Brakahaug

Brakahaug is a hill in Haugesund, Rogaland, Western Norway and has an elevation of 73 metres. Brakahaug is situated nearby to the hamlet Ørpetveit, as well as near the neighborhood Vassbrekke.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Rossabø Church and Oasen.

Rossabø Church

Church

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 4.0.

Rossabø Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Haugesund Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the southern part of the town of Haugesund.

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 2½ km southwest of Brakahaug.

Haugesund Stadion

Pitch

Photo: Hallgils2, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Haugesund Stadion, currently named Haugesund Sparebank Arena for sponsorship purposes, is a soccer-specific stadium in Haugesund, Norway. Haugesund Stadion is the home ground of Eliteserien team FK Haugesund and 2. divisjon team SK Vard Haugesund. Haugesund Stadion is situated 3 km northwest of Brakahaug.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Norheim and Avaldsnes.

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.

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. Avaldsnes is situated 6 km southwest of Brakahaug.

Brakahaug

Type: Hill with an elevation of 73 metres
Category: landform
Location: Haugesund, Rogaland, Western Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

59.39867° or 59° 23′ 55″ north

Longitude

5.32534° or 5° 19′ 31″ east

Elevation

73 metres (240 feet)

Open location code

9FF798XG+F4

GeoNames ID

9354214

Wikidata ID

Q31587745

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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Norwegian—“Brakahaug” goes by many names.

Bulgarian: “Бракахауг”
Cebuano: “Brakahaug”
Dutch: “Brakahaug”
Norwegian: “Brakahaug”

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