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Beitelen

Settlements, Villages, Towns
Fjell / Mountain
Published: 15.11.2007
Author: Trude Knutzen Knagenhjelm
Beitelen is one of the most famous landmarks in the Nærøyfjorden World Heritage area. The characteristic mountain top offers an excellent view of the ...

The Stegastein Lookout Point

Utsiktspunkt / Viewpoint
Published: 18.09.2007
Author: Trude Knutzen Knagenhjelm
The lookout point and the adjacent car park of Stegastein are located on the old mountain road between Aurland and Lærdal - county road 243 - has been...

The small town of Undredal

Bygd / Village
Published: 25.09.2007
Author: Trude Knutzen Knagenhjelm
Undredal is a very special small town, located about half-way into the Aurlandsfjord. Until the late 1980s, the town could only be reached by boat. To...

The hamlet of Frønningen

Settlements, Villages, Towns
Bygd / Village
Published: 23.10.2007
Author: Trude Knutzen Knagenhjelm
The hamlet of Frønningen is located between Revsnes and the entrance to the Aurlandsfjord in the municipality of Lærdal. The hamlet borders to Kaupang...

The village of Fresvik

Archaeology
Bygd / Village
Published: 12.11.2007
Author: Trude Knutzen Knagenhjelm
The village of Fresvik is located on the southern side of the Sognefjord close to the entrance to the Aurlandsfjord. The village now belongs to the mu...

The village of Vassbygdi

Settlements, Villages, Towns
Grend / Hamlet
Published: 12.11.2007
Author: Trude Knutzen Knagenhjelm
"The people who live above this lake are called 'Vassbygder' and the parish stretches eastwards up to the road leading to the valley of Hallingdal in ...

The village of Flåm

Settlements, Villages, Towns
Bygd / Village
Published: 12.11.2007
Author: Trude Knutzen Knagenhjelm

The hamlet of Stalheim

Archaeology
Grend / Hamlet
Published: 12.11.2007
Author: Trude Knutzen Knagenhjelm
The hamlet of Stalheim consists of the farms Stalheim, Brekke, Sivle and Sivlesøy in the municipality of Voss. The hamlet can be looked upon as a gate...

The waterfalls in the valley of Nærøydalen

Settlements, Villages, Towns
Foss / Waterfall
Published: 15.11.2007
Author: Trude Knutzen Knagenhjelm
The impressive waterfalls in the innermost part of Nærøydalen - Sivlefossen and Stalheimsfossen are famous tourist attractions. They are both examples...

The waterfalls in the Nærøyfjord

Weather and climate
Foss / Waterfall
Published: 15.11.2007
Author: Trude Knutzen Knagenhjelm
There are as many as 25 waterfalls of various sizes along the Nærøyfjord. The waterfall called Kjelfossen is the most impressive of these, but there a...

Styvi

Grend / Hamlet
Published: 26.09.2007
Author: Trude Knutzen Knagenhjelm
Styvi is one of the four hamlets or main farms along the Nærøyfjord. It consists of two farms and the "spring farm" of Hølmo. In addition, the farm ha...

Bygda Dyrdal

Landscape
Grend / Hamlet
Published: 01.10.2007
Author: Trude Knutzen Knagenhjelm
A small greenstone (greenschist) axe from the Stone Age may be an indication that there has been a settlement since prehistoric times in the village o...

The village of Gudvangen

Settlements, Villages, Towns
Grend / Hamlet
Published: 06.10.2007
Author: Trude Knutzen Knagenhjelm
Gudvangen is located at the very head of the Nærøyfjord, covering a distance from Stalheim in the western part of the valley of Nærøydalen to Dyrdal f...

The hamlet of Bakka

Weather and climate
Grend / Hamlet
Published: 07.10.2007
Author: Trude Knutzen Knagenhjelm
The small hamlet of Bakka consists of the farms Bakka and Tufto. In the Nærøyfjord these two farms on the right-hand side are the last two farms that ...

Aurlandsvangen

Settlements, Villages, Towns
Bygd / Village
Published: 12.11.2007
Author: Trude Knutzen Knagenhjelm
The place name of Aurlandsvangen comprises a large area, corresponding to the Vangen "sokn" (sub-parish). This includes the farms along the fjord from...

The waterfalls in Flåm and along the Aurlandsfjord

Settlements, Villages, Towns
Foss / Waterfall
Published: 15.11.2007
Author: Trude Knutzen Knagenhjelm
In the valley of Flåmsdalen and along the Aurlandsfjord the landscape is dominated by a number of waterfalls. Some of them are among the most famous t...