Kvernes

Village in Averøy Municipality, Norway

This article is about the village in Averøy, Norway. For the former municipality in Norway, see Kvernes Municipality.

Village in Western Norway, Norway

Kvernes

Village

Kvernes

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Coordinates: 63°00′21″N 7°43′21″E﻿ / ﻿63.0058°N 7.7225°E﻿ / 63.0058; 7.7225
Country| Norway
Region| Western Norway
County| Møre og Romsdal
District| Nordmøre
Municipality| Averøy Municipality
Elevation

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| 39 m (128 ft)
Time zone| UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code|

6530 Averøy

Kvernes[2] is a village in Averøy Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located on the east coast of the island of Averøya, along the Kvernesfjorden. County Road 247 runs through the village.

View of the Kvernes Stave Church

## History

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The village of Kvernes was the administrative centre of the old Kvernes Municipality which existed from 1838 until 1964 when the municipality was dissolved.

There are two churches in Kvernes: Kvernes Stave Church (built in the 17th century) and the Kvernes Church (built in the 19th century). The stave church is now a museum.[3]

## References

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1. ^ "Kvernes, Averøy (Møre og Romsdal)". yr.no. Retrieved 2019-05-25.
2. ^ "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2025-03-15.
3. ^ Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (2024-11-26). "Kvernes (sogn i Averøy)". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 2025-03-15.

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