Aurlandsvangen

Aurlandsvangen - is the center of the municipality of Aurland, located in the county of Vestland in Norway. The village is located on the fjord Aurlandsfjorden, 306 km northwest of Oslo , the capital of Norway, 175 km northeast of Bergen , one of two administrative centers Westland County (➤ map)(➤ map).

Aurlandsvangen, a town of just over 800 inhabitants, lies on the eastern shore of the Aurlandsfjorden, a 29 km long spur of the fjord Sognefjord , where the Aurlandsfjorden flows into the Aurlandselvi, less than 10 km northeast of Flåm , a town located at the southern end of the Aurlandsfjorden. The European road E16 runs close to the village. The most important monument of Aurlandsvangen is the stone Gothic parish church with a history dating back to the beginning of the 13th century (the date of May 2, 1202 is written on the cornerstone).

The view of Aurlandsvangen is one of the highlights of a cruise ship entering the Aurlandsfjorden.