Ornes, Vestland

Ornes or Urnes 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.^[2]

Ornes Urnes
Village
View of the village
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Coordinates: 61°17′58″N 07°18′53″E
Country	Norway
Region	Western Norway
County	Vestland
District	Sogn
Municipality	Luster Municipality
Elevation [1]	28 m (92 ft)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code	6870 Ornes

There has been a regular ferry route from Ornes to Solvorn, across the fjord, since 1859.^[3]

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 'out, outstanding' - the last element is nes 'headland, naze'. The common (but wrong) form Urnes is from the time of Danish rule ("Wrnes" 1563, "Vrnes" 1666, etc.).

References

1. "Ornes" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2014-02-19.
2. Store norske leksikon. "Urnes stavkirke" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2014-02-19.
3. Store norske leksikon. "Solvorn" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2014-02-19.