Orust
Just off the Bohuslän coast, Orust is Sweden's fourth largest island. Only Gotland and Öland are larger, as well as Södertörn, which appears as a peninsula more than an island. Orust Municipality, Orusts kommun, also contains some minor islands.
- Island with about 15,200 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 90 metres (280 feet)
- Description: island in Sweden
- Also known as“1421”“Orust Kommun”“Orusts Kommun”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Röra Church.
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Latitude
58.1803° or 58° 10′ 49″ north
Longitude
11.6342° or 11° 38′ 3″ east
Open location code
9FCH5JJM+4M
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Albanian to Swedish—“Orust” goes by many names.
OrustAlbanian
أورستArabic
OrustAsturian
УрустBelarusian
OrustCatalan
OrustCebuano
ئۆروستCentral Kurdish
烏魯斯特島Chinese
ΟύρουστGreek
אורוסטHebrew
OrustIcelandic
OrustItalian
オルスト島Japanese
OrustNorwegian
OrustNorwegian Bokmål
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
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