Kvernes

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

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]

Kvernes
Village
Kvernes Location in Møre og Romsdal Show map of Møre og Romsdal Kvernes Kvernes (Norway) Show map of Norway
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 ^[1]	39 m (128 ft)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code	6530 Averøy

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

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.