Førre

Førre is a village in Tysvær Municipality, Rogaland, Western Norway and has about 5,710 residents. Førre is situated nearby to the hamlet Veim, as well as near the village Frakkagjerd.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Førre Church and Aksdal Church.

Førre Church

Church

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Førre Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Tysvær Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Førre, which sits along the European route E134 highway.

Aksdal Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Tysvær Municipality, Rogaland county, Norway. The church is located in the village of Aksdal and it is one of the two churches for the Førresfjorden parish, which is part of the Haugaland prosti in the Diocese of Stavanger. Aksdal Church is situated 3½ km east of Førre.

Skåredalen School

School building

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Skåredalen School is a school building, which is situated 3½ km southwest of Førre.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Norheim and Haugesund.

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 Municipality. Norheim is situated 6 km southwest of Førre.

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.

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 10 km southwest of Førre.

Førre

Type: Village with 5,710 residents
Category: locality
Location: Tysvær Municipality, Rogaland, Western Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

59.42394° or 59° 25′ 26″ north

Longitude

5.38363° or 5° 23′ 1″ east

Population

5,710

Open location code

9FF7C9FM+HF

OpenStreetMap ID

node 418786251

OpenStreetMap feature

place=village

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