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The church at Rygg

Kyrkje / Church
Published: 07.07.1999
Author: Ingvar Vikesland
Rygg is located just above Aurlandsvangen. This is the site of a stave church that was probably erected about 1130. The area adjacent to the church si...

The graveyard in the valley of Aurdalen

Churches, Cloisters, Christianity
Gravplass / Cementery
Published: 07.07.1999
Author: Ingvar Vikesland
The high farm of Østerbø in the valley of Aurdalen got its own graveyard in 1858. It was used until 1911, when the last person was buried there. Peopl...

The Royal Postal Road Bleiklindi - Styvi in the Nærøyfjord

Communications
Veg / Road
Published: 07.07.1999
Author: Kristin Ese
The present main road between Oslo and Bergen follows more or less the same route as the old postal roads did. However, from Lærdal it no longer follo...

Opposition to the Flåm Railway

Communications
Strid / Strife
Published: 07.07.1999
Author: Kristin Ese
When the Norwegian Parliament (Stortinget) in 1883 decided that the line for the Bergen Railway would go by way of Myrdal and Finse, the county counci...

The Flåm Railway - built 1923-1940

Communications
Jarnbane / Railway
Published: 07.07.1999
Author: Kristin Ese
On 10 July 1908, the Norwegian Parliament - Stortinget - decided to build a railway line between Myrdal and Flåm. The work was not begun until 1923, a...

Local-historical centre at Aurland

Museum / Museum
Published: 07.07.1999
Author: Ingvar Vikesland
The local-historical centre is located in the old municipal building at Aurlandsvangen. The centre offers a series of exhibits and services for the ge...

The road through the Flåmsdalen valley - construction road and tourist road

Livelihood and Craftsmanship
Veg / Road
Published: 07.07.1999
Author: Kristin Ese
In 1893, the Norwegian Parliament - Stortinget - decided that the Oslo-Bergen railway line would go by way of Voss and Myrdal. The construction of the...

School districts and school buildings in Aurland

Skule / School
Published: 07.07.1999
Author: Ingvar Vikesland
Aurland is a municipality with many fjords and mountains. The road to school was often long for the pupils, and during the winter months it could also...