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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 local Tjugum Church is located there, serving the people of the village of Balestrand. The 1.06-square-kilometre (260-acre) village has a population (2019) of 824 and a population density of 777 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,010/sq mi). [1] The village was the administrative centre of the old Balestrand Municipality until 2020.
Balestrand was established as a municipality in 1850 when the three sub-parishes (sokn) of Vangsnes, Tjugum, and Mundal in the northwestern part of the large Leikanger municipality were separated to form the new municipality of Balestrand. The initial population of the municipality was 2,122.
People from Balestrand (9 P) Pages in category "Balestrand" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Balestrand was a popular site for British tourists in the latter half of the 19th century. One of these was the English clergyman's daughter and climbing pioneer, Margaret Sophia Green . She got along very well with the Norwegians and loved the Norwegian mountains.
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It is located about 700 metres (2,300 ft) north of the village of Balestrand. Tjugum is the site of Tjugum Church, which serves the northern part of the municipality. [2] Tjugum sits along Norwegian County Road 55, just west of Dragsvik, where the Norwegian National Road 13 crosses the Sognefjorden by car ferry.
The island lies about 150 metres (490 ft) off the coast. The village of Vikøyri lies about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) to the southeast and the village of Balestrand lies about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) to the north. The island is notable because it is home to the historic Kvamsøy Church which was built around the year 1300. It was the centre of the ...