Gjerstad Church
Gjerstad Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Osterøy Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Gjerstad.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Church
- Denomination: Lutheran
- Description: parish church in Osterøy, Norway
- Also known as: “Gjerstad kyrkje”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Haus and Ytre Arna.
Haus
Village
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Haus is a former municipality in the old Hordaland county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1964. The 96-square-kilometre municipality encompassed the southern half of the island of Osterøy as well as the area across the Sørfjorden from the island to the east, south, and west. Haus is situated 6 km southwest of Gjerstad Church.
Ytre Arna
Village
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Ytre Arna is a settlement in the borough of Arna in the municipality of Bergen in Vestland county, Norway. Ytre Arna is principally associated with A/S Arne Fabrikker, the country's first mechanised cotton mill. Ytre Arna Church is also located in the village. Ytre Arna is situated 8 km southwest of Gjerstad Church.
Breistein
Village
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Breistein is a village in the borough of Åsane in Bergen municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village lies along the Sørfjorden on the eastern part of the municipality, across the fjord from the village of Valestrandsfossen. Breistein is situated 8 km west of Gjerstad Church.
Gjerstad Church
- Categories: cultural property, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Osterøy, Western Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
60.49962° or 60° 29′ 59″ northLongitude
5.54834° or 5° 32′ 54″ eastElevation
124 metres (407 feet)Inception
1870Operator
Osterøy kyrkjelege fellesrådOpen location code
9FG7FGXX+R8OpenStreetMap ID
way 381755800OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=lutheran
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Swedish—“Gjerstad Church” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Gjerstad Kirke”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه جيرستاد”
- Finnish: “Gjerstadin kirkko (Osterøy)”
- Finnish: “Gjerstadin kirkko”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Gjerstad kirke”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Gjerstad kyrkje på Osterøy”
- Norwegian: “Gjerstad kirke”
- Norwegian: “Gjerstad”
- Swedish: “Gjerstad kyrka”
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