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Vinbekkhorn 779m asl
This time I wanted to avoid a longer car ride and drove around Kongsberg and Notodden. Somewhere between these two cities there is a quite large parking lot, a toilet and, most importantly, couple of hiking trails leading to the surrounding hills. The mountains are not high here and the routes are not too demanding. But in the first week of May, there was still a lot of snow, which made the hike much more difficult. One, that the path lying underneath it becomes invisible, and two, that when walking on such, not often deep snow, the legs sometimes sink to the knees, sometimes up to the waist. Pulling your…
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Heddal stavkirke
The stave church (stavkirke) in Heddal is the largest of its kind in Norway. Located just off the E134 road, a few kilometers east from Notodden and over 100 km from Oslo, it is a great place to organize a stopover. The church was built in the 13th century, and today it still holds services and special ceremonies, such as weddings. The church’s construction is based on 12 vertical, corner posts, which were then fastened with long boards (staves). The unique shape of the building consists of three towers and 64 roof surfaces. Inside, you can see the beautifully decorated 13th-century bishop’s chair, baptismal font, 17th-century altar and wall paintings.…
