Galgen
Galgen is a point in Luster, Western Norway. Galgen is situated nearby to the hamlet Nedre Bugge, as well as near Ornes.Places of Interest
Highlights include Urnes Stave 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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ornes and Solvorn.
Ornes
Hamlet
Photo: Krg, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
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. Solvorn is situated 4½ km west of Galgen.
Galgen
- Type: Point
- Description: point in Norway
- Category: landform
- Location: Luster, Western Norway, Norway, Nordic countries, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Norwegian—“Galgen” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Galgen”
- Norwegian: “Galgen”
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