Galten
Galten is a hill in Luster, Western Norway. Galten is situated nearby to the village Solvorn, as well as near the hamlet Nedre Bugge.Places of Interest
Highlights include Urnes Stave Church and Solvorn Church.
Urnes Stave Church
Church
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Urnes Stave Church is a 12th-century stave church at Ornes, along the Lustrafjorden, in Luster Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The church sits on the eastern side of the fjord, directly across the fjord from the village of Solvorn and about five kilometres east of the village of Hafslo. Urnes Stave Church is situated 3 km east of Galten.
Solvorn Church
Church
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Solvorn Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Luster Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Solvorn. It is the church for the Solvorn parish which is part of the Sogn prosti in the Diocese of Bjørgvin.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Solvorn and Ornes.
Solvorn
Village
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Luster is a district in Sogn og Fjordane county. Luster sits right at the intersection of central alpine mountains, great glaciers and the iconic fjords.
Ornes
Hamlet
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Ornes is a village in Luster Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located on a small peninsula that juts out into the Lustrafjorden, the innermost part of the Sognefjorden. Ornes is situated 3 km east of Galten.
Galten
- Type: Hill
- Category: landform
- Location: Luster, Western Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Norwegian—“Galten” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Galten”
- Dutch: “Galten”
- Norwegian: “Galten”
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