Bakkjen
Bakkjen is a farm in Tysvær Municipality, Rogaland, Western Norway. Bakkjen is situated nearby to the hamlet Stårhogg, as well as near Hesthammar.Places of Interest
Highlights include Kårstø Power Station and Tysvær Church.
Kårstø Power Station
Historic site
Photo: Hideaway, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kårstø Power Station is an unused natural gas-fired thermal power plant located at the Kårstø industrial site in the southwestern part of Tysvær Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. Kårstø Power Station is situated 3½ km south of Bakkjen.
Tysvær Church
Church
Photo: Jarvin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tysvær Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Tysvær Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Tysværvåg. It is the church for the Tysvær parish which is part of the Haugaland prosti in the Diocese of Stavanger. Tysvær Church is situated 3½ km northwest of Bakkjen.
Bakkjen
- Type: Farm
- Categories: locality and agriculture
- Location: Tysvær Municipality, Rogaland, Western Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
59.30456° or 59° 18′ 16″ northLongitude
5.51563° or 5° 30′ 56″ eastElevation
37 metres (121 feet)Open location code
9FF78G38+R7OpenStreetMap ID
node 9991016261OpenStreetMap feature
place=farmGeoNames ID
9469563
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In Other Languages
“Bakkjen” goes by many names.
- Norwegian: “Bakkjen”
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