Purkheia
Purkheia is a hill in Vega, Nordland. Purkheia is situated nearby to the hamlet Grimsøya, as well as near the locality Rørøya.Places of Interest
Highlights include Vega Church.
Vega Church
Church
Photo: TorbjørnS, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Vega Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Vega Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Gladstad on the island of Vega in the Vegaøyan archipelago. Vega Church is situated 3 km west of Purkheia.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gladstad and Holand.
Gladstad
Village
Photo: TorbjørnS, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gladstad is the administrative centre of Vega Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the central part of the island of Vega, about 3.5 kilometres southeast of the village of Holand. Vega Church is located in Gladstad. Gladstad is situated 3 km west of Purkheia.
Holand
Village
Photo: Dana Morris, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Holand is a village in Vega Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located on the north end of the island of Vega about 3.5 kilometres north of the village of Gladstad. Holand is situated 6 km northwest of Purkheia.
Purkheia
- Type: Hill
- Category: landform
- Location: Vega, Nordland, Northern Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Norwegian—“Purkheia” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Purkheia”
- Dutch: “Purkheia”
- Norwegian: “Purkheia”
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