Avaldsnes

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. The village has a population (2025) of and a population density of .

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Place details

Locality: Avaldsnes
Region: Rogaland
Country: Norge
Population: 0

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Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Avaldsnes
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.image_skyline: Dahl.I.C.1820.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: View of St. Olav’s Church at Avaldsnes Johan Christian Dahl (1820)
Settlement.mapframe: yes
Settlement.mapframe zoom: 11
Settlement.mapframe marker: village
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Norway
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Western Norway
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Rogaland
Settlement.subdivision_type3: District
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Haugaland
Settlement.subdivision_type4: Municipality
Settlement.subdivision_name4: Karmøy Municipality
Settlement.timezone1: CET

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Wikidata facts

Population: 2876
Area: 3.13
Elevation: 19
Image: Dahl.I.C.1820.jpg

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Contents

History
Archaeology and excavation
Storhaug
Grønhaug
Flagghaugen
Mary's Needle
Nordvegen History Centre
References
External links

Avaldsnes has been described as "Norway's oldest capital" because it was the primary residency of Harald Fairhair who unified Norway into one kingdom. The village was an ancient centre of power on the west coast of Norway and is the site of one of Norway's more important areas of cultural history. The trading port of Notow and the Avaldsnes Church are two notable historic sites in Avaldsnes. The village was the administrative centre of the old Avaldsnes Municipality which existed from 1838 until 1965.