Baugstangen

Baugstangen is a point in Moss, Østfold, Innlandet. Baugstangen is situated nearby to the locality Fuglevik nordre, as well as near the hamlet Søndre Fuglevik.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Værne Kloster and Ekholt Church.

Værne Kloster

Farm

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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.

Ekholt Church

Church

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Ekholt Church is situated 2½ km northeast of Baugstangen.

Alby gård

Manor estate

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Alby gård is the oldest farm on Jeløya in Moss, Norway. The farm has roots back to early Viking Age. The main building was given its present shape after a fire in 1866, and in 1963 the municipality bought the farm of the last private owner, shipowner Biørn Biørnstad. Alby gård is situated 4 km northwest of Baugstangen.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kirkegrenda and Møvik.

Kirkegrenda

Hamlet

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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. Kirkegrenda is situated 5 km southeast of Baugstangen.