Sølyst

Sølyst is an island in Stavanger Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The 0.13-square-kilometre island is located in the Buøy neighborhood in the borough of Hundvåg, just north of the centre of the city of Stavanger.

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Type: Suburb
Description: island in Stavanger
Also known as: “Sølyst, Stavanger”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Grasholmen and The Norwegian Petroleum Museum.

Grasholmen

Islet

Photo: Tom Bayly, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Grasholmen is an island in Stavanger Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the Buøy neighborhood in the borough Hundvåg in the city of Stavanger, just north of the city centre.

The Norwegian Petroleum Museum

Museum

Photo: Kadellar, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Norwegian Petroleum Museum is a museum documenting Norwegian oil and gas activities, located in Stavanger, Norway.

Stavanger Cathedral

Church

Photo: Mathieu Marquer, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Stavanger Cathedral is Norway's oldest cathedral and the seat of the Bishop of Stavanger who leads the Diocese of Stavanger in the Church of Norway. It is located in the centre of the city of Stavanger which lies in the southwestern part of the large Stavanger Municipality in central Rogaland county, Norway.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Engøy and Buøy.

Engøy

Suburb

Photo: Zairon, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Engøy is an island in Stavanger Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the "neighborhood" of Buøy in the borough Hundvåg in the city of Stavanger, just north of the city centre.

Buøy

Suburb

Photo: Andersalmaas, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Buøy is an island in Stavanger Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the borough of Hundvåg in the city of Stavanger. The 0.6-square-kilometre island was formerly separated from the island of Hundvåg by a small channel of water, but that was filled in and now it is part of the island of Hundvåg.