Sogndal is a small but important town in Sogn og Fjordane. Sogndal is the regional centre of Sognefjord area with a handful of hotels and a couple of restaurants. The town used to be a collection of small wooden houses along the shore, but those are now surrounded by modern buildings. As most towns in Western Norway, Sogndal has a fine location at the shore of a great fjord. Sogndal village is formalky called Sogndalsfjøra, but known simply as Sogndal. Sogndal municipality also includes Kaupanger, Balestrand, Fjærland and Leikanger/Hermansverk.
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1 De Heibergske samlinger (The Heiberg Collections), Kaupanger (Route 5 between Sogndal village and Kaupanger), ☏ +47 57678206, fax: +47 57678511, sogn.folkemuseum@dhs.museum.no. May and Sep: 10am-3pm Jun-Aug: 10am-5pm. Collection initiated by Gert Falch Heiberg, hence the name. Now the museum of cultural heritage for Sognefjord district, A collection of old houses, and tools. Showing how the life was in the past. Adults: 60 kr, Children: 30 kr. 2 Kaupanger stavkirke (Kaupanger Stave Church), Kaupanger (Follow rote 5 towards Lærdal), ☏ +47 57678840, fax: +47 57678889. 9Jun-30Sep: 9.30am-5.30pm. Relatively big stave church built around year 1150.
You can chop wood, admire the scenery, eat oatmeal or appreciate the unadulterated beauty of this grim and frostbitten land while listening to the moving sounds of Sogndals greatest bard Terje "Valfar" Bakken. Sogndal valley is known for heavy snowfalls and good "powder" skiing.
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