Old Åkra Church
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Church
- Denomination: Lutheran
- Description: church building in Karmøy, Rogaland, Norway
- Also known as: “Aakra”, “Akra”, and “Åkra”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Åkra Church.
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. Åkra Church is situated 210 metres east of Old Åkra Church.
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 northeast of Old Åkra Church.
Old Åkra Church
- Categories: cultural property, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Karmøy, Rogaland, Western Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
59.25748° or 59° 15′ 27″ northLongitude
5.192° or 5° 11′ 31″ eastElevation
11 metres (36 feet)Inception
1821Operator
Karmøy kirkelig fellesrådOpen location code
9FF7754R+XROpenStreetMap ID
way 553065987OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=lutheran
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Swedish—“Old Åkra Church” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Åkra gamle Kirke”
- Finnish: “Åkran vanha kirkko”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Åkra gamle kirke”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Åkra gamle kirkested”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Åkra gamle kyrkje”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Åkra gml. kirke”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Åkra gamle kyrkje”
- Norwegian: “Åkra gamle kirke”
- Swedish: “Åkra gamla kyrka”
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Explore places such as Elkjøp Åkrehamn and Åkrakrossen (A).
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