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Stongfjorden Destination Guide

Discover Stongfjorden in Norway

Stongfjorden in the region of Sogn og Fjordane is a town located in Norway - some 215 mi or ( 347 km ) North-West of Oslo , the country's capital .

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Local time in Stongfjorden is now 07:58 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Oslo " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Volda, Vik, Stupseid, Store Hoydal, and Stavoyna. When in this area, you might want to check out Volda . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Stongfjorden ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Ringstad, Oppland

Ringstad is a village in Gran municipality, Norway. Together with the village Gran it forms an urban area with a population of 1,367.

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Located at 61.37 5.12 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Villages in Oppland

Dalsfjorden (Sunnfjord)

Dalsfjorden is a fjord in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It is located between the municipalities of Askvoll, Fjaler, and Gaular. The fjord is about 40 kilometres long and it is generally about 0.5 to 1 kilometre (to mi) wide. There are two ferry links operated by Fjord1 Nordvestlandske that cross the fjord. The first one travels the Askvoll-Gjervik-Fure route on the western end of the fjord. The second one travels from Dale to Eikenes.

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Located at 61.35 5.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Fjords of Sogn og Fjordane

Red Cross Nordic United World College

The school UWC Red Cross Nordic (UWCRCN), formerly known as Red Cross Nordic United World College, was founded in 1995 and is the ninth member of the today 12 United World Colleges, others having been established in Wales, Canada, Hong Kong, Italy, India, Singapore, Swaziland, United States, Costa Rica, the Netherlands and Bosnia & Herzegovina. Patrons of the college and the movement include Nelson Mandela, Her Majesty Queen Noor of Jordan and Queen Sonja of Norway.

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Located at 61.33 5.34 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: Educational institutions established in 1995, International Baccalaureate schools in Norway, International schools in Norway

Battle of Fjaler

The battle of Fjaler was an engagement related to Harald Fairhair's unification of Norway. After having subdued the kingdom of Firda, Harald left for the east, placing Håkon Ladejarl in possession of Firda. Håkon sent a messenger to earl Atle Mjove in Sogn, telling him the king Harald had given the order that Atle should give Sogn to him. Atle answered that he would do no such thing unless told by the king in person.

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Located at 61.36 5.40 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
Tags: 9th century in Norway, 9th-century conflicts, Battles of the unification of Norway, Naval battles of the Middle Ages

Florø Airport

Florø airport is an airport serving the town of Florø in Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. It is located south of the town centre, on an area of land called Florelandet. It had 141,194 travellers during 2005, making it the largest regional airport in Norway. Services from the airport are provided by Widerøe using Dash-8 turboprop aircraft to Bergen and Oslo on public service obligation contracts. Danish Air Transport has a commercial service to Stavanger using ATR-42.

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Located at 61.58 5.02 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: 1971 establishments in Norway, Airports established in 1971, Airports in Sogn og Fjordane, Avinor airports, Heliports in Norway