Balke
Balke is a farm in Moss, Østfold, Innlandet. Balke is situated nearby to the hamlet Evje, as well as near Årefjorden.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Rygge Church and Rygge Station.
Rygge Station
Railway station
Photo: JohnM, Public domain.
Rygge Station is a railway station on the Østfold Line at Ryggebyen in Rygge, Norway. In addition to serving the village, the station acts as an airport rail link to Moss Airport, Rygge via a free shuttle bus. Rygge Station is situated 3 km east of Balke.
Værne Kloster
Farm
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Værne Kloster is a manor and former abbey in the municipality of Rygge in Østfold, Norway. Today only ruins of the monastery remain. Originally a Kongsgård estate, King Sverre of Norway established a Knights Hospitaller abbey at Værne around 1200. Værne Kloster is situated 2½ km northwest of Balke.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kirkegrenda and Møvik.
Kirkegrenda
Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kirkegrenda is a village in the municipality of Rygge in Østfold, Norway. Its population is 294. The village was built up around Rygge Church, hence the name Kirkegrenda which means church hamlet.
Møvik
Hamlet
Møvik is a village in Rygge municipality, Norway. Its population is 252. Møvik is situated 4½ km south of Balke.
Spetalen
Village
Photo: Aleco, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Spetalen is a village, which is situated 9 km southeast of Balke.
Balke
- Type: Farm
- Categories: locality and agriculture
- Location: Moss, Østfold, East Norway, Alvdal, Innlandet, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
59.37302° or 59° 22′ 23″ northLongitude
10.69219° or 10° 41′ 32″ eastElevation
29 metres (95 feet)Open location code
9FFG9MFR+6VOpenStreetMap ID
node 4331247211OpenStreetMap feature
place=farmGeoNames ID
9488675
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In Other Languages
“Balke” goes by many names.
- Norwegian: “Balke”
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