Esefjord

#153 among destinations in Norway

Nature, Natural attraction, Fjord

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Esefjorden is a fjord arm on the north side of the Sognefjord in the municipality of Sogndal in Vestland county, Norway. The fjord is about 4 kilometres long and its mouth is just west of the mouth of the larger Fjærlandsfjord. The village of Balestrand is located on the south side of the fjord, at the mouth. The village of Tjugum lies at the north side of the mouth of the fjord. At Dragsviki, just east of Tjugum, there are regular ferry connections to Hella in Sogndal Municipality and to Vangsnes in Vik Municipality. Tjugum Church is located on the shore of the Esefjorden, just east of Dragsviki. The Norwegian County Road 55 follows the shoreline of the fjord on both sides. ()

Local name: Esefjorden Length: 2.49 miWidth: 2297 ftCoordinates: 61°13'2"N, 6°30'45"E

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Sogn og FjordaneNorway

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Esefjord – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: St Olaf's Church, Norsk Reiselivsmuseum, Fjærlandsfjorden, Tjugum Church.

1 miSE
Church, Art Nouveau architecture
St Olaf's Church, Balestrand
26 min walk • St. Olaf's Church is an Anglican church in the village of Balestrand in Sogndal Municipality in the county of Vestland in Norway. The church was built in 1897 as a stave church imitation and has 95 seats. St. Olaf's Church is notable as the inspiration for the chapel in Elsa's coronation scene in the 2013 Disney film Frozen.
0.9 miSE
Specialty museum, Museum, History museum
Norsk Reiselivsmuseum, Balestrand
24 min walk • The Norwegian Museum of Travel and Tourism is a museum located in Sogndal in Vestland county, Norway. The main aim of the museum is to exhibit the history of tourism in Norway from the beginning of the boom in the 19th century, and until today. It is a unit of Museums of Sogn og Fjordane.
7.3 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Fjord
Fjærlandsfjorden
187 min walk • Fjærlandsfjorden is a fjord in Vestland county, Norway. It is a fjord arm that branches off the main Sognefjorden to the north, running through Sogndal Municipality.
1 miE
Church
Tjugum Church, Balestrand
27 min walk • Tjugum Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Sogndal Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located just outside the village of Balestrand.
5.4 miSE
Church
Vangsnes Church
138 min walk • Vangsnes Church is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Vik Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Vangsnes. It is the church for the Vangsnes parish which is part of the Sogn prosti in the Diocese of Bjørgvin.
1.8 miSW
61°11'42"N • 6°29'0"E
Raudmelen, Balestrand
46 min walk • Hiking trail, Outdoor activities, Park
5 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall
Kvinnefossen, Balestrand
127 min walk • Kvinnefossen, sometimes written Kvinnafossen, is a waterfall of the river Kvinna in Sogndal Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. County Road 55 runs right past the 200-metre falls.