Forøya
Forøya is an islet in Karmøy, Rogaland, Western Norway. Forøya is situated nearby to the locality Gloppe, as well as near the quarter Velle.Places of Interest
Highlights include Avaldsnes Church and Grønhaug.
Avaldsnes Church
Church
Photo: Henry Leirvoll, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Avaldsnes Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Karmøy Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Avaldsnes on the northern part of the island of Karmøy.
Oasen
Shopping center
Photo: Dageinar.solberg, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Oasen Storsenter is a shopping centre in Norheim in Karmøy Municipality, Norway. In 2014 it had a turnover of 688 million Norwegian kroner. It has 65 stores in 33,000 m2 of building space. In addition to this there are 28 services within health and well-being. Oasen is situated 3 km north of Forøya.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Avaldsnes and Norheim.
Avaldsnes
Village
Photo: Johan Christian Dahl, Public domain.
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.
Norheim
Village
Photo: Btd, CC BY-SA 2.5.
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 Municipality. Norheim is situated 3 km north of Forøya.
Haugesund
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Forøya
- Type: Islet
- Also known as: “Foroya”
- Category: landform
- Location: Karmøy, Rogaland, Western Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Turkish—“Forøya” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Forøya”
- Norwegian: “Forøya”
- Turkish: “Forøya”
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Localities in the Area
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