Explore Vaga in Norway
Vaga in the region of Rogaland is a town in Norway - some 193 mi or ( 311 km ) West of Oslo , the country's capital city .
Current time in Vaga is now 11:08 AM (Tuesday) . 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, Vage, Tysvær, Stavanger, and Skudeneshavn. 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 Vaga ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
Dragon Harald Fairhair (Viking Longship)
World's largest Viking longship, sailing past Avaldsnes. THIS VIDEO IS NOW AVAILABLE WORLD-WIDE AGAIN. ..
Partial solar eclipse 2008 in Norway
Partial solar eclipse filmed at the St. Olav's Church at Avaldsnes, on the west coast of Norway. www.karmoyped.no Music by: London Festival Orchestra. Conductor: Sven Bengtson. Composer: Edvard Grieg ..
Børresen Hytta Heimra Mjåvatn.WMV
Børresen Hytta Heimra Mjåvatn Karmøy 13.feb.2011 ..
Halloween Decorations 2012
Our Halloween decorations for 2012. ..
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Interesting facts about this location
Kopervik
Kopervik is the largest city on the island of Karmøy in the county of Rogaland, Norway and is the administrative centre of the municipality of Karmøy. The City of Kopervik has 8,192 inhabitants whilst the municipality as a whole has around 40 000 inhabitants. It is part of the traditional district of Haugaland.
Located at 59.28 5.30 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Karmøy Tunnel
The Karmøy Tunnel is a subsea road tunnel under construction in Karmøy and Tysvær, Norway. 8.9-kilometer long, it will link Karmøy with European Route E39 and will be the longest subsea tunnel in Norway. At Fosen there will be an underground roundabout which will allow access towards Haugesund. It is part of the T-Link project, which is a toll road and scheduled to open in 2013.
Located at 59.32 5.37 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Føresvik
Føresvik is the administrative centre of Bokn municipality, Norway.
Located at 59.23 5.45 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Vormedal
Vormedal is a village south of Haugesund, Rogaland, Norway. It is a part of Karmøy municipality. Population: 2774 inhabitants by the 1. of January 2009http://www. karmoy. kommune. no/om-kommunen/demografi
Located at 59.35 5.32 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Church of Avaldsnes
Avaldsnes kirke The medieval church at Avaldsnes – Dimensions: 47 m x 13.5 m – Architect: Unknown, medieval – Style: Gothic, related to a type common in Bergen – Method: Wall, soapstone around parts of the interior – Material: Stone, wooden roof – Portal: The one in the south is most richly ornamented, medieval capltal and dogtooth as are common in the Bergensgothic – Year: Second part of 13th century, finished in 1320 History 1830: Tower dismantled 1840: Reconstruction work 1920: Reconstruction work 1923: Tower reconstructed Architecture Dedication: Saint Olav Floor plan: Single nave Quire: 11.5 m x 9.5 m Interior Altar: Eivind Moestue, around 1920 Font: Eivind Moestue, 1929 Baptismal Basin: from 1500-1600 Pulpit: Eivind Moestue, around 1920 Misc Rune stone: «Jomfru Marias synål», if it touches the wall it is the end of the world Stained glass: Bernhard Greve 1950 Burial ground: Behind the church St.
Located at 59.36 5.29 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
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