Eid in Sogn and Fjordane Norway

Eid muncipality in Norway has approximately 5.910 inhabitants and covers a area of 469,1 km2. Nordfjord consists of the municipalities of Stryn, Hornindal, Gloppen, Eid, Bremanger, Vågsøy and Selje. A journey along the Nordfjord offers an exceptional variety of scenery ranging from blue glacier arms and towering mountains to fertile valleys and deep lakes, and […]

Dønna Norway

Dønna muncipality in Norway has approximately 1.550 inhabitants and covers a area of 192,0 km2. The administrative center is Solfjellsjøen. The principal industries are agriculture, seafarming, fishing and public service. The region has a varied landscape with high mountains, forest-clad hills, large fields and a beautiful archipelago. Breivika, is called the Riviera of Helgeland!. Visit […]

Drangedal Norway

Drangedal municipality has approximately 4.150 inhabitants and covers a area of 1.062,8 km2. In the centre of the municipality lies the Toke lake surrounded by woodland, plains and mountains 60 to 900 metres above sea level. The many lakes, tarns and rivers create an idyllic setting for the area. The Sørlandsbanen railway line goes through […]

Drammen Norway

Drammen the capital of Buskerud with a population of approximately 65.000 inhabitants. Drammen municipality covers a area of 137,5 km2. It is a fact that Drammen is the native town of the Line Aquavit. The city grew up around the Drammenselva river, and the river formed the basis of its proud history as a seaport. […]

Dovre Norway

Dovre muncipality in Norway has approximately 2.800 inhabitants and covers a area of 1.363,8 km2. The village of Dombås lies in the Dovre municipality and serves as an administrative center in the upper Gudbrandsdalen. It lies at an important junction of roads: south leading to Oslo, west via Lesja leading to Åndalsnes on the sea […]

Bø Norway

Bø muncipality has approximately 5.800 inhabitants and covers a area of 263,1 km2 and lies in Telemark, Norway. It is a community based upon agriculture and forestry. The administrative centre of the municipality is Bøbyen. Bø muncipality highest peak is the mountain Jøronnatten (1275 meters). Bø is well-known for its folk traditions and for being […]

Bærum  Norway

Bærum has approximately 115.000 inhabitants and covers a area of 192,3 km2. Sandvika is the administrative centre of the municipality of Bærum in Norway. Farming and forestry have always been important for settling and employment in Bærum. Large shoppingcentres and specialist shops draw people from a large area to Bærum. The main attractions are the […]

Båtsfjord Norway

Båtsfjord is Norways largest fishing community and the largest fishing port of any Nordic country. The municipality/township is located on the North side of the Varangerhalvøya peninsula and has approximately 2.200 inhabitants. Surface area are 1.433,0 km2. Archeological finds truly traces of an ancient hunting culture 6-7000 years back in time. Permanent settlement in the […]

Ankara Turkey

Archeological excavations show that Ankara’s past extends way back to the Palaeolithic Ages and one of the early settlers was the Hittites (1750-1200 BC). However, the first important settlers of Ankara were the Phrygians (750-500 BC). According to the legend, Ankara was founded by the Phrygian King Midas, who was known to have donkey ears. […]

The Republic of Turkey

This article is one in the Cultural History of Turkey series. For the description of any cultures or tribes please read that article. Decline and Fall of the Ottoman Empire Starting with the second half of the 16th century the Ottoman Empire entered into a stagnation period (1579-699). The stagnation was followed by decline and […]