Ornes, Sogn og Fjordane
| Ornes Urnes | |
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| Village | |
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View of the village | |
  Ornes  Ornes Location in Sogn og Fjordane county | |
| Coordinates: 61°17′58″N 07°18′53″E / 61.29944°N 7.31472°ECoordinates: 61°17′58″N 07°18′53″E / 61.29944°N 7.31472°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| Region | Western Norway |
| County | Sogn og Fjordane |
| District | Sogn |
| Municipality | Luster Municipality |
| Elevation[1] | 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.[2]
There has been a regular ferry route from Ornes to Solvorn, across the fjord, since 1859.[3]
Media gallery
Boathouses at Ornes
View of the Ornes area
Stave Church at Ornes, looking across the fjord
Front view of the stave church
The name
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.).
References
- ↑ "Ornes" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2014-02-19.
- ↑ Store norske leksikon. "Urnes stavkirke" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2014-02-19.
- ↑ Store norske leksikon. "Solvorn" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2014-02-19.