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Monument Attractions In Sveio Municipality

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Emberlandsnipen

Albatross Spa & Fitness

Rex garden

Sveio Roundtrip to the Coast

Ryvarden

Steinsfjellet

Djupadalen

Nordvegen History Centre and Viking Settlement

Karmoy Beaches

Baroniet Rosendal

Haraldshaugen - Norway's National Monument

Sveio is a municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. Sveio is a border district that is sometimes considered to be located in the traditional district of Haugalandet since it is located on the Haugalandet peninsula, but it is also considered to be in the traditional district of Sunnhordland since it is located in southern Hordaland county. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Sveio. Other villages in the municipality include Auklandshamn, Førde, Våga, and Valevåg. The 246-square-kilometre municipality is the 309th largest by area out of the 422 municipalities in Norway. Sveio is the 186th most populous municipality in Norw...
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Monument Attractions In Sveio Municipality

1. Haraldshaugen - Norway's National Monument Haugesund
Haraldshaugen is a national monument in Haugesund, Norway. The monument was erected during the millennial celebration of Norway's unification into one kingdom under the rule of King Harald Fairhair .Haraldshaugen was unveiled on July 18, 1872 by Crown Prince Oscar in connection with the one thousand year anniversary of the Battle of Hafrsfjord. The monument is designed by Norwegian architect Christian Christie. Norwegian national poet, Ivar Aasen, wrote a poem entitled Haraldshaugen to commemorate the event. The monument was opposed by Norway's political left, which questioned the merits of celebrating a figure whom they viewed as a brutal, authoritarian conqueror.Haraldshaugen is located in the northern suburbs of Haugesund. The monument consists of a large mound surrounded by a granite m...
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Haugesund (HGSD) is a town and municipality in the county of Rogaland, Norway. The town is the main population centre of the Haugaland and northern Rogaland area.

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