Fransholmen

Fransholmen is an islet in Sula, Møre og Romsdal, Western Norway. Fransholmen is situated nearby to the neighborhood Øvre Holen, as well as near the locality Kråna.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Borgund Church and Langevåg Church.

Borgund Church

Church

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Borgund Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Ålesund Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the village of Borgund, just east of the city of Ålesund.

Langevåg Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Sula Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the village of Langevåg on the northern shore of the island of Sula.

Volsdalen Church

Church

Photo: GangerRolf, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Volsdalen Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Ålesund Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located on the south side of the island of Nørvøya in the town of Ålesund. Volsdalen Church is situated 3½ km northwest of Fransholmen.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ålesund.

Ålesund

Photo: GangerRolf, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Ålesund is the largest city in Møre og Romsdal county, West Norway, with about 53,000 inhabitants, 66,000 in the surrounding area. Ålesund is the gateway to the iconic northwestern fjords and surrounding alpine mountains.

Fransholmen

Type: Islet
Description: islet in Norway
Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
Location: Sula, Møre og Romsdal, Western Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

62.44947° or 62° 26′ 58″ north

Longitude

6.23416° or 6° 14′ 3″ east

Elevation

1 metre (3 feet)

Open location code

9FJ8C6XM+QM

OpenStreetMap ID

way 412860573

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=coastline

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

GeoNames ID

9046397

Wikidata ID

Q35388443

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Turkish—“Fransholmen” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Fransholmen”
Norwegian Nynorsk: “Fransholmen”
Norwegian: “Fransholmen”
Turkish: “Fransholmen”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

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Highlights include Lisje Fransholmen and Svinholmen.

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