Torvastad
Torvastad is a former municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until 1965. The administrative centre was the village of Haugesund, and after that it was the village of Torvastad on the island of Karmøy.Places of Interest
Highlights include Torvastad Church and Grønhaug.
Torvastad Church
Church
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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 3 km southeast of Torvastad.
Rossabø Church
Church
Rossabø Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Haugesund Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the southern part of the town of Haugesund. Rossabø Church is situated 4 km northeast of Torvastad.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Avaldsnes and Haugesund.
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 4 km southeast of Torvastad.
Haugesund
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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.
Norheim
Village
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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 4½ km east of Torvastad.
Torvastad
- Type: Locality
- Description: village area in Karmøy, Norway
- Category: human settlement
- Location: Karmøy, Rogaland, Western Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Swedish—“Torvastad” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Torvastad”
- Dutch: “Torvastad”
- French: “Torvastad”
- Irish: “Torvastad”
- Malay: “Torvastad”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Torvastad”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Torvastad”
- Swedish: “Torvastad”
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