Norheim

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Norheim

Elevation33 m

Coordinates59.38°, 5.31°

Demographic figures from Statistics Norway (SSB). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

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. The village lies along the European route E134 highway and on the eastern end of the Karmsund Bridge which connects Norheim to the island of Karmøy.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Thorhild Widvey

Norwegian politician

Fredrikke Nielsen

Norwegian actress (1837–1912)

Leif Johan Sevland

Norwegian politician

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Marie Sinding

Norwegian writer (1853–1941)

Geir Toskedal

Norwegian politician

J

Johannes Dale

Norwegian professor (1923–2003)

A

Alf Christian Haavik

Norwegian military personnel

B

Bjørn Inge Utvik

Norwegian association football player

Jan Martin Gismervik

Jazz drummer

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Elisabeth Klausen

Norwegian stage actress (1848-1930)

Bernt Andreas Lindeland

Norwegian politician (1857-1932)

Josef M. Nilsen

Norwegian politician (born 1936)

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Herman Kristian Gjesdal

Norwegian painter

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Thomas Stange

Norwegian politician (1905–1970)

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Kaare Wegner Stange

Norwegian politician (1915–2004)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Rogaland

• Haugesund
  2.9 mi away · pop. 47,346
• Randaberg
  28.3 mi away · pop. 9,609
• Jørpeland
  35.6 mi away · pop. 7,815
• Bryne
  46 mi away · pop. 13,459
• Ålgård
  46.1 mi away · pop. 12,164
• Leidland
  67.3 mi away
• Hestnes
  70.6 mi away
• Jøssingfjord
  82 mi away
• Ruovesi
  657.1 mi away · pop. 4,208
• Pöytäniemi
  660 mi away
• Ribnjaci
  1071.9 mi away · pop. 34
• Marino Selo
  1073.4 mi away · pop. 312

Browse all places in Rogaland →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Norheim

Search results from Open Library.