NORWAY

NORWAY

An uncharted land

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CONTENTS

1. Start

8. Famous places

2. Contents

9. Famous food

3. The flag

10. Famous architecture

4. Geography

11. History

5. Quick facts

12. Wildlife

6. facts 2 7 Famous people

13. Norwegian fjords

14. End

THE FLAG

The flag of Norway was formally accepted on July 17, 1821. The flag of Norway has the red, white and blue colors. The flag of Norway is quite influenced by the French Tricolor flag. The off-centered white cross is occupied from the Danish flag, and the blue cross is the Cross of Sweden.

GEOGRAPHY OF NORWAY

Norway is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. The nation is bordered by the North Atlantic Ocean (Norwegian Sea) in the west, North Sea to the southwest, the Barents Sea to the northeast, and the Skagerrak inlet to the south. The population of Norway is 5.6 million. Being a democratic republic, Norway is commonly divided into five major geographical regions.

QUICK FACTS 1

1. Norway has won more medals in the Winter Olympics than any other country, with 368 to date since the first Winter Olympic Games were held in 1924.

2. Norwegians read more than any other population in the world.More than 2,000 book titles are published annually.

3. Sognefjorden is the largest fjord in Norway and second largest in the world.It is the longest ice-free fjord in the world and stretches 205 km inland from the ocean.

QUICK FACTS 2

Population: 5.4 million people live in Norway (2020)

National Day: 17 May (Constitution Day)

History: Vikings settled in the region. 1905 independence.

Government: Constitutional Monarchy

Capital: Oslo, with just over 1 million inhabitants

The largest lake in Norway is Lake Mjøsa

National Symbols: MOOSE(animal), HEATHER(flower) AND THE COAT OF ARMS

FAMOUS PEOPLE

Edvard Munch - Artist

Edvard Munch is remembered for his iconic works The Scream and The Frieze of Life. He was a significant member of the Symbolism movement but was banned by the Nazi.

Roald Amundsen - Explorer

Specialized in exploring the polar regions.He disappeared in 1928 when he was involved in a rescue mission in the Arctic. Owing to his significant achievements in polar exploration, several places are named after him.

ALAN WALKER _ MUSICIAN (DJ)

Shot to fame with tracks such as The Spectre and Faded. His TikTok account has earned him a huge fan base.

PLACES TO GO IN NORWAY

Tromsø and the land of the northern lights The capital of the Arctic, Tromso is located right in the middle of Northern Norway where you can enjoy northern lights, whale watching, midnight sun, and epic nature adventures. Enjoy superb conditions for ski touring and hiking in the Lyngenfjord region, and enter the northernmost point of Europe at the North Cape. In the eastern part of this vast region, you’ll find the Varanger peninsula, which is a bird watcher’s paradise.In Kirkenes you can also spend a night at an ice hotel.

NORWEGIAN FOOD

Norwegian Waffles

Smoked Salmon

MEDISTERKAKER

You can eat Salmon in many ways in Norway, either cooked, fried, cured, or smoked. One of the most popular ways of preparing salmon is the one called Gravlaks, which is basically salmon that has been cured in salt, sugar, and dill

Belgian waffles might be famous worldwide, but Norwegian heart-formed waffles are just as delicious, usually served with jam and cream as well as a dash of raw sugar.

Medisterkaker is a traditional Norwegian dish consisting of pork meatballs. Although there are many recipes for these meatballs, they're usually made with a combination of ground pork, flour, eggs, salt, nutmeg, ginger, milk, black pepper, and oil.

FAMOUS ARCHITECTURE

1. Arctic Cathedral - By norwegian architect Jan Inge Hovig in 1965

2. Heddal Stave Church - According to Norwegian folklore, a troll named Finn built it in just three days.

3. Under restaurant - Under is Europe’s first subaquatic restaurant.With a capacity of 100 people.

4. Loen Skylift - The views along the way are spectacular.You can see Nordfjord, Lake Lovatnet, and Jostedalsbreen Glacier in the distance.

HISTORY IN NORWAY

Humans have lived in Norway as early as 9,000 to 8,000 B.C. The earliest inhabitants lived in caves and tents.The people began farming instead of hunting and gathering. In the 9th to 11th centuries, Viking warriors set out from the Scandinavian countries to raid Europe and expand their territories. Denmark and Sweden invaded Norway during the rule of Harald Fairhair descendant. Denmark ruled Norway for the next century.In 1319, control of Norway was passed to Sweden. In 1397 Denmark, Norway, and Sweden were united as the Union of Kalmar by Queen Margrethe in the late 14th century.Norway became an independent country in 1905.Norway remained neutral during World War I, but during World War II Germany invaded the country in a surprise attack in April 1940. Germany occupied Norway until the end of the war.

NORWEGIANNATURe

Arctic animals such as reindeer(also known as caribou) and wolverines live throughout Norway.The sea cliffs are filled with nesting birds, including puffins,cormorants and gulls.There are about 2,000 different plant species found here, with a few that are only found in Norway.All types of berries grow throughout the country.

NORWEGIAN FJORDS

Fjords are some of the most dramatic landscape features on earth. They are found in locations where current or past glaciation extended below current sea level. A fjord is formed when a glacier retreats, after carving its typical U-shaped valley, and the sea fills the resulting valley floor. The longest fjord in Norway is Sognefjord. Known as ‘the King of the fjords’, it’s located in the county of Sogn og Fjordane in the western part of the country. For around 100 kilometres the depth of the fjord Sognefjord is measured at more 1,000 metres. This kind of depth means the rockface above sea level provides some spectacular cliff faces that rise sharply upwards as if reaching for the sky.

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