Skjolden

Skjolden
—  Village  —
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Skjolden
Location in Sogn og Fjordane
Coordinates:
Country Norway
Region Western Norway
County Sogn og Fjordane
District Sogn
Municipality Luster
Elevation[1] 1 m (3 ft)
Time zone CET (UTC+01:00)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+02:00)
Post Code 6876

Skjolden is a village in the municipality of Luster in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It is located at the end of the Lustrafjord, a branch of the Sognefjord. Skjolden is the innermost point of the Sognefjord, and is the length of the Sognefjord is measured from Skjolden to Ytre Sula island where the fjord meets to ocean. The valleys Mørkridsdal and Fortunsdal meet at Skjolden, just west of the Hurrungane mountains.[2] Skjolden is home to about 200 people.[3]

The village is located along the Sognefjellsvegen road, about 20 kilometres (12 mi) west of the lake Prestesteinsvatnet and the mountain Fannaråki. Skjolden is about 25 kilometres (16 mi) northeast of the municipal center of Gaupne and about 35 kilometres (22 mi) northeast of Hafslo. North of the village is Breheimen National Park, home of the glaciers Harbardsbreen and Spørteggbreen and the mountain Tverrådalskyrkja.

Notable residents

The village was home to Ludwig Wittgenstein between 1913 and 1914.

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References

  1. ^ "Luster" (in Norwegian). yr.no. http://www.yr.no/place/Norway/Sogn_og_Fjordane/Luster/Skjolden/. Retrieved 2010-09-11. 
  2. ^ Store norske leksikon. "Skjolden" (in Norwegian). http://www.snl.no/Skjolden. Retrieved 2010-09-11. 
  3. ^ Statistisk sentralbyrå (2001) (in Norwegian) (PDF). Folke- og boligtellingen 2001, kommune- og bydelshefter 1426 Luster. http://www.ssb.no/fob/kommunehefte/1426/fob_1426_tabeller.pdf.