Karmøy Municipality travel guide

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   Skåre Church

   A parish church of 1858 in Haugesund, built of stone in a neo-Gothic manner, and the oldest church in a town that only became a town in 1855. It stands above the harbour that herring built.

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   Vår Frelsers Church

   A church built in central Haugesund in 1901. It is red brick neo-Gothic, holds twelve hundred, and is among the larger churches on the west coast of Norway.

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   Norheim Church

   A church at Norheim on Karmøy south of Haugesund. Built in timber in 1904, it serves as the parish church of the village.

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   Rossabø Church

   A church built in Haugesund in 1959. It is an example of postwar Norwegian church architecture, combining brick and concrete, with a free-standing bell tower.

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   Torvastad Church

   A church at Torvastad on Karmøy southwest of Haugesund. It is a twelfth-century stone church and one of the surviving medieval buildings of the district.

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   Tysvær kyrkje

   A church at Tysvær east of Haugesund. Built in timber in 1858 on a cruciform plan, it is the parish church of the village at the head of the fjord.

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   Falnes Church

   A church at Falnes on Karmøy south of Haugesund. It is a thirteenth-century stone church and was the old parish church of the district ruled by King Harald.

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   Ferkingstad Church

   A church at Ferkingstad on Karmøy south of Haugesund, built in timber in 1893 and serving as the parish church of the fishing village.

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   Church of Avaldsnes

   A thirteenth-century stone church at Avaldsnes south of Haugesund. King Haakon IV built it, and the leaning standing stone known as the Virgin Mary's Needle stands beside it.

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    Bokn Church

    A church on the island of Bokn south of Haugesund. Built in timber in 1847, it serves the island parish and looks out over the strait.

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   Åkra Church

   A church at Åkra on Karmøy south of Haugesund, built in 1985. It is a modern building and one of the larger churches in the district.

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   Åkrehamn beach

   A beach at Åkrehamn on Karmøy south of Haugesund. Its white sand and shallow water have made it a bathing beach of the Norwegian west coast.

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   Kopervik Church

   A church at Kopervik on Karmøy south of Haugesund, built in 1949 and serving as the parish church of the small port town.

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   Old Åkra Church

   The old church at Åkra on Karmøy south of Haugesund. Built in timber in 1821, it became a cultural venue once the new church was built.

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