Ornes, Vestland Explained

Official Name:Ornes
Other Name:Urnes
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Vestland#Norway
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the village
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Norway
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Western Norway
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Vestland
Subdivision Type3:District
Subdivision Name3:Sogn
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Luster Municipality
Timezone1:CET
Utc Offset1:+01:00
Timezone1 Dst:CEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+02:00
Postal Code Type:Post Code
Postal Code:6870 Ornes
Elevation M:28
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Coordinates:61.2994°N 7.3147°W

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]

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

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.).

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ornes. yr.no. Norwegian. 2014-02-19.
  2. Web site: Urnes stavkirke. Store norske leksikon. Store norske leksikon. Norwegian. 2014-02-19.
  3. Web site: Solvorn. Store norske leksikon. Store norske leksikon. Norwegian. 2014-02-19.