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Northern Europe's best-preserved wooden house settlement, a charming cluster of 173 white-painted 18th-century houses near the harbour.
9 km · about 20 min drive
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Tananger
Rogaland, Norway · Europe
About Tananger
Tananger is worth a stop: 15 minutes from Sola, 36km from Preikestolen (Pulpit Rock).
Tananger is in Rogaland, Norway, with about 6,400 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Sola, about 7 km away.
Tananger is a large village and urban area in Sola Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The urban area is located on the west side of the Stavanger Peninsula between the North Sea and the Hafrsfjorden. It lies about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) southwest of the city centre of Stavanger. Tananger Chapel (from 1879) andRead more
Tananger Church (from 2002) are both located here.
The 4.12-square-kilometre (1,020-acre) village had a population (2016) of 6,528 and a population density of 1,584 inhabitants per square kilometre (4,100/sq mi). Since 2000, the population and area data for this village area has not been separately tracked by Statistics Norway. Tananger has grown significantly, more than doubling in size from 1980 until 2015. Since 1 January 2017, the urban area of Tananger has been included in the Stavanger/Sandnes urban area, so separate population statistics are no longer tracked.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Tananger?
Within an hour or so of Tananger: Stavanger (Gamle Stavanger) (9 km), Ryfylke Tunnel (Ryfast) (12 km), Jæren National Tourist Route (24 km), Preikestolen (Pulpit Rock) (36 km).
Are there any good drives near Tananger?
The nearest famous roads are Jæren National Tourist Route, Lysebotn Road (Lysevegen) and Lysevegen.
Where is Tananger?
Tananger is in Rogaland, Norway, about 7 km from Sola.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 6,377
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- Norway
- Region
- Rogaland
- Timezone
- Europe/Oslo
- Coordinates
- 58.9362, 5.5741
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Many toll roads use automatic plate recognition (AutoPASS). Headlights required at all times.
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Worth the detour from Tananger
7 notable places within an hour's drive.
tunnel
Ryfylke Tunnel (Ryfast)
The world's longest and deepest subsea road tunnel, running 14.4 km beneath the fjord from Stavanger to Ryfylke and reaching 292 m below sea level.
12 km · about 20 min drive
coastal drive
Jæren National Tourist Route
Flat, windswept coastal drive south of Stavanger past endless dune beaches, stone-walled farmland and lighthouses: Norway's softest coastline and a favourite of surfers and sunset chasers.
24 km · about 30 min drive
natural wonder
Preikestolen (Pulpit Rock)
A flat-topped cliff rising 604 meters above Lysefjorden, one of Norway's most iconic and thrilling viewpoints.
36 km · about 40 min drive
film location
Preikestolen (Mission: Impossible - Fallout finale)
The 604m flat-topped cliff above Lysefjord is the cliff-edge fight that ends Fallout; a 4km hike from the car park.
36 km · about 40 min drive
natural wonder
Lysefjord
A 42km sheer-walled fjord framed by Pulpit Rock and Kjerag, threaded by a serpentine fjord-side road.
49 km · about 55 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Kjeragbolten
A boulder wedged in a mountain crevice 984 metres above the Lysefjord, one of Norway's most thrilling photo opportunities.
59 km · about 70 min drive
Driving roads near Tananger
- Right hereRyfylke Tunnel (Ryfast)The world's longest and deepest subsea road tunnel, running 14.4 km beneath the fjord from Stavanger to Ryfylke and reaching 292 m below sea level.
- 24 kmJæren National Tourist RouteFlat, windswept coastal drive south of Stavanger past endless dune beaches, stone-walled farmland and lighthouses: Norway's softest coastline and a favourite of surfers and sunset chasers.
- 59 kmKjeragboltenA boulder wedged in a mountain crevice 984 metres above the Lysefjord, one of Norway's most thrilling photo opportunities.
- 63 kmLysebotn Road (Lysevegen)A spectacular Norwegian mountain road descending 900m through 27 hairpins and a spiral tunnel to the Lysefjord, near the famous Preikestolen cliff.
- 64 kmLysevegenA dramatic mountain road in Norway with 27 hairpin bends providing access to the famous Pulpit Rock viewpoint.
When to drive here
May to September
Far northern latitude: short daylight hours outside summer make long drives harder.
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