Ornes, Vestland
Ornes
Urnes[1] | |
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Village | |
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Interactive map of Ornes | |
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| Coordinates: 61°18′00″N 7°19′00″E / 61.3°N 7.31667°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| Region | Western Norway |
| County | Vestland |
| District | Sogn |
| Municipality | Luster Municipality |
| Elevation | 41 m (135 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Post Code | 6870 Ornes |
Ornes[1] is a village in Luster Municipality in Vestland 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.[3]
There has been a regular ferry route from Ornes to Solvorn, across the fjord, since 1859.[4]
Media gallery
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Boathouses at Ornes
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View of the Ornes area
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Stave Church at Ornes, looking across the fjord
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Front view of the stave church
Name
The Old Norse form of the name was Órnes. The first element is the preposition ór which means "out of" or "outstanding" and the last element is nes which means "headland" or "naze". The common historical form Urnes is from the time of Danish rule and uses an older Danish spelling ("Wrnes" 1563, "Vrnes" 1666, etc.).
References
- ^ a b "Informasjon om stadnamn". Norgeskart (in Norwegian). Kartverket. Retrieved 2025-11-15.
- ^ "Ornes, Luster". yr.no. Retrieved 2025-11-15.
- ^ Anker, Leif; Tschudi-Madsen, Stephan, eds. (2025-06-04). "Urnes stavkirke". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 2025-11-15.
- ^ Askheim, Svein, ed. (2024-11-26). "Solvorn". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Foreningen Store norske leksikon. Retrieved 2025-11-15.