Ulriken (or the older, ''Ålreken'') is the highest of the
Seven Mountains () that surround the city of
Bergen, Norway. It has a height of above sea level. Ulriken has an
aerial tramway
An aerial tramway, aerial tram, sky tram, cable car or aerial cablecar, aerial cableway, ropeway, téléphérique (French), or Seilbahn (German) is a type of aerial lift which uses one or two stationary cables for support, with a third movin ...
,
Ulriksbanen, that can bring people to the top. At the top there is a TV tower and a
restaurant
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. There is a network of trails along Ulriken, which is a popular hike with several paths up ranging from steep to not so steep.
History
One of the slopes of Ulriken, known as Isdalen ("Ice Valley"), is also nicknamed "Death Valley", due to the area's history of suicides in the
Middle Ages
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, and more recent hiking accidents. The valley became well known in 1970 when the remains of the mysterious
Isdal Woman was discovered there. Another area of the mountain is called "Montana."
Ulriksbanen opened in 1961 and was closed in 1974 after an accident. The cable car closed again in the 1980s due to lack of funds, and again in January 2006, due to the operating company failing to meet government requirements for documentation, but it reopened later in the spring of the same year. It was later closed again, but it reopened for business on May 1, 2009.
The
Ulriken Tunnel
The Ulriken Tunnel () is a railway tunnel on the Bergen Line between Bergen Station and Arna Station in Bergen Municipality in Vestland county, Norway.
Original (old) tunnel
The existing long tunnel runs under the northern part of the mo ...
() is a single-line railway tunnel on the
Bergen Line
The Bergen Line, or the Bergen Railway ( or ), is a long scenic overlook, scenic standard gauge railway line between Bergen and Hønefoss, Norway. The name is often applied to the entire route from Bergen to Oslo, including the Randsfjord Line ...
between
Bergen Station and
Arna Station. Opened in 1964, the long tunnel runs under the northern part of Ulriken. A second tunnel, began in January 2016, and was completed in December 2020.
The mountain was featured in a 2016 music video by
Alan Walker
Alan Olav Walker (born 24 August 1997) is a Norwegian DJ and record producer. His songs "Faded (Alan Walker song), Faded", "Sing Me to Sleep", "Alone (Alan Walker song), Alone", "All Falls Down (Alan Walker song), All Falls Down" (with Noah Cy ...
called
Alone.
Gallery
File:Ulriken Bergen Norway 03.jpg, View of Bergen from Ulriken
File:Ulriken Bergen.jpg,
Ulriken Skyskraperen Restaurant tunliweb.no.jpg, Restaurant at Ulriken
File:Ulriken Bergen Norway 01.jpg, Ulriken TV Tower at night
File:BERGEN PANORAMA.jpg, View of Bergen in September 2008
See also
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List of mountains of Norway
There are 291 peaks in Norway with elevations of over above sea level and that have a topographic prominence of more than . The following list includes those 186 that have a topographic prominence of or more. The topographic isolation refers to ...
References
External links
Ulriken Opp: Løypen lriken up: the track
Mountains of Bergen
Tourist attractions in Bergen
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