Forsand Church
Forsand Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in the eastern part of the large Sandnes Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Forsand, near the mouth to the Lysefjorden.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Church
- Denomination: Lutheran
- Description: church building in Sandnes Municipality, Rogaland, Norway
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Forsand.
Forsand
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Forsand is a former municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The 780-square-kilometre municipality existed from 1871 until 2020 when it was merged into Sandnes municipality.
Forsand Church
- Categories: cultural property, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Sandnes, Rogaland, Western Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
58.90119° or 58° 54′ 4″ northLongitude
6.09811° or 6° 5′ 53″ eastElevation
33 metres (108 feet)Inception
1854Operator
Forsand soknerådOpen location code
9FC8W32X+F6OpenStreetMap ID
way 557704184OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=lutheran
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Swedish—“Forsand Church” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Forsand Kirke”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كنيسه فرسان”
- Finnish: “Forsandin kirkko”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Forsand kirke”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Forsand kirkested”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Forsand kyrkje”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Forsand Kyrkje”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Forsand kyrkje”
- Norwegian: “Forsand kirke”
- Norwegian: “Forsand”
- Swedish: “Forsands kyrka”
Localities in the Area
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