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Eksingedalen
Eksingedalen or Eksingadalen is a valley that makes up the northeastern part of Vaksdal Municipality in Vestland County, Norway. The Eksingedalen valley stretches over from the Vikafjell mountains all the way to the Inner Osterfjorden. The Ekso River (also known as the Storelvi River) runs through the entire valley, from alpine lakes all the way down to the Eidsfjorden, a small branch off the Inner Osterfjorden. The Stølsheimen Mountains surround the Eksingedalen valley. At above sea level, Kvitanosi is the highest mountain peak around the Eksingedalen valley. The Modalen valley lies over the mountains to the north and the Modalen Tunnel connects the two valleys. Mainly a farming area, about 200-300 people live in Eksingedalen. It is the site of a number of traditional farms including the historic Gullbrå, Ekse, and Trefall farms. ''Inga Litamor'' (Choral EG 168. 1901) a composition by Edvard Grieg was based on a traditional folk melody from Eksingedalen. The village of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eksingedal Church
Eksingedal Church ( no, Eksingedal kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Vaksdal Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Flatkvål in the Eksingedalen valley. It is the church for the Eksingedal parish which is part of the Hardanger og Voss prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The stone church was built in a long church design in 1883 using plans drawn up by the architect Hartvig Sverdrup Eckhoff. The church seats about 120 people. History The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to 1626 when an annex chapel was built on this site. The chapel was called ''Flatekval kapell''. There is some evidence that could be interpreted to show that the chapel built in 1626 was built to replace another chapel dating back to the middle ages, but that is not known for sure. The rectangular, wooden chapel measured about . The chapel fell under the Mo Church parish, and the chapel had one worship service each year on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vaksdal Municipality
is a municipality in the county of Vestland, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Nordhordland. The administrative centre is the village of Dalekvam. Other villages in Vaksdal include Dalegarden, Flatkvål, Helle, Nesheim, Stamneshella, Stanghelle, and Vaksdal. The municipality is the 160th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Vaksdal is the 205th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 3,867. The municipality's population density is and its population has decreased by 6.5% over the previous 10-year period. In 2016, the chief of police for Vestlandet formally suggested a reconfiguration of police districts and stations. He proposed that the police station in Solund be closed. General information The municipality of Vaksdal was created on 1 January 1964 after a major municipal restructuring after the Schei Committee's recommendations. Vaksdal was formed from the following places: * All of Bruvik municipality, except ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flatkvål
Flatkvål /fla:kol/ is a village in the Eksingedalen valley in Vaksdal municipality, Vestland county, Norway. The village lies along the river Storelvi, about northeast of the village of Stamneshella. The Modalen Tunnel is located about west of Flatkvål. The village of Nesheim lies about to the east. Flatkvål is the site of Eksingedal Church. History Flatkvål was administratively a part of Voss municipality starting in 1838. On 1 January 1885 the northeastern half of the Eksingedalen valley was separated from Voss to form the new municipality of Evanger (this included Flatkvål). On 1 January 1964, all of the Bergsdalen and Eksingedalen valleys with 251 inhabitants combined were merged with most of Bruvik municipality and a part of Modalen municipality to create the new municipality Vaksdal is a municipality in the county of Vestland, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Nordhordland. The administrative centre is the village of Dalekvam. Other vil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Modalen
Modalen is a municipality in the Nordhordland district in the central part of Vestland county in Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Mo. The other main village in the municipality is Øvre Helland. Most of the residents of Modalen live in the main Modalen valley which extends eastwards from the end of the Romarheimsfjorden. The small population, combined with a large income from hydro-electric power production, has given the municipality the ability to give all its residents free wireless internet access in the municipality. They also were the first Norwegian municipality to buy a computer for all students in the municipality in 1993. The municipality is the 236th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Modalen is the 355th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 378 (making it the second smallest municipality in Norway after Utsira). The municipality's population density is and its population has increas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Modalen Tunnel
Modalen is a municipality in the Nordhordland district in the central part of Vestland county in Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Mo. The other main village in the municipality is Øvre Helland. Most of the residents of Modalen live in the main Modalen valley which extends eastwards from the end of the Romarheimsfjorden. The small population, combined with a large income from hydro-electric power production, has given the municipality the ability to give all its residents free wireless internet access in the municipality. They also were the first Norwegian municipality to buy a computer for all students in the municipality in 1993. The municipality is the 236th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Modalen is the 355th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 378 (making it the second smallest municipality in Norway after Utsira). The municipality's population density is and its population has increase ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nesheim, Vaksdal
Nesheim is a village in Vaksdal municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located in the upper part of the Eksingedalen valley, along the river Storelvi. The village sits at the intersection of two roads: County Road 344 which runs through the whole valley and County Road 313 which crosses the mountains into the next valley to the south, Teigdalen (in Voss). Nesheim is the site of Nesheim Church Nesheim Church ( no, Nesheim kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Vaksdal Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Nesheim. It is the church for the Nesheim parish which is part of the Hardanger .... References Villages in Vestland Vaksdal {{Vestland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vestland
Vestland is a county in Norway established on 1 January 2020. The county is located in Western Norway and it is centred around the city of Bergen, Norway's second largest city. The administrative centre of the county is the city of Bergen, where the executive and political leadership is based, but the County Governor is based in Hermansverk. The county is one of two counties in Norway that have Nynorsk as their official written language form (the others are neutral as to which form people use). Vestland was created in 2020 when the former counties of Hordaland and Sogn og Fjordane (with the exception of Hornindal municipality, which became part of Volda municipality in Møre og Romsdal county) were merged. History Vestland county is a newly created county, but it has been inhabited for centuries. The area was made up of many petty kingdoms under the Gulating during the Middle Ages. The northern part was the known as ''Firdafylke'' (now the Fjordane region; Nordfjord-Sunnfjord), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eidsfjorden (Hordaland)
Eidsfjorden may refer to many different fjords in Norway: * Eidsfjorden (Askvoll), a fjord in Askvoll municipality, Sogn og Fjordane county * Eidsfjorden (Gulen), a fjord in Gulen municipality, Sogn og Fjordane county *Eidsfjorden (Hordaland), a fjord in Vaksdal municipality, Hordaland county * Eidsfjorden (Nordland), a fjord in Hadsel and Sortland municipalities in Nordland county * Eidsfjorden (Sogn og Fjordane), a fjord in Eid municipality, Sogn og Fjordane county * Eidsfjorden (Sogndal), a fjord in Sogndal Sogndal is a municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located on the northern shore of the Sognefjorden in the traditional district of Sogn. The village of Hermansverk is the administrative center of Sogndal municipality. Other villages i ... municipality, Sogn og Fjordane county * Eidsfjorden (Vest-Agder), a fjord in Farsund municipality, Vest-Agder county {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nesheim Church
Nesheim Church ( no, Nesheim kyrkje) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Vaksdal Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Nesheim. It is the church for the Nesheim parish which is part of the Hardanger og Voss prosti (deanery) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, wooden church was built in a long church design in 1908 using plans drawn up by the architect Adolf Schirmer (one source credits Hartvig Sverdrup Eckhoff). The church seats about 120 people. History The church was consecrated on 17 September 1908 by the Bishop Johan Willoch Erichsen. Originally the church had a small sacristy adjacent to the chancel In church architecture, the chancel is the space around the altar, including the choir and the sanctuary (sometimes called the presbytery), at the liturgical east end of a traditional Christian church building. It may terminate in an apse. Ove ..., but in 1973, the old sacristy was enlarged. See also * List of churches in Bj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bergenshalvøens Kommunale Kraftselskap
Eviny is a Norwegian power company based in Bergen. Eviny is owned by Statkraft (47.9%), Bergen municipality (37.8%) and 16 other municipalities between Sognefjorden and Hardangerfjorden. It performs production and distribution of electricity. Annual production is 7 TWh produced at 29 hydroelectric power plantsbr> Operations Eviny is the second largest power grid owner in Norway (after Hafslund) with 450,000 gricustomers The company also offered broadband, cable television and as well as the district heating system in Bergen. The main office is located in Bergen. Eviny also holds partial ownership of the power companies Sogn og Fjordane Energi (38.51%) and Sognekraft (44.44%). The power stations operated by Eviny include Dale, Evanger, Fana, Fosse, Fossmark, Frøland, Grønsdal, Hellandfoss, Herlandsfoss, Hommelfoss, Kløvtveit, Kollsnes cogenereation plant, Kvittingen, Lundsæter, Matre, Myra, Myster, Møllefossen, Nygård, Oksebotn, Osvatn, Rådal biogas pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hydroelectric Power Plant
Hydroelectricity, or hydroelectric power, is electricity generated from hydropower (water power). Hydropower supplies one sixth of the world's electricity, almost 4500 TWh in 2020, which is more than all other renewable sources combined and also more than nuclear power. Hydropower can provide large amounts of low-carbon electricity on demand, making it a key element for creating secure and clean electricity supply systems. A hydroelectric power station that has a dam and reservoir is a flexible source, since the amount of electricity produced can be increased or decreased in seconds or minutes in response to varying electricity demand. Once a hydroelectric complex is constructed, it produces no direct waste, and almost always emits considerably less greenhouse gas than fossil fuel-powered energy plants. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edvard Grieg
Edvard Hagerup Grieg ( , ; 15 June 18434 September 1907) was a Norwegian composer and pianist. He is widely considered one of the foremost Romantic era composers, and his music is part of the standard classical repertoire worldwide. His use of Norwegian folk music in his own compositions brought the music of Norway to fame, as well as helping to develop a national identity, much as Jean Sibelius did in Finland and Bedřich Smetana in Bohemia. Grieg is the most celebrated person from the city of Bergen, with numerous statues which depict his image, and many cultural entities named after him: the city's largest concert building (Grieg Hall), its most advanced music school (Grieg Academy) and its professional choir (Edvard Grieg Kor). The Edvard Grieg Museum at Grieg's former home Troldhaugen is dedicated to his legacy. Background Edvard Hagerup Grieg was born in Bergen, Norway (then part of Sweden–Norway). His parents were Alexander Grieg (1806–1875), a merchant and the B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
