Aurland
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| County | Sogn og Fjordane | |
| District | Sogn | |
| Municipality | ||
| Administrative centre | Aurlandsvangen | |
| Mayor (2003) | Olav Ellingsen (Sp) | |
| Official language form | Nynorsk | |
| Area - Total - Land - Percentage | 1,468 Square kilometre>km² 1,383 km² 0.45 % | |
| Population - Total (as of 2004>2004) - Percentage - Change (10 years) - Density | Ranked 348 1,803 0.04 % -5.2 % 1/km² | |
| Coordinates | ||
| [www.aurland.kommune.no] [Data from Statistics Norway] | ||
Aurland is a municipality in the county of Sogn og Fjordane, Norway consisting of the villages of Vangen, Flåm, Undredal and Gudvangen.
Aurland is bordered by two municipalities in Sogn og Fjordane county (Lærdal to the north-east and Vik to the west), two municipalities in Hordaland county (Voss to the south-west and Ulvik to the south) and one municipality in Buskerud county (Hol to the south-east).
Key Attractions
- The Nærøyfjord, listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and a branch of the large fjord Sognefjord, is located in the municipality.
- The Aurland Valley
- The Flåm Railway
- Undredal stave church (built between 1150 and 1199) is located in Undredal
- Kjellfossen, which is one of Norway's tallest waterfalls, and amongst the ten tallest in the World.
External links
| Municipalities of Sogn og Fjordane |
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Nordfjord: Bremanger | Eid | Gloppen | Hornindal | Selje | Stryn | Vågsøy Sunnfjord: Askvoll | Fjaler | Flora | Førde | Gaular | Jølster | Naustdal Sogn: Aurland | Balestrand | Gulen | Hyllestad | Høyanger | Leikanger | Luster | Lærdal | Sogndal | Solund | Vik | Årdal | |
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