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Fjaerestad Destination Guide

Explore Fjaerestad in Norway

Fjaerestad in the region of Sogn og Fjordane is a place in Norway - some 163 mi or ( 263 km ) North-West of Oslo , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Fjaerestad

Time in Fjaerestad is now 01:52 AM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Oslo " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Volda, Viksoyri, Vangsnes, Tuve, and Trondheim. Since you are here already, consider visiting Volda . We saw some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Fjaerestad ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Wingsuit proximity flying: Norway - Bispen

1:17 min by Andrey Karr
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Gravity Workshop summer trip to Norway, 2009. Last flight on Bispen. Ground camera - Tomas Galasek. by Andrey Karr Boldyrev. ..

Norway's West: A Sognefjord Safari

2:44 min by RickSteves
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Glaciers spent eons carving up western Norway as they worked their way to the sea. Slowly, they gouged u-shaped valleys that later filled with water, creating the defining feature of Norway's landscap ..


Sognefjord in a nutshell from Fjord Tours

3:16 min by FjordTours
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This area is said to be one of the most beautiful travel destinations in the world. The round trip combines a beautiful boat journey on the Sognefjord, with a spectacular train journey on the Flåm Rai ..

Elder Effect

0:15 min by theeldereffect
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The Elder Effect "How long have I been gone?" "Four years," he said, moving his hands back to my arms. A sickening rush started at the top of my head and went down my entire body, leaving my knees wea ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Hopperstad Stave Church

Hopperstad Stave Church is a stave church near Vikøyri in the municipality of Vik in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. The stave church is assumed to have been built around 1130 and still stands at its original location. The church is owned by the Society for the Preservation of Ancient Norwegian Monuments. In 1997, a series of samples from the logs were collected for dendrochronological dating of the church.

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Located at 61.08 6.57 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Churches in Sogn og Fjordane, Culture in Sogn og Fjordane, Stave churches in Norway

Vangsnes

Vangsnes is a community located in the municipality of Vik in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. Vangsnes consists of a relatively flat and fertile peninsula that juts out on the south side of the Sognefjord. Vangsnes is connected with Hella in Leikanger and Dragsvik in Balestrand, both on the north side of Sognefjord, through a ferry system operated by Fjord1. Vangsnes is best known as the site of the statue of Fridtjof, who according to Fridtjof's Saga was the king of Ringerike and Sogn.

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Located at 61.17 6.64 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Villages in Sogn og Fjordane

Esefjorden

Esefjorden is a fjord arm on the north side of the Sognefjord in the municipality of Balestrand in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. The fjord is about 4 kilometres long. On its south side lies the municipal centre of Balestrand. On the north side is the village of Dragsviki, which has ferry connections to Hella in Leikanger and to Vangsnes in Vik. The Tjugum church is located on the shore of the Esefjorden, just east of Dragsviki.

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Located at 61.22 6.53 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Balestrand, Fjords of Sogn og Fjordane

Kvinnefossen

Kvinnefossen, sometimes written Kvinnafossen, is a waterfall of the river Kvinna in Leikanger, Norway. County Road 55 runs right past the fall.

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Located at 61.21 6.66 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Leikanger, Waterfalls of Norway

Western Norway

Western Norway (Norwegian: Vestlandet, Vest-Norge, Vest-Noreg) is the region along the Atlantic coast of southern Norway. It consists of the counties Rogaland, Hordaland, Sogn og Fjordane, and Møre og Romsdal and the region has a population of approximately 1.3 million people. The largest city is Bergen, second largest is Stavanger. Agder, Vest-Telemark, Hallingdal, Valdres and northern parts of Gudbrandsdal were during some periods included in the notion Western Norway.

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Located at 60.89 6.72 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: Regions of Norway