Bakka, Aurland

Bakka
Bakka
Village
	View from the fjord
	Bakka Location of the village Bakka Bakka (Norway)
	Coordinates: 60°54′59″N 6°52′08″E / 60.9163°N 6.8689°E
Country	Norway
Region	Western Norway
County	Vestland
District	Sogn
Municipality	Aurland Municipality
Elevation	18 m (59 ft)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code	5749 Bakka

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.

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]

Media gallery

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

References

^ "Bakka, Aurland (Vestland)". yr.no. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
^ 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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[1] "Bakka, Aurland (Vestland)". yr.no. Retrieved 25 January 2020.

[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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