Kvernes

This article is about the village in Averøy, Norway. For the former municipality in Møre og Romsdal, Norway, see Kvernes (municipality).

Village in Western Norway, Norway

Kvernes

Village

Kvernes

Location in Møre og Romsdal

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Kvernes

Kvernes (Norway)

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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 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. 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.[2]

View of the Kvernes Stave Church

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

## References

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1. ^ "Kvernes, Averøy (Møre og Romsdal)". yr.no. Retrieved 2019-05-25.
2. ^ Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (2017-02-24). "Kvernes - sogn i Averøy". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2019-05-25.

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