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Cemetery Attractions In Norway

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Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northwestern Europe whose core territory comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula; the remote island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard are also part of the Kingdom of Norway. The Antarctic Peter I Island and the sub-Antarctic Bouvet Island are dependent territories and thus not considered part of the kingdom. Norway also lays claim to a section of Antarctica known as Queen Maud Land. Norway has a total area of 385,252 square kilometres and a population of 5,302,778 . The country shares a long eastern border with Sweden . Norway is bordered b...
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Cemetery Attractions In Norway

  • 2. Volda kyrkje Volda
    Volda Church is a parish church in Volda Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the village of Volda, along the northeastern shore of the Voldsfjorden. The church is part of the Volda parish in the Søre Sunnmøre deanery in the Diocese of Møre. The large stone church was built in 1932 to replace an earlier church that burned down on 7 April 1929. It was consecrated on 1 May 1932 by the Bishop Andreas Fleischer. The church was built by the architect Arnstein Arneberg, and it seats about 800 people. The church site dates back to an old stave church that was originally built around the year 1200.
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  • 3. Istrehagan Burial Ground Larvik
    Istrehågan is an ancient monument at Jåberg on the Sandefjord-Larvik border in Vestfold County, Norway. It is home to some of the largest stone settings in the Nordic Countries. Nearby Haugen farm in Sandefjord is home to Vestfold County’s largest petroglyph site. The rock carvings at Haugen farm are Vestfold County’s oldest ancient monument . It is an ancient burial ground which dates to the time of the Roman Iron Age around 1500-500 BCE. Large stone settings resemble a ship. The largest “ship” is 24 metres long, and 9 metres meters broad. Most rocks are about 1 metre tall, while some are as high as 4.5 metres . Archaeological excavations made in 1959-1961 uncovered remains of bones, bear claws, pottery shards, a brooch, and more. Most stone settings are dated to the Migration P...
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  • 4. Loen Church Loen
    Loen is a village in Stryn Municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It is located in the inner part of the Nordfjord region, at the easternmost end of the Nordfjorden. Loen is located about 6 kilometres north of the village of Olden and about 11 kilometres southeast of the municipal center of Stryn. The lake Lovatnet is located just to the southeast of the village of Loen. The Hotel Alexandra was established in Loen in 1884. The historic Loen Church is also located in the village.
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  • 5. Geiranger Church Geiranger
    Geiranger is a small tourist village in Sunnmøre region of Møre og Romsdal county in the western part of Norway. It lies in Stranda at the head of the Geirangerfjorden, which is a branch of the large Storfjorden. The nearest city is Ålesund. Geiranger is home to some of the most spectacular scenery in the world, and has been named the best travel destination in Scandinavia by Lonely Planet. Since 2005, the Geirangerfjord area has been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Seven Sisters waterfall is located just west of Geiranger, directly across another waterfall called The Suitor. Norwegian County Road 63 passes through the village. Geiranger Church is the main church for the village and surrounding area. Geiranger is under constant threat from the mountain Åkerneset which could...
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  • 9. Rollag stavkirke Rollag Municipality
    Rollag is a municipality in Buskerud county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Numedal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Rollag, although the most populated area in the municipality is Veggli. Rollag is bordered in the north by Nore og Uvdal, in the east by Sigdal, in the south by Flesberg, and in the west by Tinn in Telemark.
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  • 11. Vestre Gravlund Oslo
    Vestre Gravlund is a cemetery in the Frogner borough of Oslo, Norway. It is located next to the Borgen metro station. At 243 acres , it is the largest cemetery in Norway. It was inaugurated in September 1902 and also contains a crematorium and chapel .The grave chapel was constructed in granite and clay stone and was designed by architect Alfred Christian Dahl . It was built in 1900 and consecrated in 1902. In the foundation wall, it has stained glass that was designed by artist Oddmund Kristiansen in 1970.
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  • 12. Dolm Kirke Hitra Municipality
    Dolm Church is a parish church in Hitra municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located at Dolmvarden, on the southwestern coast of the island of Dolmøya. It is one of the churches for the Hitra parish which is part of the Orkdal prosti in the Diocese of Nidaros. The white, stone church was originally built around the year 1188 and for centuries it was the main church for the prestegjeld of Hitra. The church was built in a long church plan in a Romanesque style with rounded arches and thick stone walls by an unknown architect. The church seats about 200 people.
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  • 13. Vevelstad Kirke Vevelstad Municipality
    Vevelstad Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Vevelstad Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Vevelstad. It is the main church for the Vevelstad parish which is part of the Sør-Helgeland prosti in the Diocese of Sør-Hålogaland. The white, wooden church was built in a long church style in 1796 by an unknown architect. The church seats about 250 people.
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  • 15. Elverhoy Kirke Tromso
    Elverhøy Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Tromsø Municipality in Troms county, Norway. It is located in the city of Tromsø. It is the church for the Elverhøy parish which is part of the Tromsø domprosti in the Diocese of Nord-Hålogaland. The church was built in its current location in 1974 and it now seats about 435 people.
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