Lysefjord
Lysefjord from an airplane
The Lysefjord is a fjord, east of Stavanger in Rogaland county in the south of Norway.
Location and data
The Lysefjord branches off from Høgsfjord at the places Oanes and Forsand in a northeasterly direction.
The length of the Lysefjord is about 40 km, it is up to 500 meters deep at its deepest point. His name, "brighter Fjord", he owes the scrubbed rocky walls. The Lysefjord is a very steep fiord.
Attractions
Preikestolen
A popular destination is the Preikestolen ( " pulpit "). From the 600 -meter-high platform offers a breathtaking view of the fjord. Information on culture, geography and nature can be found in the Lysefjord Center in Oanes at the beginning of the Lysefjord in Ryfylke.
Flørli
15km from Lysebotn the settlement Flørli is with an electric power plant, which was built from 1917 to 1921. In addition to the pipes for the water a staircase with 4,444 steps has been built. The staircase is freely accessible. 1999 a new plant was completed. The power station is 900 meters in the rock and produces about 800 megawatts. Also the road from the water plant to the storage pool was built inside the mountain. The tunnel is about 2200 meters long and has a gradient of 1:5. There were then removed about 250,000 cubic meters of rock from the mountain and poured into the fjord, which here has the rest along the coast to a depth of 300 meters. In the vicinity of the power plant about 500 seals live.
Kjerag
About 5 km before the end of the Lysefjord in Ryfylke is the highest rock wall that Kjerag. The rock wall has a height of 1,084 meters. This is also the Kjeragkeil to see a large stone, which is sandwiched between two rock walls. The rock wall is a good starting point for base jumping.
Lysebotn
At the end of the fjord for the settlement Lysebotn is. Most houses are holiday homes. There is a shop, a café and a campsite. The road to Lysebotn was built in 1984 and is only accessible in summer. It is just before Lysebotn the most spectacular serpentine routes in Norway and leads in 27 hairpin bends of about 600 meters at sea level. At the end of the street the view is Øygardsstølen ( Eagle's Nest ) with a beautiful view of the Lysefjord and the road to Lysebotn.
Landa
The prehistoric settlement of Landa (1000 BC) can be visited in Forsand. Here, a house can be seen from the Bronze Age and from the migration period.
Eiane
The low building is a salmon hatchery. In earlier times, granite blocks were exported from eiane from. They have been used, among others, the construction of the Amsterdam harbor and the port of Stavanger.
Skreddaren
Here you can find an old red cottage, which was originally a bridge. It currently serves a tailor who sews clothes for the miners, as a dwelling. The lower part of the cottage is made of mahogany. Unfortunately, it is no longer possible to recognize the original form of the house, because you have made some enhancements to the hut. In addition, new material was used. However, the original bridge of the ship is still intact.