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Oppstrynsvatn
Oppstrynsvatn (also known as ''Oppstrynsvatnet'', ''Strynevatnet'', or ''Strynevatn'') is a lake in the municipality of Stryn in Vestland county, Norway. It is located about east of the village of Stryn (village), Stryn (the administrative centre of the municipality). The villages of Flo, Norway, Flo, Oppstryn, and Erdal, Sogn og Fjordane, Erdal are located on the shores of the lake. The lake has an area of and is surrounded by many large mountains and glaciers which feed into the lake. The main outflow of the lake is the river Stryneelva which flows west into the Nordfjorden (Sogn og Fjordane), Nordfjorden. Some of the local attractions include the Jostedalsbreen nasjonalparksenter, Jostedalsbreen National Park, the mountain Skåla (Sogn og Fjordane), Skåla, and the glacier Tindefjellbreen. The Norwegian National Road 15 highway runs along the southern shore of the lake. Oppstryn Church sits right on the shore overlooking the lake. Media gallery Panorama of Oppstr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stryn
Stryn is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in the Counties of Norway, county of Vestland, Norway. It is located in the Districts of Norway, traditional district of Nordfjord. The administrative center of the municipality is the village of Stryn (village), Stryn. The municipality is located along the innermost part of the Nordfjorden (Sogn og Fjordane), Nordfjorden. Some of the main villages in Stryn include Loen, Norway, Loen, Innvik (village), Innvik, Utvik, Randabygda, Olden, Norway, Olden, and Flo, Norway, Flo. Farming, forestry, fruit growing, animal breeding for furs, small manufacturing industries, tourism, and the service trades provide the main occupations. The river Stryneelva enters the village of Stryn (village), Stryn from the east after passing through the Stryn Valley, from the large lake Oppstrynsvatn. The Jostedalsbreen nasjonalparksenter, Jostedalsbreen National Park Centre is on the shore of the lake. Stryn has all year glacier skiing at Stry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stryneelva
Stryneelva or Strynselva is a river in the municipality of Stryn in Vestland county, Norway. It has a length of about , starting from the lake Oppstrynsvatn, assuming a meander A meander is one of a series of regular sinuous curves in the Channel (geography), channel of a river or other watercourse. It is produced as a watercourse erosion, erodes the sediments of an outer, concave bank (cut bank, cut bank or river cl ...ing course through the Strynedalen valley and reaching the Nordfjorden at the village of Stryn. The river is among the best salmon rivers in Norway. See also * List of rivers in Norway References Rivers of Vestland Stryn Rivers of Norway {{Norway-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oppstryn Church
Oppstryn Church () is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Stryn Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Oppstryn, on the shore of the lake Oppstrynsvatnet. It is the church for the Oppstryn parish which is part of the Nordfjord prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1863 using plans drawn up by the architect Hans Linstow. The church seats about 300 people. History The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to 1308, but the church was not new that year. The first church was a wooden stave church that was likely built during the 13th century. The first church was located at Nesje, about northwest of the present location of the church. During the winter of 1662–1663, an avalanche off the nearby mountain pushed part of the church down the hill into the lake Oppstrynsvatnet. Some of the building furniture and structure was found scattered about the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jostedalsbreen Nasjonalparksenter
Jostedalsbreen National Park Center ( Norwegian: ''Jostedalsbreen nasjonalparksenter'') is a visitor center in the village of Oppstryn in the municipality of Stryn in Vestland county, Norway. The center is east of the villages of Loen and Olden, on the shore of the lake Oppstrynsvatn. The mountain Skåla and the glaciers Briksdalsbreen and Jostedalsbreen are to the southwest of this visitor center. Jostedalsbreen National Park Center is one of the three visitor centers in Jostedalsbreen National Park, along with the Norwegian Glacier Museum and the Breheim Center. The center is owned by an independent foundation, in association with local government, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, and several specialist groups. Then-Prime Minister Gro Harlem Brundtland officiated at the formal opening of the center on 19 June 1993, although it was opened to the public in 1992. The main building at the center was constructed in a manner similar to Viking long houses where pi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Lakes In Norway
This is a list of lakes and reservoirs in Norway, sorted by Counties of Norway, county. For the geography and history of lakes in that country, see Lakes in Norway, including: *Lakes in Norway#Largest lakes, List of largest lakes in Norway *Lakes in Norway#Deepest lakes, List of deepest lakes in Norway Akershus *Bjørkelangen (lake), Bjørkelangen *Bogstadvannet *Dælivannet *Engervannet *Hallangen *Hurdalsjøen *Lyseren *Mangen *Mjøsa *Øgderen *Østernvann *Øyangen (Gran) *Øyeren *Rødenessjøen *Setten Aust-Agder *Åraksfjorden *Blåsjø *Botnsvatnet *Botsvatn *Breidvatn *Byglandsfjorden *Fisstøylvatnet *Grøssæ *Gyvatn *Hartevatnet *Herefossfjorden *Holmavatnet (Vinje), Holmavatnet *Holmevatnet *Homstølvatnet *Hovatn *Høvringsvatnet *Kilefjorden *Kolsvatnet *Kvifjorden *Longerakvatnet *Måvatn *Myklevatnet *Nasvatn *Nelaug (lake), Nelaug *Nesvatn *Nystølfjorden *Ogge *Ormsavatnet *Østre Grimevann *Øyarvatnet *Ramvatn *Reinevatn *Rore (lake), Rore *Rosskreppfj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flo, Norway
Flo is a small village in the municipality of Stryn in Vestland county, Norway. It is located on the northern shore of the lake Oppstrynsvatn, about east of the municipal center of Stryn. Directly south across the lake is the Jostedalsbreen nasjonalparksenter, a visitor center for the nearby Jostedalsbreen National Park. Flo has become famous as the ancestral home of national and international footballers, all of whom are related: The brothers Kjell Rune Flo, Jostein Flo, Tore André Flo and Jarle Flo, all of whom grew up in nearby Stryn, as well as their cousin Håvard Flo who grew up in Flo. In addition Kjell Rune's son Ulrik Flo and Håvard's nephew Per Egil Flo have played for Sogndal Fotball in the Tippeligaen. Per Egil now plays for Slavia Prague. All in all, seven members of the Flo family have played in Tippeligaen, and four (Jostein, Håvard, Tore André and Per Egil) have played for Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, Nordic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oppstryn
Oppstryn is a village in Stryn Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located on the southern shore of the large lake Oppstrynsvatnet. It is located about from the village of Ospeli and about south of the village of Flo (across the lake). Norwegian National Road 15 runs through the village on its way to the village of Stryn. Oppstryn Church is located in this village. The mountain Skåla lies just southwest of the village, inside Jostedalsbreen National Park Jostedalsbreen National Park () is a national park in Norway that encompasses the largest glacier on the European mainland, Jostedalsbreen. The park was established by royal decree on 25 October 1991, and then in 1998, it was enlarged to the nort .... References Villages in Vestland Stryn {{Vestland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tindefjellbreen
Tindefjellbreen is a glacier in the municipality of Stryn in Vestland county, Norway. The glacier lies about east of the mountain Skåla, roughly halfway between the villages of Bødalen and Erdalen. The glacier is in the mountains east of the lake Lovatnet and south of the lake Oppstrynsvatn. The glacier is part of Jostedalsbreen National Park Jostedalsbreen National Park () is a national park in Norway that encompasses the largest glacier on the European mainland, Jostedalsbreen. The park was established by royal decree on 25 October 1991, and then in 1998, it was enlarged to the nort ..., about east of the village of Loen. See also * List of glaciers in Norway References Stryn Glaciers of Vestland {{Vestland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norwegian National Road 15
Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe *Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway * Demographics of Norway *Norwegian language, including the two official written forms: ** Bokmål, literally "book language", used by 85–90% of the population of Norway **Nynorsk, literally "New Norwegian", used by 10–15% of the population of Norway * Norwegian Sea Norwegian or may also refer to: Norwegian * Norwegian Air Shuttle, an airline, trading as Norwegian ** Norwegian Long Haul, a defunct subsidiary of Norwegian Air Shuttle, flying long-haul flights * Norwegian Air Lines, a former airline, merged with Scandinavian Airlines in 1951 *Norwegian coupling, used for narrow-gauge railways *Norwegian Cruise Line, a cruise line *Norwegian Elkhound, a canine breed. * Norwegian Forest cat, a domestic feline breed *Norwegian Red, a breed of dairy cattle *Norwegian Township, Pennsylvania, USA No ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glacier
A glacier (; or ) is a persistent body of dense ice, a form of rock, that is constantly moving downhill under its own weight. A glacier forms where the accumulation of snow exceeds its ablation over many years, often centuries. It acquires distinguishing features, such as crevasses and seracs, as it slowly flows and deforms under stresses induced by its weight. As it moves, it abrades rock and debris from its substrate to create landforms such as cirques, moraines, or fjords. Although a glacier may flow into a body of water, it forms only on land“Glacier, N., Pronunciation.” Oxford English Dictionary, Oxford UP, June 2024, https://doi.org/10.1093/OED/7553486115. Accessed 25 Jan. 2025. and is distinct from the much thinner sea ice and lake ice that form on the surface of bodies of water. On Earth, 99% of glacial ice is contained within vast ice sheets (also known as "continental glaciers") in the polar regions, but glaciers may be found in mountain ranges on ever ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skåla (Sogn Og Fjordane)
Skåla may refer to: * Skåla (Møre og Romsdal), a mountain in Volda municipality, Møre og Romsdal county, Norway * Skåla (Vestland), a mountain in Stryn municipality, Vestland county, Norway See also * Skála, a village in the Faroe Islands * Skala (other) {{dab, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nordfjorden (Sogn Og Fjordane)
Nordfjorden is the sixth longest fjord in Norway. It flows through the municipalities of Stryn, Gloppen, Stad, Bremanger, and Kinn, and it is the central feature of the entire Nordfjord region which makes up the northern third of the county. The long fjord stretches from Husevågøy island in Kinn Municipality to the village of Loen in Stryn Municipality. The fjord starts as runoff from the Jostedalsbreen, Europe's largest mainland glacier, in the east and it flows west, emptying into the ocean just south of the Stadlandet peninsula. The mouth of the fjord lies between the large islands of Vågsøy and Bremangerlandet (with the smaller island of Husevågøy lying in the middle of the mouth). There are several smaller fjords which branch off the main Nordfjorden: Eidsfjorden, Ålfotfjorden, Hyefjorden, and Gloppefjorden. The fjord reaches a maximum-depth of near the mouth of the Eidsfjorden and also by the village of Bryggja. Transportation The fjord has no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
