
9FF7974R+9J
Open­Street­Map ID
way 92367737
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­lutheran
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­limited
Geo­Names ID
3162247
Wiki­data ID
Q5116826
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In Other Languages

From Danish to Swedish—“Avaldsnes Church” goes by many names.
  • Danish: “Avaldsnes Kirke”
  • Finnish: “Avaldsnesin kirkko”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Avaldsnes kirke”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Avaldsnes kirkested”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Avaldsnes kyrkje”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Avaldsnes kyrkje”
  • Norwegian: “Avaldsnes kirke”
  • Swedish: “Avaldsnes kyrka”

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