Kapelholmen
Kapelholmen is an islet in Stord Municipality, Western Norway. Kapelholmen is situated nearby to the hamlet Vikenes, as well as near the village Sagvåg.Places of Interest
Highlights include Sagvåg School and Nysæter Church.
Sagvåg School
School
Stord is a municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Sunnhordland. Stord Municipality is sometimes called "Norway in miniature" since it has such a variety of landscapes: coastline, fjords, forests, agricultural land, and mountain areas.
Nysæter Church
Church
Photo: Vinguru, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Nysæter Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Stord Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Sagvåg on the southwestern coast of the island of Stord.
Bømla Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Margareth, Public domain.
The Bømla Bridge is a suspension bridge which crosses Spissøysundet between the islands of Nautøya in Stord Municipality and Spissøya in Bømlo Municipality, Norway. Bømla Bridge is situated 4 km south of Kapelholmen.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sagvåg and Leirvik.
Sagvåg
Village
Photo: Astrid Carlsen, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sagvåg is a village in Stord Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located on the southwest coast of the island of Stord, about 5 kilometres west of the town of Leirvik.
Leirvik
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Leirvik is a town in the county of Hordaland in Norway. It is located on the island of Stord in the municipality of the same name. Confusingly, Stord municipality as a whole has town status, but Leirvik is the only town-like settlement in the municipality.
Kapelholmen
- Type: Islet
- Also known as: “Kappelholmen”
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Stord Municipality, Western Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
59.77251° or 59° 46′ 21″ northLongitude
5.36917° or 5° 22′ 9″ eastElevation
7 metres (23 feet)Open location code
9FF7Q9F9+2MOpenStreetMap ID
way 174141507OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
9049048
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Kapelholmen” goes by many names.
- Norwegian: “Kapelholmen”
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