Åkrehamn
Åkrehamn or Åkrahamn is a small town in Karmøy municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The town is located on the west side of the island of Karmøy in the traditional district of Haugaland.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Town with 8,200 residents
- Description: settlement in Karmøy Municipality, Norway
- Also known as: “Aakrehamn”, “Åkrahamn”, “Akrehamn”, and “Akrehavn”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Old Åkra Church and Åkra Church.
Old Åkra Church
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kopervik.
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 also the administrative centre of the municipality of Karmøy. It is part of the traditional district of Haugaland. Kopervik is situated 7 km east of Åkrehamn.
Åkrehamn
- Categories: urban area in Norway, place with town rights and privileges, and locality
- Location: Karmøy, Rogaland, Western Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
59.2608° or 59° 15′ 39″ northLongitude
5.18595° or 5° 11′ 9″ eastPopulation
8,200Elevation
4 metres (13 feet)United Nations Location Code
NO AKMOpen location code
9FF7756P+89OpenStreetMap ID
node 31264150OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Uzbek—“Åkrehamn” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “أوكرهامن”
- Bulgarian: “Окрехамн”
- Cebuano: “Åkrehamn”
- Danish: “Åkrehamn”
- Dutch: “Åkrehamn”
- Finnish: “Åkrehamn”
- French: “Åkrehamn”
- German: “Åkrehamn”
- Italian: “Åkrehamn”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Åkrehamn”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Åkrehamn”
- Norwegian: “Åkrehamn”
- Persian: “اوکرهام”
- Serbian: “Окрехамн”
- Spanish: “Åkrehamn”
- Swedish: “Åkrehamn”
- Uzbek: “Åkrehamn”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Karmøy kulturhus and Grunnvikjå Lekepark.
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