Valholmen
Valholmen is an islet in Vestvågøy Municipality, Nordland. Valholmen is situated nearby to the locality Bergsøy, as well as near the hamlet Moneset.Places of Interest
Highlights include Hol Church and Buksnes Church.
Hol Church
Church
Hol Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Vestvågøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located on the southeastern edge of the town of Leknes on the island of Vestvågøya.
Buksnes Church
Church
Photo: Holav, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Buksnes Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Vestvågøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Gravdal on the island of Vestvågøya. Buksnes Church is situated 3 km southwest of Valholmen.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Leknes and Gravdal.
Leknes
Town
Photo: Paalsvendsen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Lofoten is a group of islands in the northern part of Norway. With its postcard-looking small fishing villages nestled in fjords dotting a very rugged coast with abrupt peaks rising directly from the ocean, the archipelago is often described as one of the most scenic parts of Norway.
Gravdal
Village
Photo: Hakrist, Public domain.
Gravdal is a village in Vestvågøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located on the island of Vestvågøya in the central part of the Lofoten archipelago, north of the Arctic Circle. Gravdal is situated 3 km southwest of Valholmen.
Steine
Village
Steine is a fishing village in Vestvågøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The village lies on the south side of the island of Vestvågøya, about 3 kilometres west of the village of Stamsund. Steine is situated 7 km east of Valholmen.
Valholmen
- Type: Islet
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Vestvågøy Municipality, Nordland, Northern Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
68.1289° or 68° 7′ 44″ northLongitude
13.61875° or 13° 37′ 8″ eastOpen location code
9FWM4JH9+HFOpenStreetMap ID
way 16589092OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
9047951
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“Valholmen” goes by many names.
- Norwegian: “Valholmen”
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