Osfossen

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Osfossen is a waterfall in Osen, Gaular. This waterfall is among the most known waterfalls in the Gaular Watercourse and is easily located by highway 610.

Norways oldest salmon stairs, which was build in 1870, is located on the southside of the waterfall. The stair is most likely the third oldest sculpture staircase in the world. The stair was constructed by the Irish salmids William T. Potts in cooperation with the fisheries consultant Carl Bruun. The stair is blowned out in the rock and brings the fish up in a fall of 11,5 meters, the length of the stair is about 45 meters.

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Salmon Staircase - Gaularvassdraget

Fishing for salmon in the Gaula River has been of great economic importance thtough all…

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The Millenium Site - The Osen Farm

The inner end of Dalsfjorden has been an important center for travel and trade. Here is…

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Bygstad Kirche

Elongated wooden church that was consecrated on 02 November 1845. The church was moved in…

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The Medieval Graveyard in Bygstad

The Bygstad Churchyard (without a church) is located next to the viking barrow…

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Tussehaugen

”Tussehågjen” is tht most known barrow from the viking period in Bygstad. The burial…

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Gaular Wasserläufen

The Gaular waterway, Gaularvassdraget, is one of the most beautiful waterways in Norway.…

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Sande Kirche

Sande Kyrkje is the principal church in Gaular. Simple and pure in architecture, the…

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Sogn og Fjordane Art Museum

The Art Museum in Sogn & Fjordane was opened in september 2012 in Førde.

The Art…

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Luftkampmuseum

Zur Erinnerung an den so genannten Schwarzen Freitag im Februar 1945. An diesem Tag fand…

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Førde Kirche

Førde chuch was built in 1885.

Architect:J.W.Nordan.

Master Builder: Iver Løtvedt…

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Hestad Kapelle

Øyra Church

Unpretentious but free, Hestad Chapel is at Øyra between Viksdal Lake and…

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Lachsfischen in Nausta

The Nausta river runs out into the Førdefjorden by Naustdal. One of the country's best…

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Naustdal Kirche

Naustdal church was built in 1891. The architect was Adolf Schimmer and the master…

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Huldefossen - Waterfall

Huldefossen is located at Mo, by E39, about 10 km from Førde.There is signs into the…

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Sunnfjord Museum

Das Museum ist eines der vier "Bezirksmuseen" in Sogn und Fjordane. In der Hauptsiedlung…

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Vevring Kirche

The altarpiece from approx. 1510, made as an altarpiece in Lübeck, is a so-called…

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