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The name Flåm is documented as early as 1340 as Flaam. It is derived from the plural dative form of the Old Norse word flá meaning "plain, flat piece of land", and it refers to the floodplains of the Flåm River. ("A plain between steep mountains" is the toponomy of the encyclopedia Store Norske Leksikon.)
The village of Flåm has since the late 19th century been a tourist destination. It currently receives almost 450,000... Read more
The name Flåm is documented as early as 1340 as Flaam. It is derived from the plural dative form of the Old Norse word flá meaning "plain, flat piece of land", and it refers to the floodplains of the Flåm River. ("A plain between steep mountains" is the toponomy of the encyclopedia Store Norske Leksikon.)
The village of Flåm has since the late 19th century been a tourist destination. It currently receives almost 450,000 visitors a year.
The harbor of Flåm receives some 160 cruise ships per year.
In 1923 the construction of the Flåm Line was financed by parliament. (In 1908, the decision to build the line was made.)
In 1942 ordinary operation of (steam powered) trains started on the Flåm Line.
"In the 1960s, cruise ships stayed on the fjord" without reaching the port, according to Dagens Næringsliv.
In 2000, the "new pier" was referred to in a government document. ("The pier was built at the entrance to the new millennium," according to Dagens Næringsliv.)
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Our cruise was to happen only the next evening, and before the departure, we had a very interesting overland program. However, it is not correct to call it completely overland, but first things first … After a dense breakfast, we surveyed nearby vicinities of our hotel. Then we gathered on the... |