Fossfjellet

Fossfjellet is a hill in Vik, Western Norway and has an elevation of 751 metres. Fossfjellet is situated nearby to the hamlet Fosse, as well as near the locality Nummedal.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hove Church and Hove power station.

Hove Church

Church

Photo: Per Magne Kjøde, Public domain.

Hove Church is a historic parish church of the Church of Norway in Vik Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Vikøyri on the Arnafjord, an arm of the Sognefjord.

Hove power station

Power station

Photo: PeltonMan, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Hopperstad Stave Church is a historic parish church of the Church of Norway in the village of Vikøyri in Vik Municipality in Vestland county. It was historically the church for the Hopperstad parish in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. Hopperstad Stave Church is situated 3 km northwest of Fossfjellet.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vikøyri.

Vikøyri

Photo: Iz48, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Vikøyri is a village of 1200 people on the south side of the Sognefjorden. The medieval churches Hove Church and Hopperstad Stave Church, as well as Vik Church from 1877, are located here. It is the administrative center of the municipality of Vik.

Fossfjellet

Type: Hill with an elevation of 751 metres
Description: hill in Vik, Vestland, Norway - Geonames ID=9206780
Category: landform
Location: Vik, Western Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

61.06274° or 61° 3′ 46″ north

Longitude

6.61836° or 6° 37′ 6″ east

Elevation

751 metres (2,464 feet)

Open location code

9FH83J79+38

GeoNames ID

9206780

Wikidata ID

Q31231362

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In Other Languages

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

Cebuano: “Fossfjellet”
Dutch: “Fossfjellet”
Norwegian: “Fossfjellet”

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