Purkehaugen
Purkehaugen is a hill in Årdal, Western Norway and has an elevation of 740 metres. Purkehaugen is situated nearby to the neighborhood Øyri, as well as near Farnes.Places of Interest
Highlights include Farnes Church and Holsbru power station.
Farnes Church
Church
Photo: Vinguru, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Farnes Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Årdal Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Øvre Årdal. It is the church for the Øvre Årdal parish which is part of the Sogn prosti in the Diocese of Bjørgvin.
Holsbru power station
Power station
Holsbru power station is situated 3½ km southeast of Purkehaugen.
Purkehaugen
- Type: Hill with an elevation of 740 metres
- Category: landform
- Location: Årdal, Western Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Norwegian—“Purkehaugen” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Purkehaugen”
- Dutch: “Purkehaugen”
- Norwegian: “Purkehaugen”
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