Falnes kirkested på Alvaberg

Falnes kirkested på Alvaberg is a ruins in Karmøy, Rogaland, Western Norway. Falnes kirkested på Alvaberg is situated nearby to the islet Laksaskjer, as well as near the sports venue Skudenes rytterklubb.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Falnes Church.

Church

Falnes Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Karmøy Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the town of Skudeneshavn on the southern tip of the island of Karmøy. Falnes Church is situated 640 metres west of Falnes kirkested på Alvaberg.

Nearby places include Skudeneshavn.

Town

Skudeneshavn is a town in Karmøy Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located on the southernmost tip of the island of Karmøy at the entrance to the Boknafjorden and Karmsundet strait.

Type: Ruins
Inscription: “Old location of the Falnes church, supposedly a stave church in the middle ages before it was replaced in 1646 with a small church which was later internally rose-painted, the church was torn down in 1851 by building a new one on the current spot.”
Category: historic site
Location: Karmøy, Rogaland, Western Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

59.15104° or 59° 9′ 4″ north

Longitude

5.29251° or 5° 17′ 33″ east

Open location code

9FF7572V+C2

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=ruins

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