Bakka,_Sogn_og_Fjordane

Bakka, Aurland

Bakka, Aurland

Village in Western Norway, Norway

Bakka is a tiny village in Aurland Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located on the western shore of the Nærøyfjord, about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) north of the village of Gudvangen and access to the European route E16 highway. The village is home to the Bakka Church. In 2000, the 1.7-kilometre (1.1 mi) Bakka Tunnel was constructed on the road from Gudvangen to Bakka to make the journey quicker and safer.

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Name

The name Bakka is derived from the Old Norse word bakki which means "(river) bank". The -a ending is the dative case ending used with prepositions to show location: "on the bank".[citation needed] In the 19th century, it was common to spell the name Bakke.[2]

  • View of Bakka
  • Bakka
  • Bakka Church
  • Village and church
  • Overview of Bakka and Nærøyfjord

References

  1. [1]
    "Bakka, Aurland (Vestland)". yr.no. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  2. [2]
    Rygh, Oluf (1919). Norske gaardnavne: Nordre Bergenhus amt (in Norwegian) (12 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. p. 122.


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