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Gjelsvik Destination Guide

Touring Gjelsvik in Norway

Gjelsvik in the region of Sogn og Fjordane is a city located in Norway - some 211 mi or ( 339 km ) North-West of Oslo , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Gjelsvik

Time in Gjelsvik is now 05:29 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Oslo " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Volda, Strandenes, Store Hoydal, Stavanger, and Sandvikja. Being here already, consider visiting Volda . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Gjelsvik ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Olaf angelt Tintenfisch am Hoydalsfjord

2:37 min by norwegenpeter
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Angeltour 2008 am wunderschönen Hoydalsfjord ! ..

Everything Must Burn

1:08 min by suecorke
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I couldn't take a away a large drawing I made in Norway so another artist, Hagen Betzwieser, burns it - a fitting end to an image of a forest? ..


Heileberget Fløyen samling stillfotos

9:28 min by Gustav Skaar
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Interesting facts about this location

Sunnfjord

Sunnfjord (English: the southern fjord - in contrast to Nordfjord) is a traditional district in Western Norway located in Sogn og Fjordane county. It includes the municipalities of Askvoll, Fjaler, Flora, Førde, Gaular, Jølster, Naustdal, and the southernmost parts of Bremanger. It covers an area of about 4,476 square kilometres and has a population (2006) of 41,156–about 32% of the population of Sogn og Fjordane county.

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Located at 61.49 5.54 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Districts of Sogn og Fjordane, Fjords of Sogn og Fjordane

Battle of Fjaler

The battle of Fjaler was an engagement related to Harald Fairhair's unification of Norway. After having subdued the kingdom of Firda, Harald left for the east, placing Håkon Ladejarl in possession of Firda. Håkon sent a messenger to earl Atle Mjove in Sogn, telling him the king Harald had given the order that Atle should give Sogn to him. Atle answered that he would do no such thing unless told by the king in person.

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Located at 61.36 5.40 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: 9th century in Norway, 9th-century conflicts, Battles of the unification of Norway, Naval battles of the Middle Ages

Dalsfjorden (Sunnfjord)

Dalsfjorden is a fjord in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It is located between the municipalities of Askvoll, Fjaler, and Gaular. The fjord is about 40 kilometres long and it is generally about 0.5 to 1 kilometre (to mi) wide. There are two ferry links operated by Fjord1 Nordvestlandske that cross the fjord. The first one travels the Askvoll-Gjervik-Fure route on the western end of the fjord. The second one travels from Dale to Eikenes.

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Located at 61.35 5.25 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Fjords of Sogn og Fjordane

Red Cross Nordic United World College

The school UWC Red Cross Nordic (UWCRCN), formerly known as Red Cross Nordic United World College, was founded in 1995 and is the ninth member of the today 12 United World Colleges, others having been established in Wales, Canada, Hong Kong, Italy, India, Singapore, Swaziland, United States, Costa Rica, the Netherlands and Bosnia & Herzegovina. Patrons of the college and the movement include Nelson Mandela, Her Majesty Queen Noor of Jordan and Queen Sonja of Norway.

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Located at 61.33 5.34 (Lat./Long.); Less than 15 km away
Tags: Educational institutions established in 1995, International Baccalaureate schools in Norway, International schools in Norway

Endestadvatnet

Endestadvatnet is a lake in the municipality of Flora in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. The lake is located about 8 kilometres east of the village of Eikefjord and 5 kilometres west of the lake Emhjellevatnet in neighboring Gloppen municipality.

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Located at 61.60 5.57 (Lat./Long.); Less than 18 km away
Tags: Flora, Norway, Lakes of Sogn og Fjordane