Photos of Eastern Norway, Norway

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Eastern Norway

Eastern Norway, the geographical region of the south-eastern part of the country, is Norway’s most populous; it contains its capital, Oslo. In Norwegian, it is called Østlandet (in Bokmål) and Austlandet (in Nynorsk), “The east land”.

Lake Mjøsa, near Feiring
 
Garmo stavkyrkje, Maihaugen
 
Dragon head, Garmo stavkyrkje
 
In farmer's house, Maihaugen
 
Typical farmer's house, Maihaugen
 
Wooden houses, Maihaugen
 
Interior, Garmo stavkyrkje
 
Quiet street, Lillehammer
 
Lake Mjøsa, Lillehammer
 
View to Lillehammer, Lake Mjøsa
 
Valdres Folkemuseum, Fagernes
 
Slidrefjorden, near Valdres
 
Ryfoss, view to Slettefjell
 
Høre Stave Church, Ryfoss
 
Vangsmjøse near Øye
 
Waterfall near Skogstad
 
Fillefjell Pass
 
House, Fillefjell Pass
 
Between Fagernes and Valdresflya
 
Between Fagernes and Valdresflya
 
Vinstervatn lake
 
Valdresflya Pass
 
Traditional farm yard
 
View of Drivdalen
 

Lillehammer, along Lake Mjøsa, Norway’s largest lake, is about 170 kilometres north of Oslo. It boasts the open-air museum in Malhaugen, with close to 200 buildings and was founded by Anders Sandvig, who collected samples from old houses and farmyards. One hundred kilometres west of Lillehammer is another open-air museum, the Valdres Folkemuseum, in Fagernes, on Strondafjorden, a long fjord. Further north-west are more spectacular fjords and lakes and the Høre Stave Church in Ryfoss, initially built in the 12th century. There are high lakes, like on the Valdresflya Pass at 1389 metres above sea level.