Førre
Førre or Førresfjorden is a village in Tysvær municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The village is located at the northern end of the Førresfjorden.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Førre Church and Aksdal Church.
Førre Church
Church
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Førre Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Tysvær Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Førre, which sits along the European route E134 highway.
Aksdal Church
Church
Aksdal Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Aksdal village, Tysvær Municipality, Rogaland county, Norway. It is one of the two churches for the Førresfjorden parish, which is part of the Haugaland prosti in the Diocese of Stavanger. Aksdal Church is situated 3½ km east of Førre.
Skåredalen skole
School building
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Skåredalen skole is a school building, which is situated 3½ km southwest of Førre.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Norheim and Haugesund.
Norheim
Village
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Norheim is a village in Karmøy municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The village is located along the Karmsundet strait immediately south of the town of Haugesund, just over the municipal border inside Karmøy. Norheim is situated 7 km southwest of Førre.
Haugesund
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Haugesund is a city in the county of Rogaland, in the West Norway region of Norway. The town offers a much wider range of goods and services than might be expected from a city of its size, due to its position as the definite centre of its relatively populous region.
Avaldsnes
Village
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Avaldsnes is a village in Karmøy municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The village is located on the northeastern part of the island of Karmøy, along the Karmsundet strait, just south of the town of Haugesund. Avaldsnes is situated 10 km southwest of Førre.
Førre
- Type: Locality with 5,710 residents
- Description: settlement in Tysvær Municipality, Norway
- Category: urban area in Norway
- Location: Tysvær, Rogaland, Western Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Swedish—“Førre” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Førre”
- Danish: “Førre”
- Dutch: “Fordesfjorden”
- Dutch: “Førdesfjorden”
- Finnish: “Førre”
- French: “Førre”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Førdesfjorden”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Førre”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Førre”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Tettstaden Førdesfjorden”
- Norwegian: “Førdesfjorden”
- Norwegian: “Førre”
- Romanian: “Førre”
- Swedish: “Førdesfjorden”
- Swedish: “Førre”
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