Bakka, Sogn og Fjordane
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Bakka is a tiny village in the municipality of Aurland
, Norway
. It is located on the western shore of the Nærøyfjord
, about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) north of Gudvangen
and the highway . The village is home to the Bakka Church. In 2000, the 1.7 kilometres (1.1 mi) Bakka Tunnel was constructed on the road from Gudvangen to Bakka.
word bakki which means "hill". The -a ending is the dative case ending used with prepositions to show location: "on the hill". In the 19th century it was common to spell the name Bakke.
Aurland
Aurland is a municipality in the county of Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Sogn. The administrative center is the village of Aurlandsvangen. Other villages include Bakka, Flåm, Undredal, and Gudvangen....
, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. It is located on the western shore of the Nærøyfjord
Nærøyfjord
The Nærøyfjord is a fjord in the municipality of Aurland in Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. The narrow fjord is a branch of the large Sognefjord, and it is featured on the "Norway in a Nutshell" daytrips for tourists...
, about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) north of Gudvangen
Gudvangen
Gudvangen is a village in the municipality of Aurland in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It is a popular tourist destination and is located at the end of the Nærøyfjord where the Nærøydalselvi river empties into the fjord. The highway passes by the village...
and the highway . The village is home to the Bakka Church. In 2000, the 1.7 kilometres (1.1 mi) Bakka Tunnel was constructed on the road from Gudvangen to Bakka.
Name
The name Bakka is derived from the Old NorseOld Norse
Old Norse is a North Germanic language that was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and inhabitants of their overseas settlements during the Viking Age, until about 1300....
word bakki which means "hill". The -a ending is the dative case ending used with prepositions to show location: "on the hill". In the 19th century it was common to spell the name Bakke.