Explore Gard in Norway
Gard in the region of Rogaland is a town in Norway - some 180 mi or ( 290 km ) West of Oslo , the country's capital city .
Current time in Gard is now 11:05 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Oslo " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Esbjerg, Vervik, Strand, Storhaug, and Stavanger. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Esbjerg . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Gard ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Preikestolen
Trip to Preikestolen ..
halak kapasok.avi
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View from church at Talgje
A nice day in May. ..
Video blog # 9
photography trip to Mosvangen Stavanger Norway ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Talgje
Talgje is a populated island in the municipality of Finnøy, Norway. Talgje church dating from c.1100 is located here. To disambiguate from another island named Talgje, located in the Sjernarøy island group, Talgje in Finnøy is sometimes called Sør-Talgje (South Talgje). Talgje also have a ferry over to Ladstein, Finnøy and Hanasand.
Located at 59.11 5.83 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Finnøy Tunnel
The Finnøy Tunnel, also known as the Finnøy Fixed Link or Finnfast, is an underwater road tunnel that connects the islands of Finnøy and Talgje to the mainland at Rennesøy in Norway. Located on County Road 519, the tunnel opened on 30 October 2009 and cost NOK 530 million. It is 6,700 metres long, including the branch to Talgje.
Located at 59.12 5.80 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Fogn
Fogn is a populated island in Finnøy municipality in Norway.
Located at 59.15 5.92 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tau, Norway
Tau is a village in the municipality of Strand. Tau has about 3000 inhabitants and is connected to Stavanger by ferry. The name might come from the Norse word taufr meaning 'witchcraft', as one believes there was a sacrificial field here in the Iron age. Some days the place smells of puffed oats, because of the factory Tau Mølle AS. The factory is located in a white mill that was used to brew the Norwegian beer known as "Tou".
Located at 59.07 5.90 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Judaberg
Judaberg is the administrative centre of Finnøy municipality, Norway. Its population (2005) is 560.
Located at 59.18 5.85 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
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