Askerøya
Askerøya is an island in Tvedestrand municipality in Agder county, Norway. The 2.46-square-kilometre island lies along the Skagerrak coast. The island is just southwest of the Lyngør area and just northeast of the islands of Borøya and Sandøya.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Island
- Description: island in Tvedestrand, Norway
- Also known as: “Askeröen” and “Askeröy”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Lyngør Lighthouse and Dypvåg Church.
Lyngør Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Kurt Chetkowski, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lyngør Lighthouse is a coastal lighthouse located on the island of Kjeholmen in the Lyngør area in the municipality of Tvedestrand in Agder county, Norway. Lyngør Lighthouse is situated 3 km northeast of Askerøya.
Dypvåg Church
Church
Dypvåg Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Tvedestrand Municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located in the village of Dypvåg. It is the church for the Dypvåg parish which is part of the Aust-Nedenes prosti in the Diocese of Agder og Telemark. Dypvåg Church is situated 3 km west of Askerøya.
Klåholmen
Farm
Klåholmen is a village in Tvedestrand municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located on the island of Sandøya, midway between the popular tourist destinations of Kilsund and Lyngør. Klåholmen is situated 3 km southwest of Askerøya.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lyngør and Dypvåg.
Lyngør
Village
Photo: Leifern, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lyngør is a village area on a group of small islands in the municipality of Tvedestrand in Agder county, off the southeast coast of Norway. The village is about 12 kilometres northeast of Tvedestrand and approximately 12 kilometres southwest of the town of Risør.
Dypvåg
Village
Dypvåg is a village in Tvedestrand municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located along the Skagerrak coast and the Norwegian County Road 411, about 10 kilometres east of the town of Tvedestrand and the village of Kråkvåg lies immediately west of Dypvåg. Dypvåg is situated 3 km west of Askerøya.
Gjeving
Village
Gjeving is a village in Tvedestrand municipality in Agder county, Norway. The village is located along the Skagerrak coast, just off Norwegian County Road 411, about 15 kilometres east of the town of Tvedestrand and about 5 kilometres east of the village of Dypvåg. Gjeving is situated 3 km northeast of Askerøya.
Askerøya
- Category: landform
- Location: Tvedestrand, Agder, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Turkish—“Askerøya” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Askerøya”
- Cebuano: “Askerøya (pulo sa Noruwega)”
- Cebuano: “Askerøya”
- Danish: “Askerøya”
- Dutch: “Askerøya”
- French: “Askeroya”
- French: “Askerøya”
- Javanese: “Askerøya”
- Malay: “Askerøya”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Askerøya”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Askerøya”
- Norwegian: “Askerøya”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Askerøya”
- Turkish: “Askerøya”
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Explore places such as Østre Askerøy and Hella.
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Highlights include Bjørnstangen and Bukkeholmene.
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