Nesholmen

Nesholmen is an islet in Fitjar, Western Norway. Nesholmen is situated nearby to the locality Nestræ, as well as near the hamlet Skumsnes.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fitjar Church and Aarskog power station.

Fitjar Church

Church

Photo: Frokor, Public domain.

Fitjar Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Fitjar Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Fitjar. It is the church for the Fitjar parish which is part of the Sunnhordland prosti in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. Fitjar Church is situated 4 km south of Nesholmen.

Aarskog power station

Industrial building

Photo: PeltonMan, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Aarskog power station is an industrial building, which is situated 2½ km southeast of Nesholmen.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fitjar.

Fitjar

Village

Photo: Frokor, Public domain.

Fitjar is the administrative centre of Fitjar Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located on the northwestern shore of the island of Stord. Fitjar is situated 4 km south of Nesholmen.

Nesholmen

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

59.95142° or 59° 57′ 5″ north

Longitude

5.30416° or 5° 18′ 15″ east

Elevation

1 metre (3 feet)

Open location code

9FF7X823+HM

OpenStreetMap ID

way 4145406

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=coastline

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

GeoNames ID

9058576

Wikidata ID

Q35308412

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Turkish—“Nesholmen” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Nesholmen”
French: “Nesholmen”
Norwegian: “Nesholmen”
Turkish: “Nesholmen”

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Localities in the Area

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