Ænes

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Ænes
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Ænes
Ænes (Norway)
Coordinates: 60°05′25″N06°06′33″E / 60.09028°N 6.10917°E / 60.09028; 6.10917 Coordinates: 60°05′25″N06°06′33″E / 60.09028°N 6.10917°E / 60.09028; 6.10917
Country Norway
Region Western Norway
County Hordaland
District Sunnhordland
Municipality Kvinnherad
Elevation [1] 8 m (26 ft)
Time zone CET (UTC+01:00)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+02:00)
Post Code5475 Ænes

Ænes is a village in Kvinnherad municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. The village is located on the southeastern shore of the Hardangerfjorden at the mouth of the Maurangsfjorden. Ænes Church is located in the village. There has been a church located here since the Middle Ages. [2]

Kvinnherad Municipality in Hordaland, Norway

Kvinnherad is a municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Sunnhordland, along the Hardangerfjorden. The municipality is the 5th in size in Hordaland county.

Hordaland County (fylke) of Norway

Hordaland is a county in Norway, bordering Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Telemark, and Rogaland counties. Hordaland is the third largest county after Akershus and Oslo by population. The county government is the Hordaland County Municipality which is located in Bergen. Before 1972, the city of Bergen was its own separate county apart from Hordaland.

Norway constitutional monarchy in Northern Europe

Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northwestern Europe whose territory comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula; the remote island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard are also part of the Kingdom of Norway. The Antarctic Peter I Island and the sub-Antarctic Bouvet Island are dependent territories and thus not considered part of the kingdom. Norway also lays claim to a section of Antarctica known as Queen Maud Land.

The village sits at the northern end of the small Ænesdalen valley, through which the river Æneselva runs. The border for Folgefonna National Park lies at the southern end of the valley, just a few kilometers south of Ænes. [2]

Folgefonna National Park national park

Folgefonna National Park is a 545.2-square-kilometre (210.5 sq mi) national park in Hordaland county, Norway. The park is located on the Folgefonna peninsula and it spans the municipalities of Jondal, Kvinnherad, Etne, Odda, and Ullensvang. The national park was opened by Queen Sonja on 14 May 2005.

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Ænes Church Church in Hordaland, Norway

Ænes Church is a parish church in Kvinnherad municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Ænes. The church is part of the Ænes parish in the Sunnhordland deanery in the Diocese of Bjørgvin. The white, stone church was built during the early 13th century, making it the oldest church in Kvinnherad. The church seats about 120 people.

References

  1. ↑ "Ænes, Kvinnherad (Hordaland)" (in Norwegian). yr.no . Retrieved 2015-03-19.
  2. 1 2 Store norske leksikon. "Ænes" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2015-03-19.
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