Category: Scandinavia
Kaupanger ferry station on the Sognefjord (Lindstrom Turisthotell, 152 Offerdal Pensjonat, 80 b.), with a number of old houses, including the Hanseatic House. Road from the Laerdal to Floro. …
In the courtyard is an equestrian statue of Frederik VII. There are conducted tours ofthe state apartments and the Folketing. The palace church (1826), in a restrained neo-classical style, …
The Hardangervidda is a plateau (area c. 7500 sq. km 2900 sq. miles) lying at a height of between 1000 and 1400 m (3300 and 4600 ft), with many …
Provinces: Stockholms Ian, Sddermanlands Ian, Vastmanlands Ian. Regions: Sodermanland, Uppland, Vastmanland. Lake Malar, Sweden’s third largest lake (after Lakes Vanern and Vattern), lies immediately W of Stockholm. 117 km …
In the gardens, NW of the museum, is a bronze group, The Wrestlers (Baltes-pannare, 1867), depicting an old Nordic form of wrestling in which the contestants were bound together …
Province: Uudenmaan laani (Nylands lanUusimaa). Altitude: sea level. Population: 20,000. Postal code: SF-06100. Telephone code: 915. Kaupungin Matkailutoimisto (Municipal Tourist Information Office), Rauhankatu 20; tel. 14 01 45. Market …
Province: Goteborgs och Bohus Ian. Region: Bohuslan Altitude: sea level. Population: 440,000. Postal code: S-400 Telephone code: 0 31. (‘J’N Goteborgs Turistbyra, Parkgatan 2, S-41138 Goteborg; tel. 13 60 …
Counties: Sonderjyllands amt, Ribe amt, Vejle amt, Ringkobing amt, Arhus amt, Viborg amt and Nordjyl-lands amt. The peninsula of Jutland (Jylland), the largest geographical unit in Denmark, extends INI …