Skåre Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Haugesund Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the town of Haugesund. It is one of the two churches for the Skåre parish which is part of the Haugaland prosti in the Diocese of Stavanger.

Haugesund Art Gallery

Art gallery

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The Haugesund Art Gallery stands in the north part of Haugesund with a view of the city park and rose garden. The art museum goes back to the Haugesund Art Society, founded in 1913.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Haugesund and Norheim.

Haugesund

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Haugesund is a city in the county of Rogaland, in the West Norway region of Norway. The town offers a much wider range of goods and services than might be expected from a city of its size, due to its position as the definite centre of its relatively populous region.

Norheim

Village

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Norheim is a village in Karmøy municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The village is located along the Karmsundet strait immediately south of the town of Haugesund, just over the municipal border inside Karmøy. Norheim is situated 6 km southeast of Heggjelen.

Avaldsnes

Village

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Avaldsnes is a village in Karmøy municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The village is located on the northeastern part of the island of Karmøy, along the Karmsundet strait, just south of the town of Haugesund. Avaldsnes is situated 7 km south of Heggjelen.

Heggjelen

Type: Islet
Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
Location: Karmøy, Rogaland, Western Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

59.41566° or 59° 24′ 56″ north

Longitude

5.23118° or 5° 13′ 52″ east

Elevation

2 metres (7 feet)

Open location code

9FF7C68J+7F

OpenStreetMap ID

way 4149428

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=coastline

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

GeoNames ID

9057043

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In Other Languages

“Heggjelen” goes by many names.

Norwegian: “Heggjelen”

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