What is "kvernes"

Kvernes is a village (and former municipality) in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The village of Kvernes is located in the present-day Averøy Municipality on the east coast of the island of Averøya, along the Kvernesfjorden. There are two churches in Kvernes village: Kvernes Stave Church (built in the 14th century) and the Kvernes Church (built in the 19th century). The stave church is now a museum.

Kvernes was also a municipality from 1838 until 1964. The former municipality of Kvernes originally encompassed the whole island of Averøya, part of the Romsdal peninsula, and part of the island of Frei. Over time it gradually got smaller until 1964, when the municipality was merged into Averøy.