Åkra Church
Åkra Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Kvinnherad Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Åkra. It is the church for the Åkra parish which is part of the Sunnhordland prosti in the Diocese of Bjørgvin.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Church
- Denomination: Lutheran
- Description: church building in Kvinnherad, Norway
- Also known as: “Akra kyrkje”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Åkraelva power station and Fatland power station.
Åkraelva power station
Industrial building
Photo: PeltonMan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Åkraelva power station is an industrial building, which is situated 630 metres northwest of Åkra Church.
Fatland power station
Industrial building
Photo: PeltonMan, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fatland power station is an industrial building, which is situated 3 km southwest of Åkra Church.
Alsaker power station
Industrial building
Photo: PeltonMan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Alsaker power station is an industrial building, which is situated 3½ km southwest of Åkra Church.
Åkra Church
- Categories: cultural property, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Kvinnherad, Western Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
59.79007° or 59° 47′ 24″ northLongitude
6.10149° or 6° 6′ 5″ eastElevation
28 metres (92 feet)Inception
1735Operator
Kvinnherad kyrkjelege fellesrådOpen location code
9FF8Q4R2+2HOpenStreetMap ID
way 557505493OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=lutheran
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Swedish—“Åkra Church” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Åkra Kirke”
- Finnish: “Åkran kirkko (Kvinnherad)”
- Finnish: “Åkran kirkko”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Åkra kirke”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Åkra kirkested (Kvinnherad)”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Åkra kyrkje i Kvinnherad”
- Norwegian: “Åkra kirke”
- Norwegian: “Åkra kyrkje”
- Swedish: “Åkra kyrka”
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