Talgje (or ''Sør-Talgje'') is a populated

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in the eastern part of

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municipality in

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county,

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. The island is located in the Talgjefjorden and Brimsefjorden, both arms off of the main

Boknafjorden Boknafjord or Boknafjorden () is a fjord located in Rogaland county, Norway. The huge fjord lies between the cities of Stavanger and Haugesund and dominates the central part of the county. The main part of the fjord is shared between the municip ...

in a large

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of islands northeast of the city of Stavanger. It is surrounded by islands: Brimse to the south,

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to the west,

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to the north, and

Fogn Fogn is an island in Stavanger municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The island lies southeast of the island of Finnøy and northeast of the island of Talgje, about northeast of the city of Stavanger. The Finnøyfjorden lies between Fogn ...

to the northeast. The island has a lot of agricultural uses, especially in growing tomatoes. The island has a long history. The farm that today is known as ''Gard'' was once the seat of major clans that controlled the western part of Norway. Gaute Erlingson was a nobleman from the 1200s who lived here.

Talgje Church Talgje Church () is a parish church of the Church of Norway in the large Stavanger Municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located on the island of Talgje. It is one of the two churches for the Talgje parish which is part of the Tungenes p ...

dating from around the year 1100 is located here. The Talgjefjord Tunnel connects the island to the larger island of

which in turn is connected to the mainland through a series of tunnels and bridges. There are also ferries that run from eastern Talgje to the island of

and to the village of

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on the mainland.

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There are actually two islands in Stavanger municipality by the name ''Talgje''. The other ''Talgje'' is part of the

Sjernarøyane Sjernarøyane is an island group in Stavanger municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The islands are located in the Nedstrandsfjorden, west of the large island of Ombo and north of the large island of Finnøy. As of 2014, the islands were ...

island group to the north. To disambiguate from this island from the other island by the same name, this island is sometimes referred to as Sør-Talgje (''South Talgje'') whereas the other one is called Nord-Talgje (''North Talgje'').

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Islands of Stavanger {{Rogaland-geo-stub

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