Ornes (Norway)

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Ornes in 2010, taken by ferry from Solvorn

Ornes (sometimes Urnes written) a small community in the municipality of Luster in the province Vestland in Norway . The place had 63 inhabitants in the 2001 census. It is located on a mountain slope by the Lusterfjord , the innermost branch of the Sognefjord that branches off to the north . Ornes is across from Solvorn . A car ferry runs between these two places. Ornes is known for the Urnes stave church , which lies at the top of the village and is considered the oldest stave church in the world. It was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1979.

Web links

Commons : Ornes  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Table Luster 1426 of the 2001 census (PDF; 178 kB), Statistisk sentralbyrå Norge
  2. ↑ Håkon Christie, Urnes Stavkirke , Pax Forlag A / S, Oslo 2009.

Coordinates: 61 ° 18 '  N , 7 ° 19'  E