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.- Type: Church
- Denomination: Lutheran
- Description: church building in Sandnes Municipality, Rogaland, Norway
- Also known as: “Forsand kirkested” and “Forsand Kyrkje”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Forsand.
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″ north
Longitude
6.09811° or 6° 5′ 53″ east
Elevation
33 metres (108 feet)
Established
1854
Operator
Forsand sokneråd
Open location code
9FC8W32X+F6
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worship
OpenStreetMap feature
building=church
OpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=lutheran
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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 Nynorsk: “Forsand kyrkje”
- Norwegian: “Forsand kirke”
- Norwegian: “Forsand”
- Swedish: “Forsands kyrka”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Forsand and Berge.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Gjøysa and Forsand kommunehus.
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