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Galta Destination Guide

Discover Galta in Norway

Galta in the region of Rogaland is a town located in Norway - some 188 mi or ( 303 km ) West of Oslo , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Galta

Local time in Galta is now 01:06 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Oslo " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Esbjerg, Vistvik, Tunge, Tasta, and Stavanger. When in this area, you might want to check out Esbjerg . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Galta ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Norway Stavanger road tunnel 120 m under the sea

0:26 min by Onboardcourier Berlin
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Norway Stavanger road tunnel 120 m under the sea ..

Utstein Kloster

4:19 min by jbanne1997
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Utstein Kloster, Mosteroy, Rogaland, Norway. More info at www.utstein-kloster.no ..


Sailing Boknafjorden in Oceanis 46

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Sailing from Skudeneshavn to Stavanger, it's a windy day. ..

Boat trip byfjorden stavanger norway

6:33 min by asuperiorboss
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Båttur i byfjorden " ryfylke ". Sommer Juni 2010 GoProHD. 720 P Torolf Nordbø & Kaptein Sabeltann ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Utstein Abbey

Utstein Abbey (in Norwegian Utstein Kloster) is Norway's best-preserved medieval monastery. It is located on the island of Mosterøy in Rennesøy municipality, Rogaland county.

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Located at 59.10 5.59 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Tags: 1265 establishments, Augustinian monasteries in Norway, Buildings and structures in Rogaland, Culture in Rogaland, Visitor attractions in Rogaland

Fjøløy Lighthouse

Fjøløy Lighthouse is a coastal lighthouse in the municipality of Rennesøy in Rogaland, Norway. The lighthouse is owned by the Norwegian Coastal Administration. It was established on the island Fjøløy in Mosterøy in 1849, as a relatively small light, only active in the season of the herring fisheries. In 1867 the original light was replaced by larger wooden lighthouse. The station was automated in 1977. It is used for representative purposes by the owner.

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Located at 59.09 5.57 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: 1849 establishments in Norway, Lighthouses completed in 1849, Lighthouses in Rogaland

Boknafjord

The Boknafjord is a Norwegian fjord located in the county of Rogaland, between the cities Stavanger and Haugesund. The fjord is shared between the municipalities of Kvitsøy, Rennesøy, Finnøy, Tysvær, Bokn and Karmøy. There are serious plans to build Rogfast, a planned sub-sea tunnel under the Boknafjord and the Kvitsøyfjord. It will the be about 24 km long and 350 m deep, and the longest and deepest underwater road tunnel in the world.

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Located at 59.17 5.53 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Fjords of Rogaland

Mosterøy

Mosterøy is an island and former municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The administrative centre was Askje. It was created by a split from Rennesøy municipality on 1 July 1884. The new municipality had a population of 1,309. On 1 January 1923 a group of outlying islands were separated from Mosterøy to form a separate municipality Kvitsøy. The split left Mosterøy with 745 inhabitants. On 1 January 1965 Mosterøy was reunited with Rennesøy. Prior to the merger Mosterøy had a population of 817.

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Located at 59.08 5.63 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Former municipalities of Norway, Islands of Rogaland, Rennesøy

Sokn

Sokn is a populated island in Rennesøy, Norway.

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Located at 59.05 5.66 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Islands of Rogaland, Rennesøy