Monken
Monken is a point in Vik, Western Norway. Monken is situated nearby to the village Vangsnes, as well as near the hamlet Midttun.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Vangsnes Church.
Vangsnes Church
Church
Photo: Vinguru, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Vangsnes Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Vik Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Vangsnes. It is the church for the Vangsnes parish which is part of the Sogn prosti in the Diocese of Bjørgvin.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Balestrand and Feios.
Balestrand
Photo: Nelson Minar, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Balestrand is a former municipality in the old Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. The 429-square-kilometre municipality existed from 1850 until its dissolution in 2020.
Feios
Village
Photo: Eirik Solheim, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Feios is a village in Vik Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located on the southern shore of the Sognefjorden, about 8 kilometres southeast of the village of Vangsnes and about 17 kilometres northwest of the village of Fresvik. Feios is situated 7 km east of Monken.
Vikøyri
Photo: Iz48, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Vikøyri is a village of 1200 people on the south side of the Sognefjorden. The medieval churches Hove Church and Hopperstad Stave Church, as well as Vik Church from 1877, are located here. It is the administrative center of the municipality of Vik.
Monken
- Type: Point
- Category: landform
- Location: Vik, Western Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
61.17216° or 61° 10′ 20″ northLongitude
6.63103° or 6° 37′ 52″ eastOpen location code
9FH85JCJ+VCGeoNames ID
9701668
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In Other Languages
“Monken” goes by many names.
- Norwegian: “Monken”
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