Vangsnes

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Vangsnes
Village
Vangsnes is located in Vestland
Vangsnes
Vangsnes
Location of the village
Vangsnes is located in Norway
Vangsnes
Vangsnes
Vangsnes (Norway)
Coordinates: 61°10′27″N 06°38′06″E / 61.17417°N 6.63500°E / 61.17417; 6.63500
CountryNorway
RegionWestern Norway
CountyVestland
DistrictSogn
MunicipalityVik Municipality
Elevation
[1]
4 m (13 ft)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code
6894 Vangsnes

Vangsnes is a village located in the municipality of Vik in Vestland county, Norway. It's located on a relatively flat and fertile peninsula that juts out on the south side of the Sognefjorden, roughly at the midpoint of the fjord which is Norway's longest. The village of Balestrand lies about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) to the northwest (across the fjord) and the villages of Leikanger-Hermansverk lie about 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) straight east (also across the fjord). Vangsnes Church is located in the village.

The village sits along Norwegian National Road 13 and it is connected with Hella in Leikanger municipality and Dragsvik in Balestrand municipality, both on the north side of Sognefjorden, through a ferry system operated by Fjord1.[2][3]

Statue

Statue of Fridtjof
Max Unger (1913)

Vangsnes is best known as the site of the statue of Fridtjof, who was the king of Ringerike and Sogn according to Friðþjófs saga hins frœkna (Fridtjof's Saga). The statue was commissioned by Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany. It is 10.5 metres (34 ft) high and is situated on a 12-metre (39 ft) high platform. The statue was sculpted by German sculptor Max Unger (1854-1918). It was transported to Vangsnes in 15 sections and erected during February 1913.[4][5][6]

References

  1. ^ "Vangsnes" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2014-01-21.
  2. ^ Vangsnes (Store norske leksikon)
  3. ^ Hella-Vangsnes, Hella-Dragsvik. Operatør: Fjord1 Fylkesbaatane
  4. ^ Fridtjof den frøkne på Vangsnes (NRK.no)
  5. ^ Keisar Wilhelm og vikinghelten Fridtjof (NRK.no)
  6. ^ Fridtjof-statuen, Historical/cultural sites (norway.com)