Alofi

A major transport hub, the town of Amstetten is situated on the Ybbs River near the border with Upper Austria. Originally known as Amistein, the town witnessed the arrival of Illyrian, Celts and Roman settlers over time. It is the largest town in t ...

Bodensee, or Lake Constance as it is also known, is one of the largest and best-known European lakes. It divides its waters between the three countries surrounding it: Austria, Germany and Switzerland. Austria actually only claims a very small part ...

Bygdoy Kongsgard was used by King Olav V for a summer residence. He used this royal estate for many years because he enjoyed the peace and idyllic surroundings offered by the royal farm from the 14th century.  The farm was acquired by King Ha ...

Lom is a rural center that is located on the Otta river banks. The town is a gateway into the Boverdalen valley. It is also the way into the Jotunheimen mountain range and to the Sognefjellet mountain.  In the year 1000, the Lom Stavkirke, wh ...

The Hitterdal parish was established as a municipality on the first of January in 1838. In the year 1913, Notodden was separated as a municipality  and as a city from Heddal. On the first of January in 1964, Heddal and Notodden were merged onc ...