Fyrikken

Fyrikken is an islet in Moss, Østfold, Innlandet. Fyrikken is situated nearby to the hamlet Årefjorden, as well as near Evje.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Larkollen Church and Rygge Church.

Larkollen Church

Church

Larkollen Church

Photo: Vinguru, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Larkollen Church is situated 4 km south of Fyrikken.

Rygge Church

Church

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Rygge Church is situated 4 km northeast of Fyrikken.

Værne Kloster

Farm

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Værne Kloster is a manor and former abbey in the municipality of Rygge in Østfold, Norway. Today only ruins of the monastery remain. Originally a Kongsgård estate, King Sverre of Norway established a Knights Hospitaller abbey at Værne around 1200. Værne Kloster is situated 3 km north of Fyrikken.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kirkegrenda and Møvik.

Kirkegrenda

Hamlet

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Kirkegrenda is a village in the municipality of Rygge in Østfold, Norway. Its population is 294. The village was built up around Rygge Church, hence the name Kirkegrenda which means church hamlet. Kirkegrenda is situated 4 km east of Fyrikken.

Møvik

Hamlet

Møvik is a village in Rygge municipality, Norway. Its population is 252. Møvik is situated 5 km southeast of Fyrikken.

Spetalen

Village

Photo: Aleco, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Spetalen is a village, which is situated 10 km southeast of Fyrikken.

Fyrikken

Type: Islet
Description: islet in Norway
Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
Location: Moss, Østfold, East Norway, Alvdal, Innlandet, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

59.36611° or 59° 21′ 58″ north

Longitude

10.65862° or 10° 39′ 31″ east

Open location code

9FFG9M85+CC

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=coastline

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

GeoNames ID

Wikidata ID

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Norwegian—“Fyrikken” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Fyrikken”
German: “Fyrikken”
Norwegian: “Fyrikken”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Årefjorden and Evje.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Blåskjær and Kajalunden nature reserve.

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