Monsholmen
Monsholmen is an islet in Alver Municipality, Western Norway. Monsholmen is situated nearby to the hamlet Haugstad, as well as near Halland.Places of Interest
Highlights include Emigrant Church and Manger Church.
Emigrant Church
Museum
Photo: Desoda, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Emigrant Church at Sletta is a chapel of the Church of Norway in Alver Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Sletta, but it originally stood in Brampton Township in the state of North Dakota in the United States. Emigrant Church is situated 4 km northwest of Monsholmen.
Manger Church
Church
Photo: Desoda, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Manger Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Alver Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Manger on the island of Radøy. Manger Church is situated 3½ km southwest of Monsholmen.
Lygra Church
Church
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Lygra Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Alver Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located on the small island of Luro. It is one of the four churches for the Knarvik parish which is part of the Nordhordland prosti in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. Lygra Church is situated 3½ km north of Monsholmen.
Monsholmen
- Type: Islet
- Description: islet in Norway
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Alver Municipality, Western Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
60.65743° or 60° 39′ 27″ northLongitude
5.09431° or 5° 5′ 40″ eastElevation
3 metres (10 feet)Open location code
9FG7M34V+XPOpenStreetMap ID
way 415304388OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
9053494Wikidata ID
Q35303490
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Monsholmen” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Monsholmen”
- Norwegian: “Monsholmen”
- Turkish: “Monsholmen”
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