Ferkingstad

Ferkingstad is a village in Karmøy Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The village is located on the western shore of the island of Karmøy, immediately south of the town of Åkrahamn and a few minutes north of the village of Sandve.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ferkingstad Church and Åkra Church.

Ferkingstad Church

Church

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Ferkingstad Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Karmøy Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Ferkingstad on the western side of the island of Karmøy. Ferkingstad Church is situated 2½ km south of Ferkingstad.

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 3 km north of Ferkingstad.

Old Åkra Church

Church

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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. Old Åkra Church is situated 3 km north of Ferkingstad.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kopervik and Skudeneshavn.

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 the administrative centre of Karmøy Municipality. It is part of the traditional district of Haugaland and the Haugesund Region, a statistical metropolitan area. Kopervik is situated 9 km northeast of Ferkingstad.

Skudeneshavn

Town

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Skudeneshavn is a town in Karmøy Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located on the southernmost tip of the island of Karmøy at the entrance to the Boknafjorden and Karmsundet strait. Skudeneshavn is situated 10 km southeast of Ferkingstad.

Ferkingstad

Type: Locality
Also known as: “Ferkingstad havn”
Location: Karmøy, Rogaland, Western Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

59.23012° or 59° 13′ 48″ north

Longitude

5.1804° or 5° 10′ 49″ east

Elevation

3 metres (10 feet)

Open location code

9FF765JJ+25

OpenStreetMap ID

node 440091086

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

GeoNames ID

3226981

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In Other Languages

From French to Spanish—“Ferkingstad” goes by many names.

French: “Ferkingstad”
German: “Ferkingstad”
Spanish: “Ferkingstad”

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