Åkra Church

Åkra Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Kvinnherad Municipality in Vestland county, . 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.
  • Lutheran church
  • …lies at an elevation of around 30 metres (90 feet)
  • …is also known as “Akra kyrkje”
  • …is operated by Kvinnherad kyrkjelege fellesråd
  • …dates from 1735
  • Description: church building in Kvinnherad, Norway

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Latitude
59.79007° or 59° 47′ 24″ north
Longitude
6.10149° or 6° 6′ 5″ east
Open location code
9FF8Q4R2+2H
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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—“Åkra Church” goes by many names.
Åkra KirkeDanish
Åkran kirkkoFinnish
Åkran kirkko (Kvinnherad)Finnish
Åkra kirkeNorwegian
Åkra kyrkjeNorwegian
Åkra kirkeNorwegian Bokmål
Åkra kirkested (Kvinnherad)Norwegian Bokmål
Åkra kyrkje i KvinnheradNorwegian Nynorsk
Åkra kyrkaSwedish

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