Official Name: | Kvernes |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Møre og Romsdal#Norway |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Møre og Romsdal |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Norway |
Subdivision Name1: | Western Norway |
Subdivision Name2: | Møre og Romsdal |
Subdivision Name3: | Nordmøre |
Subdivision Type4: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name4: | Averøy Municipality |
Utc Offset1: | +01:00 |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +02:00 |
Postal Code Type: | Post Code |
Postal Code: | 6530 Averøy |
Coordinates: | 63.0058°N 7.7225°W |
Elevation M: | 39 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
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]
The village of Kvernes was the administrative centre of Kvernes Municipality from 1838 until 1964 when the municipality was dissolved.