Olden, Norway

Olden
—  Village  —
View of Olden from the north
Olden Location in Sogn og Fjordane
Coordinates: 61°50′01″N 06°48′33″E / 61.83361°N 6.80917°E / 61.83361; 6.80917Coordinates: 61°50′01″N 06°48′33″E / 61.83361°N 6.80917°E / 61.83361; 6.80917
Country	Norway
Region	Western Norway
County	Sogn og Fjordane
District	Nordfjord
Municipality	Stryn
Area
- Total	0.79 km2 (0.3 sq mi)
Population (2009)
- Total	480
- Density	608/km2 (1,574.7/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+01:00)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+02:00)
Post Code	6788

Olden is a village and urban area in the municipality of Stryn in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway.

Location

Olden is located at the mouth of the Oldeelva river in the Oldedalen valley along the Nordfjord. It is about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) southwest of the village of Loen, about a 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) drive southeast of the municipal center of Stryn, and about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) east of the village of Innvik. There are two churches in Olden, one built in 1759 and the other in 1934.

The population (2009) of Olden is 480, an increase of 29 residents since 1 January 1999. The urban area covers an area of 0.79 square kilometres (200 acres) and has a population density of 608 residents per square kilometre.^[1][2] Olden is a major tourist area. The cruise port in Olden had 61 cruise ship arrivals in 2003.^[3] The Briksdalsbreen glacier, a popular hiking destination, is located about 25 kilometres (16 mi) south of Olden, at the end of the Oldedalen valley.

Notable residents

• Svein Lundevall (born 1944) - Norwegian civil servant
• Rune Skarstein (born 1940) - Norwegian radical economist

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  Olden by the shores of Oldebukta, a terminal bay in Nordfjord

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  The "new" Olden church, built in 1934

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  The "old" Olden church, built in 1759

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  Cruise ship docked at Olden

References

1. ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 2009). Urban settlements. Population and area, by municipality.. http://www.ssb.no/beftett_en/tab-2009-06-16-01-en.html. 
2. ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå (1 January 1999.). Urban settlements. Population and area by municipalities. Revised figures.. http://www.ssb.no/english/subjects/02/01/10/beftett_en/arkiv/tab-2000-12-18-01-en.html. 
3. ^ Reksnes, Asgeir; Svanes, Brit Jorunn (16 March 2006). "Rekordsommar for cruisetrafikken" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. http://www.nrk.no/nyheter/distrikt/nrk_sogn_og_fjordane/1.272073. Retrieved 2009-07-05. 

External links

• Media related to Olden at Wikimedia Commons