Knarvik Church

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Knarvik Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Alver Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Knarvik. It is one of the four churches for the Knarvik parish which is part of the Nordhordland prosti in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The wooden church was built in a modern long church design in 2014 using plans drawn up by the architectural firm Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter. The church seats about 500 people. ()

Local name: Knarvik kirke Completed: 2014Capacity: 500Coordinates: 60°32'58"N, 5°17'17"E

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Kvernhushaugane 19Isdalstø 5914 HordalandNorway

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Knarvik Church – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Nordhordland Bridge, The Textile Industry Museum, Old Åsane Church, Hagelsund Bridge.

1.9 miS
Bridge
Nordhordland Bridge, Bergen
49 min walk • The Nordhordland Bridge is a combined cable-stayed and pontoon bridge which crosses Salhusfjorden between Klauvaneset and the island of Flatøy in Vestland county, Norway. It is 1,614 meters long, of which the pontoon section is 1,246 meters long.
2.9 miS
Museum, Fashion museum
The Textile Industry Museum, Bergen
75 min walk • The Textile Industry Museum is a museum in Salhus, Bergen, Norway. It is within the former knitwear factory Salhus Tricotagefabrik, a national industrial heritage site. The museum was founded in 1992, and officially opened in 2001. It focuses on education, documentation of and research into the Norwegian knitwear- and textile industry.
5.3 miS
Church
Old Åsane Church, Bergen
136 min walk • Old Åsane Church is a former parish church of the Church of Norway in Bergen Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the Saurås neighborhood in the borough of Åsane in the city of Bergen. It used to be the church for the Åsane parish which is part of the Åsane prosti in the Diocese of Bjørgvin.
0.6 miSW
Bridge
Hagelsund Bridge
16 min walk • The Hagelsund Bridge is a suspension bridge in Alver Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The bridge connects the island of Flatøy with the village of Knarvik on the mainland. The length of the bridge is 623 metres. The length of the main span, i.e. the suspended roadway between the bridge's towers, is 250 metres.
3.5 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Veten
89 min walk • Veten is a mountain in the city of Bergen, Norway. At 486 metres above sea level, it is the highest mountain in Åsane borough, and the ninth-highest in Bergen. The name is an archaic word for "beacon" in Norwegian.
1.8 miSW
Bridge
Krossnessundet Bridge
47 min walk • The Krossnessundet Bridge is a cantilever bridge in Alver Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The bridge connects the islands of Holsnøy and Flatøy on the north side of the Salhusfjorden.
2.4 miNW
Church
Alversund Church
62 min walk • Alversund Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Alver Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Alversund.
3.3 miS
Church
Salhus Church, Bergen
85 min walk • Salhus Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Bergen Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the Salhus neighborhood in the city of Bergen. It is the church for the Salhus parish which is part of the Åsane prosti in the Diocese of Bjørgvin.
5.6 miSW
Church
Ask Church, Askøy Island
144 min walk • Ask Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Askøy Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Ask, on the eastern coast of the island of Askøy.
2.9 miS
60°30'28"N • 5°16'17"E
The Norwegian Knitting Industry Museum, Bergen
75 min walk • Museum, Specialty museum
2.6 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Fjord
Salhusfjorden
66 min walk • Salhusfjorden is a 4-kilometer long fjord and sound between Bergen Municipality and Alver Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. To the west, it starts between the villages of Salhus and Frekhaug, where the Byfjorden meets the Herdlefjorden.