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Gilja Destination Guide

Explore Gilja in Norway

Gilja in the region of Rogaland with its 248 inhabitants is a town in Norway - some 175 mi or ( 282 km ) South-West of Oslo , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Gilja

Current time in Gilja is now 11:55 PM (Saturday) . 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: Aarhus, Aalborg, Stavanger, Mirza Rafi Sauda, and Sandnes. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Aarhus . 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 Gilja ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Laksesesongen 2011 - Salmon fishing in Norway 2011

2:14 min by sandnescarv
Views: 1550 Rating: 5.00

Laksefiske i Dirdalselva, Sele og Bjerkreimselva sesongen 2011.Salmon fishing in Norway. ..

Gloppedalsura in Rogaland.mov

4:01 min by ivarten
Views: 210 Rating: 0.00

A motorcycle trip through Gloppedalsura in Rogaland, Norway. ..


Hunnedalen til Sinnes på ett minutt

1:00 min by Thomas Kittang
Views: 116 Rating: 4.00

Timelapse av turen gjennom Hunnedalen til Sinnes. Filmet med GoPro montert på min Aprilia RSV100R Timelapse of the trip through Hunnedalen to Sinnes (Norway). Shot with GoPro Hero2 mounted on my April ..

video1.mov: Hike to Manafossen

0:40 min by MrChipofry
Views: 35 Rating: 0.00

See the entire trip at www.everytrail.com. ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Frafjord

Frafjord is a village and farming community in the municipality of Gjesdal in Rogaland, Norway. It is located in the valley Frafjorddalen, at the bottom of the fjord branch Frafjorden. The village had about 100 inhabitants in 2001. The 3.8 km long Frafjord Tunnel connects Frafjord to Gilja and Dirdal.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 58.83 6.30 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Gjesdal, Villages in Rogaland

Dirdal

Dirdal is the name of valley and a village in Gjesdal municipality in the county of Rogaland, Norway. The valley has around 400 inhabatians, 248 of which live in the main village of Gilja. Dirdal was the scene of fierce fighting between Norwegian and German soldiers during Nazi Germany's assault on Norway in April 1940.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 58.83 6.18 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Villages in Rogaland

Månafossen

The Månafossen waterfall, located at the bottom of the fjord Frafjord in Gjesdal of Rogaland, Norway is fed by the river Mån. The total drop is 92 m.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 58.84 6.37 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Waterfalls of Norway

Frafjorden

Frafjorden is a fjord in the municipalities Gjesdal and Forsand in Rogaland, Norway, a branch of the fjord Høgsfjorden. The fjord has steep sides and a length of about 6 kilometers. At the bottom of the fjord is the village Frafjord and the farming valley Frafjorddalen.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 58.85 6.17 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Fjords of Rogaland, Gjesdal

Byrkjelandsvatnet

Byrkjelandsvatnet is a lake in the municipality of Bjerkreim in Rogaland county, Norway.

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Located at 58.71 6.17 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Bjerkreim, Lakes of Rogaland