Vestland, Norway · Europe
Årdalstangen works well as a base: 20 minutes from Farnes, 35km from Aurlandsfjellet Snow Road.
Årdalstangen is a town located in Vestland, Norway. With a population of 1,375, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Årdalstangen sits in Norway, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Oslo time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Årdalstangen to your route.
Årdalstangen is the administrative centre of Årdal Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village is one of the two main population centers in the municipality, along with the village of Øvre Årdal. The 1.18-square-kilometre (290-acre) village has a population (2025) of 1,397 and a population density of 1,184Read more
inhabitants per square kilometre (3,070/sq mi).
The village is situated along the end of the Årdalsfjorden, an inner branch off of the great Sognefjord. Årdalstangen is located about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) northeast of the old municipal center of Indre Offerdal, and about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) east of the Seimsdalen valley. The lake Årdalsvatnet lies to the north of the village, and 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) to the north at the other end of the lake, lies the large village of Øvre Årdal. One road and two pedestrian bridges cross Hæreidselvi river which runs through the village, flowing from lake Årdalsvatnet into the Årdalsfjord.
Årdalstangen serves as an important transportation hub for the aluminium industry. Norsk Hydro's site for production of coal for anodes and small port at the end of the Årdalsfjord are located here. The village also has a hotel and other tourist accommodations. Årdal Church is located in the village.
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Årdalstangen is located in Vestland, Norway, Europe. The coordinates are 61.2358 latitude, 7.7037 longitude.
Årdalstangen has a population of approximately 1,375 people, making it a town in Norway.
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Full driving guide for Norway8 notable places within an hour's drive.
historic highway
Beautifully engineered stretch of the 1790s King's Road over Filefjell, its stone-built hairpins stacked up the hillside near Borgund Stave Church: now a walkable monument to early road building.
21 km · about 25 min drive
cathedral
The best-preserved of Norway's medieval stave churches, built around 1180 with distinctive dragon-head carvings.
22 km · about 25 min drive
cathedral
The oldest surviving stave church in Norway, a UNESCO-listed 12th-century wooden masterpiece overlooking the Lustrafjord.
22 km · about 25 min drive
tunnel
World's longest road tunnel at 24.5 km with unique lighting design
24 km · about 25 min drive
famous road
A high tundra 'Snow Road' between Aurland and Laerdal with lunar plateaus and the Stegastein detour.
35 km · about 40 min drive
famous road
Northern Europe's highest mountain pass road at 1,434 meters, crossing between the Jotunheimen peaks in Norway.
37 km · about 45 min drive
scenic viewpoint
A cantilevered glass and steel platform projecting 30 metres over the Aurlandsfjord, 650 metres above the water.
45 km · about 50 min drive
landmark
Village of about 100 people on the Aurlandsfjord with Norway's smallest stave church in use (c. 1147) and a centuries-old brown goat-cheese tradition. Reachable by road only since 1988.
45 km · about 50 min drive
May to September
Far northern latitude: short daylight hours outside summer make long drives harder.
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