Avaldsnes

Avaldsnes is a village in Karmøy municipality in county, . The village is located on the northeastern part of the island of , along the strait, just south of the town of .
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Photo: Johan Christian Dahl, Public domain.
  • Type: Village with 2,880 residents
  • Description: settlement in Karmøy Municipality, Norway
  • Also known as: “Dalen”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Avaldsnes Church and Grønhaug.

Church
Photo: Henry Leirvoll, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Karmøy Municipality in county, . It is located in the village of Avaldsnes on the northern part of the .

Archaeological site
Photo: Colliekar, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is an archaeological site.

Shopping center
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Storsenter is a shopping centre in in Karmøy, . In 2014 it had a turnover of 688 million Norwegian kroner. It has 65 stores in 33,000 m2 of building space. In addition to this there are 28 services within health and well-being. is situated 3 km northeast of Avaldsnes.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Norheim and Haugesund.

Village
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is a village in Karmøy municipality in county, . The village is located along the strait immediately south of the , just over the municipal border inside Karmøy. is situated 3 km northeast of Avaldsnes.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a city in the county of , in the West Norway region of . 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.

Town
Photo: Mark Voigt, CC BY 3.0.
is the largest town on the island of in county, . It is also the administrative centre of the municipality of Karmøy. It is part of the traditional district of Haugaland. is situated 8 km south of Avaldsnes.

Avaldsnes

Latitude
59.35494° or 59° 21′ 18″ north
Longitude
5.27857° or 5° 16′ 43″ east
Population
2,880
Elevation
19 metres (62 feet)
United Nations Location Code
NO AVA
Open location code
9FF7973H+XC
Open­Street­Map ID
node 715831317
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
9404429
Wiki­data ID
Q790084
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Avaldsnes” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “阿瓦爾斯內斯”
  • Danish: “Avaldsnes”
  • Dutch: “Avaldsnes”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “اڤالدسنيس”
  • Finnish: “Avaldsnes”
  • French: “Avaldsnes”
  • German: “Avaldsnes”
  • German: “Sankt-Olav-Kirche (Avaldsnes)”
  • Icelandic: “Ögvaldsnes”
  • Javanese: “Avaldsnes”
  • Korean: “아발스네스”
  • Malay: “Avaldsnes”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Avaldsnes”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Avaldsnes”
  • Norwegian: “Avaldsnes”
  • Spanish: “Avaldsnes”
  • Swedish: “Avaldsnes”
  • Ukrainian: “Авальдснес”

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