Tornhaugen

Tornhaugen is a hill in Alstahaug Municipality, Nordland. Tornhaugen is situated nearby to the quarter Horvneset, as well as near the town Sandnessjøen.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sandnessjøen Church and Helgeland Bridge.

Sandnessjøen Church

Church

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Sandnessjøen Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Alstahaug Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the town of Sandnessjøen.

The Helgeland Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge that crosses the Leirfjorden between the mainland and the island of Alsta in Nordland county, Norway. The town of Sandnessjøen is located just southwest of the bridge on the island. Helgeland Bridge is situated 3½ km northeast of Tornhaugen.

Sandnessjøen videregående skole

School

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Sandnessjøen videregående skole is a school, which is situated 2½ km west of Tornhaugen.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sandnessjøen and Hestad.

Sandnessjøen

Town

Photo: W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Sandnessjøen is a town and the administrative centre of Alstahaug Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. Sandnessjøen was granted special trading privileges in the late 1600s, but it did not receive town status until 1999.

Hestad

Hamlet

Hestad is a village in Dønna Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The village is located on the southern part of the island of Dønna, about 6 kilometres northwest of the mainland town of Sandnessjøen. Hæstad Church is located in the village. Hestad is situated 8 km northwest of Tornhaugen.

Tornhaugen

Type: Hill
Category: landform
Location: Alstahaug Municipality, Nordland, Northern Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

66.016° or 66° 0′ 58″ north

Longitude

12.66026° or 12° 39′ 37″ east

Open location code

9FRJ2M86+C4

GeoNames ID

9359635

Wikidata ID

Q31664245

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In Other Languages

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

Cebuano: “Tornhaugen”
Dutch: “Tornhaugen”
Norwegian: “Tornhaugen”

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