Orrahaugen
Orrahaugen is a hill in Vik, Western Norway and has an elevation of 670 metres. Orrahaugen is situated nearby to the hamlet Nummedal, as well as near Fosse.Places of Interest
Highlights include Hove Church and Hopperstad Stave Church.
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 northwest of Orrahaugen.
Hopperstad Stave Church
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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 4 km northwest of Orrahaugen.
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.
Orrahaugen
- Type: Hill with an elevation of 670 metres
- Category: landform
- Location: Vik, Western Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Norwegian—“Orrahaugen” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Orrahaugen”
- Dutch: “Orrahaugen”
- Norwegian: “Orrahaugen”
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