Loen
Encyclopedia
Loen is a village in the municipality of Stryn
in Sogn og Fjordane
county, Norway
. It is located in the inner part of the Nordfjord
region. Loen is located about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) north of Olden
and about 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) southeast of the municipal center of Stryn. The lake Lovatnet
is located just to the southeast of Loen. The Hotel Alexandra
was established in Loen in 1884.
. Much of the upper Loen valley was devastated from two rockfall
slides (one in 1905 and one in 1936) that created huge waves that swept with them most of the houses and vegetation. A total of 135 people were killed in the two avalanches.
museum, Jostedalsbreen National Park
, the mountain Skåla
, the Tindefjellbreen
glacier, and the Ramnefjellsfossen
waterfall.
Stryn
Stryn is a municipality in the county of Sogn og Fjordane, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Nordfjord. The administrative center of the municipality is the village of Stryn which had a population of 2,177 in 2009. The municipality is located along the innermost part of the...
in Sogn og Fjordane
Sogn og Fjordane
is a county in Norway, bordering Møre og Romsdal, Oppland, Buskerud, and Hordaland. The county administration is in the town of Hermansverk in Leikanger municipality while the largest town is Førde....
county, 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 in the inner part of the Nordfjord
Nordfjord
Nordfjord is a fjord and a traditional district in the northern part of Sogn og Fjordane county in Western Norway. The district comprises the municipalities of Selje, Vågsøy, Bremanger, Eid, Gloppen, Hornindal, and Stryn. Nordfjord covers an area of and is home to a population of approximately...
region. Loen is located about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) north of Olden
Olden, Norway
Olden is a village and urban area in the municipality of Stryn in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway.-Location:Olden is located at the mouth of the Oldeelva river in the Oldedalen valley along the Nordfjord. It is about southwest of the village of Loen, about a drive southeast of the municipal...
and about 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) southeast of the municipal center of Stryn. The lake Lovatnet
Lovatnet
Lovatnet is a lake in the municipality of Stryn in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It is located about southeast of the village of Loen and about east of Olden. The lake lies just southwest of the mountain Skåla. The water from the lake flows down from the mountains; especially from the...
is located just to the southeast of Loen. The Hotel Alexandra
Hotel Alexandra
Hotel Alexandra is a historic hotel in the village of Loen in the municipality of Stryn in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. The hotel was opened by Markus Anders Loen under the name Loen's Hotel in 1884, but since 1892 has been in continuous operation under the name Hotel Alexandra. The hotel is...
was established in Loen in 1884.
History
Loen is the home to some of the oldest farms in Norway: Sæten (Setin), Tjugen (Tyfin), and Loen. They were probably established long before the time of ChristianityChristianity
Christianity is a monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus as presented in canonical gospels and other New Testament writings...
. Much of the upper Loen valley was devastated from two rockfall
Rockfall
Rockfall or rock-fall refers to quantities of rock falling freely from a cliff face. A rockfall is a fragment of rock detached by sliding, toppling, or falling, that falls along a vertical or sub-vertical cliff, proceeds down slope by bouncing and flying along ballistic trajectories or by rolling...
slides (one in 1905 and one in 1936) that created huge waves that swept with them most of the houses and vegetation. A total of 135 people were killed in the two avalanches.
Attractions
Some nearby attractions include the Jostedalsbreen nasjonalparksenterJostedalsbreen nasjonalparksenter
Jostedalsbreen nasjonalparksenter is a visitors center that is located in the village of Oppstryn in the municipality of Stryn in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. The center is located east of the villages of Loen and Olden, on the shore of the lake Oppstrynsvatn...
museum, Jostedalsbreen National Park
Jostedalsbreen National Park
Jostedalsbreen National Park is a national park in Norway that encompasses the largest glacier on the European mainland, Jostedalsbreen. The park was established by royal decree on 25 October 1991, and then in 1998, it was enlarged to the northwest...
, the mountain Skåla
Skåla (Sogn og Fjordane)
Skåla is a mountain in the municipality of Stryn in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. The mountain is located about east of the village of Loen and about south of the lake Oppstrynsvatn. There are two summits to the mountain, one at and one at above sea level. The latter one is sometimes...
, the Tindefjellbreen
Tindefjellbreen
Tindefjellbreen is a glacier in the municipality of Stryn in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. The glacier lies about east of the mountain Skåla, roughly halfway between the villages of Bødalen and Erdalen. The glacier is in the mountains east of the lake Lovatnet and south of the lake...
glacier, and the Ramnefjellsfossen
Ramnefjellsfossen
Ramnefjellsfossen is unofficially listed as the third-highest waterfall in the world in several publications. On the other hand, The World Waterfall Database, which includes all minor and seasonal waterfalls, lists it as eleventh-tallest...
waterfall.