Discover Vage in Norway
Vage in the region of Rogaland is a town located in Norway - some 195 mi or ( 314 km ) West of Oslo , the country's capital .
Local time in Vage is now 12:09 AM (Thursday) . 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: Esbjerg, Stavanger, Snik, Skare, and Mirza Rafi Sauda. When in this area, you might want to check out Esbjerg . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Vage ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Dragon Harald Fairhair (Viking Longship)
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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 ..
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Interesting facts about this location
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 2 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 3 km away
Visnes, Rogaland
Visnes is a community near Haugesund on the island of Karmøy, in the county of Rogaland on the west coast of Norway. It was in Visnes that the copper vein that provided material for the Statue of Liberty was found. The copper at this site was first discovered in 1865. Visnes was the site of one of the most active of the Norwegian copper mines. During the 1870s, it was the largest copper mine in Norway.
Located at 59.36 5.23 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Karmsund Bridge
Karmsund Bridge (in Norwegian Karmsund bru) over the Karmsund strait links Karmøy island in Rogaland to the Norwegian mainland. It is 691 meters in length and has a maximum span of 184 meters . It was completed in 1955.
Located at 59.38 5.30 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Karmsund
Karmsund is a strait dividing Karmøy and Haugesund municipalities in western Norway. The Karmsund Bridge linking Karmøy to the mainland was completed in 1955. Near the Norsk Hydro Factory three powerlines cross Karmsund on 143 metres tall electricity pylons, which are the tallest in Norway. The eddic poem Grímnismál says that Thor, the weather god, wades the straits at Karmsund every morning on his way to Yggdrasil, the tree of life.
Located at 59.38 5.29 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
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