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Ornes, Sogn og Fjordane

Ornes
Urnes
Village
View of the village
View of the village
Ornes is located in Sogn og Fjordane
Ornes
Ornes
Ornes is located in Norway
Ornes
Ornes
Location in Sogn og Fjordane county
Coordinates: 61°17′58″N 07°18′53″E / 61.29944°N 7.31472°E / 61.29944; 7.31472Coordinates: 61°17′58″N 07°18′53″E / 61.29944°N 7.31472°E / 61.29944; 7.31472
Country Norway
Region Western Norway
County Sogn og Fjordane
District Sogn
Municipality Luster Municipality
Elevation 28 m (92 ft)
Time zone CET (UTC+01:00)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+02:00)
Post Code 6870 Ornes

Ornes or Urnes is a village in Luster Municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. The village is located on a small peninsula that juts out into the Lustrafjorden, the innermost part of the Sognefjorden. The village sits on the east side of the fjord, directly across the fjord from the village of Solvorn. Ornes is notable because it is the site of the 12th century Urnes Stave Church.

There has been a regular ferry route from Ornes to Solvorn, across the fjord, since 1859.

Boathouses at Ornes

View of the Ornes area

Stave Church at Ornes, looking across the fjord

Front view of the stave church

The Norse form of the name was Órnes. The first element is the preposition ór 'out, outstanding' - the last element is nes 'headland, naze'. The common (but wrong) form Urnes is from the time of Danish rule ("Wrnes" 1563, "Vrnes" 1666, etc.).



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