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The Best Attractions In Hordaland

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Hordaland [²hɔrdɑˌlɑn] is a county in Norway, bordering Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Telemark, and Rogaland counties. Hordaland is the third largest county after Akershus and Oslo by population. The county government is the Hordaland County Municipality which is located in Bergen. Before 1972, the city of Bergen was its own separate county apart from Hordaland.
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The Best Attractions In Hordaland

  • 1. Bryggen Bergen
    Bryggen , also known as Tyskebryggen , is a series of Hanseatic commercial buildings lining the eastern side of the Vågen harbour in Bergen, Norway. Bryggen has since 1979 been on the UNESCO list for World Cultural Heritage sites. The city of Bergen was founded around 1070 within the original boundaries of Tyskebryggen. Around 1350 a Kontor of the Hanseatic League was established there, and Tyskebryggen became the centre of the Hanseatic commercial activities in Norway. Today, Bryggen houses museums, shops, restaurants and pubs.
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  • 3. Fish Market Bergen
    Fish Pool is an international commodity exchange located in Bergen, Norway that trades salmon futures contracts. The exchange is 97% owned by the stock exchange in Norway Oslo Børs. Trading at Fish Pool commenced in May 2006. The volumes traded at the exchange represent approximately 10-15% of the annual production of farmed Atlantic salmon in Norway. The primary objective of the exchange is to facilitate risk management of salmon spot price risk. Salmon farmers and processors are examples of entities that use futures contracts for risk management of salmon spot price risk.
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  • 4. Trolltunga Odda
    Trolltunga is a rock formation situated about 1,100 metres above sea level in the municipality of Odda in Hordaland county, Norway. The special cliff is jutting horizontally out from the mountain, into free air about 700 metres above the north side of the lake Ringedalsvatnet.Popularity of the hike to Trolltunga and rock formation itself has exploded in recent years. The increased popularity has turned Trolltunga into a national icon and a major tourist attraction for the region. Until 2010, less than 800 people hiked to Trolltunga each year. In 2016 more than 80,000 people hiked the 27 kilometres round-trip from Skjeggedal, making it one of Norway's most popular hikes.
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  • 5. Voringsfossen Eidfjord Municipality
    Vøringfossen is the 83rd highest waterfall in Norway on the basis of total fall. It lies at the top of Måbødalen in the municipality of Eidfjord, in Hordaland, not far from Highway 7, which connects Oslo with Bergen. It has a total drop of 182 meters, and a major drop of 163 meters. It is perhaps the most famous in the country and a major tourist attraction on the way down from Hardangervidda to Hardangerfjord.The name Vøringfossen is derived from the verb vyrða . The last element fossen, the definite form of foss , is a later addition.
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  • 6. Troldhaugen Edvard Grieg Museum Bergen
    Troldhaugen is the former home of Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg and his wife Nina Grieg. Troldhaugen is located in Bergen, Norway and consists of the Edvard Grieg Museum, Grieg’s villa, the hut where he composed music, and his and his wife's gravesite.
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  • 8. Hanseatic Museum and Schøtstuene Bergen
    Hanseatic Museum and Schøtstuene is a museum in the city of Bergen, Norway.
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  • 9. Ulriken Bergen
    Ulriken is the highest of the Seven Mountains that surround Bergen, Norway. It has an altitude of 643 metres above sea level. Ulriken has an aerial tramway, Ulriksbanen, that can bring people to the top. At the top there is a TV tower, a restaurant, and free telescopes. The cable car was closed as of January 2006, due to the operating company failing to meet government requirements for documentation, but it reopened later in the spring of the same year. It was later closed again, but it reopened for business on May 1, 2009. An area of the mountain is called Montana.The mountain was featured in a music video by Alan Walker; Alone.
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  • 10. Akvariet i Bergen Bergen
    Bergen Aquarium is a public aquarium in Bergen, Norway. It is situated on the Nordnes peninsula and is one of Bergen's tourist attractions.
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  • 11. Hardangervidda Natursenter Eidfjord Eidfjord Municipality
    The Hardangervidda Natursenter is a museum and visitor center of the Hardangervidda National Park in Norway. This centre is located in the village of Øvre Eidfjord in the municipality of Eidfjord in Hordaland county.
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