Utne

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Utne

Basic data

Country

Norway

Province (fylke)

Vestland

Municipality (commune) :

Ullensvang

Coordinates :

60 ° 25 ′ N , 6 ° 37 ′ E Coordinates: 60 ° 25 ′ N , 6 ° 37 ′ E

Residents :

550 (2007)

Utne from Hardangerfjord seen from

Utne is a village in the municipality of Ullensvang in Fylke Vestland, Norway .

Infrastructure and sights

Utne has a branch of a Norwegian supermarket chain, a church with a cemetery and a ferry connection. The ferry offers the possibility of crossing to Kinsarvik or Kvanndal. A famous sight is the Utne Hotel. It is the oldest Norwegian hotel and was opened in 1722. In the village there is also the Brureika , an almost 1000 year old pedunculate oak that was named Norway's largest tree in 1990 and 2007. The Hardanger Folk Museum , the oldest folk museum in Hordaland, is also located in Utne . It was founded in 1911. Part of the museum is an open-air museum with buildings up to 800 years old. Between the buildings of the open-air museum there are trees with all sorts of apples and plums.

Web links

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

Individual evidence

↑ Demography and area (accessed on March 11, 2010)

[1] Demography and area (accessed on March 11, 2010)