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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...

Vangen church

Churches, Cloisters, Christianity

Kyrkje / Church

Published: 07.07.1999

Author: Torkjell Djupedal Sigurd Vengen Anders Gjerde

Vangen church is a longchurch built of stone at Aurlandsvangen. The church, in an early Gothic style, is probably built in two turns in the 13th centu...

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 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 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...

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...

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...

Flåm church

Churches, Cloisters, Christianity

Kyrkje / Church

Published: 07.07.1999

Author: Torkjell Djupedal Sigurd Vengen Anders Gjerde

Flåm church is a wooden longchurch from 1670. The church has a seating capacity of 160 and was built by the master builder Magne Essen. This church...

The Sivle memorial at Flåm

Monument / Monument

Published: 25.04.2002

Author: Hermund Kleppa

A number of memorial stones for the author Per Sivle have been erected, - on his grave in Drammen, at Stalheim, at Voss and at Elverum. In Aurland t...

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...

The Nærøyfjord

Fjord / Fjord

Published: 07.07.1999

Author: Anders Gjerde

At Beitelen the Aurlandsfjord separates into two fjord branches. The eastern fjord branch is the wider and is considered a continuation of the Aurla...

The track up to the mountain farm of Rimstigen

Communications

Veg / Road

Published: 23.02.2006

Author: Åsmund Ohnstad

The farms of Bakka and Tufto are located on the western side of the Nærøyfjord about six kilometres north of the village of Gudvangen. In the mountain...

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...

The farm Dyrdal

Gardsbruk / Farm

Published: 03.05.2007

Author: Åsmund Ohnstad

The Dyrdal farm is located down by the fjord on the northwest side of the Nærøyfjord and west of the river Dyrdalselva. The old farmyard lies on a ter...

The pale linden tree in the Nærøyfjord - a botanical curiosity

Plante / Plant

Published: 02.02.2002

Author: Hermund Kleppa

Close to the head of the Nærøyfjord, a short distance up from the sea straight across the fjord from Bakka, we find the pale linden tree (lime tree). ...

The farm Stigen

Gardsbruk / Farm

Published: 07.07.1999

Author: Åsmund Ohnstad

Stigen is located on the western side of the Aurlandsfjord, about 200 metres southeast of Beitelen and the entrance to the Nærøyfjord. The farm is loc...

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...

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...

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 big "river theft" in the valley of Nærøydalen

Naturformasjon / Natural structure

Published: 19.05.2005

Author: Inge Aarseth

The river of Nærøydalselvi has not always been as big as it is today. Throughout the last few ice ages it has stolen many tributary rivers which previ...

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