Torvastad
Torvastad is a hamlet in Karmøy, Rogaland, Western Norway. Torvastad is situated nearby to the hamlet Stange, as well as near Vikingstad.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Torvastad Church and Grønhaug.
Torvastad Church
Church
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Torvastad Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Karmøy Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Torvastad on the northern part of the island of Karmøy.
Grønhaug
Archaeological site
Photo: Colliekar, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Grønhaug is an archaeological site, which is situated 2½ km southeast of Torvastad.
Oasen
Shopping center
Photo: Dageinar.solberg, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Oasen Storsenter is a shopping centre in Norheim in Karmøy, Norway. 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. Oasen is situated 3½ km east of Torvastad.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Avaldsnes and Norheim.
Avaldsnes
Village
Photo: Johan Christian Dahl, Public domain.
Avaldsnes is a village in Karmøy municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The village is located on the northeastern part of the island of Karmøy, along the Karmsundet strait, just south of the town of Haugesund. Avaldsnes is situated 3½ km southeast of Torvastad.
Norheim
Village
Photo: Btd, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Norheim is a village in Karmøy municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The village is located along the Karmsundet strait immediately south of the town of Haugesund, just over the municipal border inside Karmøy. Norheim is situated 4 km east of Torvastad.
Haugesund
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Haugesund is a city in the county of Rogaland, in the West Norway region of Norway. 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.
Torvastad
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Karmøy, Rogaland, Western Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude
59.37958° or 59° 22′ 47″ northLongitude
5.24247° or 5° 14′ 33″ eastElevation
19 metres (62 feet)Open location code
9FF796HR+RXOpenStreetMap ID
node 715831427OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
9824019
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In Other Languages
“Torvastad” goes by many names.
- Norwegian: “Torvastad”
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