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Borgund Stave Church
The best-preserved of Norway's medieval stave churches, built around 1180 with distinctive dragon-head carvings.
45 km · about 50 min drive
Buskerud, Norway · Europe
Hemsedal sits on the route: 30 minutes from Ål, 45km from Borgund Stave Church.
Hemsedal is a town located in Buskerud, Norway. With a population of 1,876, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Hemsedal 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 Hemsedal to your route.
Hemsedal is a municipality in Buskerud county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Hallingdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Trøym. Hemsedal lies on the Norwegian National Road 52 (Rv 52). Hemsedal Municipality is located 220 km (136.70 mi) northwest of Oslo and 273 kmRead more
(169.63 mi) from Bergen. In 1897, Hemsedal was separated from Gol Municipality to become a municipality of its own.
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Hemsedal is located in Buskerud, Norway, Europe. The coordinates are 60.8629 latitude, 8.5534 longitude.
Hemsedal has a population of approximately 1,876 people, making it a town in Norway.
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cathedral
The best-preserved of Norway's medieval stave churches, built around 1180 with distinctive dragon-head carvings.
45 km · about 50 min 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.
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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