Merkeshaugen
Merkeshaugen is a hill in Sogndal, Western Norway and has an elevation of 171 metres. Merkeshaugen is situated nearby to the hamlet Engjane, as well as near Målsnes.Places of Interest
Highlights include Kvamsøy Church and Kvamsøy.
Kvamsøy Church
Church
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Kvamsøy Church is a historic parish church of the Church of Norway in Sogndal Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located on the small island of Kvamsøy.
Kvamsøy
Islet
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Kvamsøy is a small island in Sogndal Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The 80-hectare island lies in the Sognefjorden, just off the coast of the village of Kvamme.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vikøyri and Balestrand.
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.
Balestrand
Photo: Nelson Minar, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Balestrand is a former municipality in the old Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. The 429-square-kilometre municipality existed from 1850 until its dissolution in 2020.
Merkeshaugen
- Type: Hill with an elevation of 171 metres
- Category: landform
- Location: Sogndal, Western Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Norwegian—“Merkeshaugen” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Merkeshaugen”
- Dutch: “Merkeshaugen”
- Norwegian: “Merkeshaugen”
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