Olavsrose (cultural heritage)

Olavsrose , logo of the Norsk Kulturarv

The Olavsrose is a quality mark awarded by the Norsk Kulturarv Foundation (Norwegian Cultural Heritage) for adventure offers.

The presentation and preservation of a cultural and historical value and how this is conveyed is awarded. The receipt of the award is followed by annual controls and reports. If the requirements are no longer met, the price can be withdrawn again. To receive the award, you have to apply and submit an application. Applications from third parties will not be considered. Once received, the award can be used for profiling and marketing purposes.

The symbol of the award is the Olavsrose , a traditional ornament in Norwegian folk art . The symbol is green and the inscription reads Norsk Kulturarv - Norwegian Heritage . The mark was registered in 1996 as a trademark for Norwegian cultural heritage.

In 2010 over 100 awards were presented. These included cable cars, lighthouses, fishing villages, overnight accommodation, restaurants, alpine huts, historic hotels, fishing huts and old railways. In addition, there were honors relating to industrial history, craft traditions and cultural events.

Extract of the honors

Folldal gruver, Hedmark, 2010

Solstrand Hotel & Bad, Hordaland

• Dalen Hotel , Vestfold and Telemark
• DS Bjoren (steamship)
• Folldal Gruver (mine), Innlandet
• Fetsund Lenser (rafting museum and nature center), Viken
• Fausko Skysstasjon (post office), Viken
• Gamalost , sour milk cheese from Vik
• Gamle Hvam Museum, Viken
• Utstein Monastery , Rogaland
• Krøderbanen , Viken
• Norsk Design- og Arkitektursenter (Norwegian Design and Architecture Center), Oslo
• Numedalsbanen (railway line), Viken
• Ryvarden fyr (lighthouse), Rogaland
• Setesdalsbanen , (railway line), Agder
• Skibladner (ship) , Innlandet
• Solstrand Hotel & Bad, Bjørnafjorden , Vestland
• Southern Actor (whaling ship)
• Søre Harildstad , Innlandet
• City park in Mosjøen , Nordland

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} VÅRE BESTE OPPLEVINGAR - Olavsrosa ( memento of August 5, 2010 in the Internet Archive ), Norsk kulturarv, 25 August 2009. VÅRE BESTE OPPLEVINGAR - Olavsrosa ( memento of May 1, 2006 in the Internet Archive )
2. ↑ Search for "NORSK KULTURARV NORWEGIAN HERITAGE" , Patentstyret
3. ↑ Gamalost from Vik. Norsk Kulturarv, accessed March 9, 2014 (Norwegian). 

Web links

• Olavsrose (PDF file; 90 kB) Norsk Kulturarv - accessed February 7, 2013 (Norwegian)