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Odda has been populated for centuries, but in the 19th century, Odda became a significant tourist destination, and it was the centre of Odda Municipality. Visits ranged from English pioneers around 1830 to German Emperor Kaiser Wilhelm II, who visited Odda every year between 1891 and 1914. This led to the construction of several hotels in the town.
Odda is the 150th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 7,025. The municipality's population density is 4.8 inhabitants per square kilometre (12/sq mi) and its population has decreased by 1.8% over the last decade.
The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to the year 1309, but was not new that year. The stone church had a rectangular nave that measured about 13.2 by 10.7 metres (43 ft × 35 ft) and a narrower, rectangular choir that measured about 6.3 by 7.5 metres (21 ft × 25 ft).
Ullensvang is a municipality in Vestland county, Norway.It is located in the traditional district of Hardanger.The administrative centre is the town of Odda.Some of the notable villages in the municipality include Lofthus, Utne, Vikebygd, Alsåker, Botnen, Eitrheim, Håra, Røldal, Seljestad, Skare, Tyssedal, Jondal, Herand, Kysnesstranda, and Torsnes.
This site, along with the Odda–Tyssedal Industrial Heritage Site, was placed on the tentative World Heritage list on 19 June 2009. [2] On 5 July 2015, it was placed on the World Heritage list [ 1 ] under Criteria II and IV with the following description of the Outstanding Universal Value:
The Norwegian Museum of Hydropower and Industry (Norwegian: Norsk Vasskraft- og Industristadmuseum) is a cultural history museum at Odda in Vestland county, Norway. The museum is located in the village of Tyssedal.
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