Olavsrosa (St. Olaf's rose) is a seal of quality, awarded by the ideal Norwegian organization Norsk Kulturarv/Norwegian Heritage. The goal of the foundation Norsk Kulturarv is to contribute to the protection of Norwegian cultural heritage through sustainable use, under the motto: «Protection through use» Olavsrosa is awarded to firms and institutions that offer activities and experiences of particularly high standard, with regard to the presentation and use of Norwegian cultural history, and currently (2016) 131 firms and institutions have been awarded this seal of quality.Norsk Kulturarv/Norwegian Heritage's information on the quality mark Olavsrosa
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Olavsrosa recipients (selection)

Dalen Hotel Dalen Hotel is a historic hotel located at Dalen in the municipality of Tokke in Vestfold og Telemark, Norway. The luxury Dalen Hotel, once a popular locale for European royalty, is one of the largest wooden buildings in Norway and one of the be ...

Eidsvollsbygningen Eidsvollsbygningen (Literally: ''The Eidsvoll building'') is a historic manor house located at Eidsvoll in Viken county, Norway. The building is where the Constitution of Norway was signed on 17 May 1814. The estate is now owned by The State of ...

Isfjord radio Isfjord Radio is a coast radio station, weather station and hotel located at Kapp Linné on the island Spitsbergen in Svalbard, Norway. The station was established in 1933, and has played an important role in the telecommunications between the ...

Kongsvoll Kongsvoll (''Kongsvold Fjeldstue'') is a historic mountain lodge built on the site of a former inn located in the Drivdalen valley in the municipality of Oppdal in Trøndelag county, Norway. The original inn dated to the 12th century. The oldest ...

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Norwegian Museum of Hydropower and Industry The Norwegian Museum of Hydropower and Industry ( no, Norsk Vasskraft- og Industristadmuseum) is a cultural history museum at Odda in Vestland county, Norway. The museum is located in the village of Tyssedal. The museum is dedicated to the indus ...

Norwegian Sawmill Museum The Norwegian Sawmill Museum ( no, Norsk Sagbruksmuseum) is a museum located in the village of Spillum in Namsos Municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. The town of Namsos lies just to the north, across the river Namsen. The museum opened in ...

Numedal Line The Numedal Line () is a long railway line that runs up the Numedal valley between Kongsberg and Rødberg in Viken county, Norway. Built and operated by the Norwegian State Railways, the non-electrified, standard gauge line passes through the mu ...

Parkteatret Parkteatret is a theater located at Olaf Ryes plass 11, Grünerløkka in Oslo, Norway. It was established in 1907 as a cinema originally by the name "Kristiania Bryggeri Grünerløkkens Kinematograf". Parkteatret is renowned as an urban cultural ...

* Quality Hotel 33, Oslo *

Refsnes Gods Refsnes Gods is a hotel near the town of Moss, Norway, on the island of Jeløy. According to Frommer's travel guide, it is "the most elegant resort in the environs of Oslo". The building was originally constructed in 1767 as a pleasure pavilion ...

Ryvarden Lighthouse Ryvarden Lighthouse ( no, Ryvarden fyr) is a coastal lighthouse on the western coast of the municipality of Sveio in Vestland county, Norway. The lighthouse was established in 1849 to mark the southern shore of the entrance to the Bømlafjorden fr ...

Sandtorg Sandtorg is a village in Harstad Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It is located on the eastern shore of the large island of Hinnøya, on the shore of the Tjeldsundet. The village is located along the European route E10 highway i ...

* Sjøgata *

Skibladner PS ''Skibladner'' is the only paddle steamer operating in Norway, it sails on lake Mjøsa. ''Skibladner'' is a sidewheel design, and her maiden voyage was on 2 August 1856, making her the world's oldest paddle steamer still in timetabled servi ...

Southern Actor ''Southern Actor'' is a former whale catcher, currently a museum ship based in Sandefjord, Norway and owned by Sandefjord Museum. It is the only whale catcher from the Modern Whaling Epoch still to be in its original working order. Over 100,000 ...

SS Bjoren SS ''Bjoren'' is a wood-fuelled steamboat that travels the route between Bygland-Byglandsfjord, Bygland and Bygland- Ose on the lake Byglandsfjorden in the municipality of Bygland in the Setesdal valley. She runs on Sundays in July. Using wood ...

* Sygard Grytting *

Utstein Abbey Utstein may refer to: Places * Utstein Abbey, a historic abbey in Rennesøy, Norway *Utstein Church, a historic church in Rennesøy, Norway Other *, a submarine in the Royal Norwegian Navy *Utstein Style The Utstein Style is a set of guidelines fo ...

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Ytste Skotet Ytste Skotet is a complete, preserved, historical farm located in Fjord Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The historic farmyard and museum, which is part of the Sunnmøre Museum Foundation, is located on the steep shores of the S ...

References

Literature

*N.N. (1998) ''Norsk kulturarv – ei praktisk reisehåndbok''. Vågå: Norsk kulturarv. {{ISBN, 8291988005 (Norwegian)

External links

Norsk Kulturarv/Norwegian Heritage's website
(Norwegian)
Norsk Kulturarv's English website – «under construction»
Cultural history of Norway Quality awards Trademarks