Synshovden

Synshovden is a hill in Vik, Western Norway and has an elevation of 610 metres. Synshovden is situated nearby to the hamlet Bø, as well as near the locality Hopperstad.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hopperstad Stave Church and Vik Church.

Hopperstad Stave Church

Church

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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.

Vik Church

Church

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Vik Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Vik Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Vikøyri. It is the church for the Vik parish which is part of the Sogn prosti in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. Vik Church is situated 2½ km east of Synshovden.

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 Church is situated 3 km east of Synshovden.

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.

Synshovden

Type: Hill with an elevation of 610 metres
Category: landform
Location: Vik, Western Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

61.08029° or 61° 4′ 49″ north

Longitude

6.53114° or 6° 31′ 52″ east

Elevation

610 metres (2,001 feet)

Open location code

9FH83GJJ+4F

GeoNames ID

9348785

Wikidata ID

Q31385767

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In Other Languages

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

Cebuano: “Synshovden”
Dutch: “Synshovden”
Norwegian: “Synshovden”

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