Discover 11 hidden attractions, cool sights, and unusual things to do in Sarpsborg (Norway). Don't miss out on these must-see attractions: Borgarsyssel Museum, Sarp Falls, and Hafslund manor. Also, be sure to include Storedal kultursenter in your itinerary.
Below, you can find the list of the most amazing places you should visit in Sarpsborg (Ãstfold).
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Borgarsyssel Museum
Also known as: Borgarsyssel museum
Museum in Sarpsborg, Norway. The Borgarsyssel Museum is a museum located at Sarpsborg in Viken county, Norway. The museum was named after Borgarsysla, the Old Norse name of Østfold county.
It was founded in 1921 and documents Østfold's cultural history from the Middle Ages. The open-air collection includes about twenty historic buildings. It is located at the site of the ruins of the Medieval St. Nicholas's Church, which was built during the reign of King Øystein (1103–1123). Olaf's Chapel was built at the Borgarsyssel Museum as an exhibition hall for the Saint Olaf Jubilee (Olavsjubileet) in 1930.
Since 1947, the Borgarsyssel Museum has been the main county museum of Østfold. Since 1 January 2006 it has been a part of the Østfold Museum (Østfoldmuseet), which coordinates all museums in the county.[1]
Address: Gamlebygata 8, 1721 Sarpsborg
Sarp Falls
Also known as: Sarpefossen
Gushing waterfall with a historic bridge. Sarp Falls is a waterfall at Sarpsborg in Viken, Norway. It is the second largest waterfall in Europe by discharge, after the Rhine Falls.
This is the last waterfall on the Glomma River, which is the longest river in Norway. Sarp Falls has one of the greatest flows of any waterfall in Europe. Both Rhine Falls and Dettifoss are larger and more powerful waterfalls in Europe but, while those waterfalls have between 200 and 500 m3/s (7,100 and 17,700 cu ft/s) of average water flow, Sarp Falls has approximately 577 m3/s (20,400 cu ft/s). Just above Sarp Falls is a road bridge with a vista point. There are also vista points on the east side of the falls.[2]
Hafslund manor
Church
Address: Haugeveien 1, 1738 Borgenhaugen
Storedal kultursenter
Monuments and statues, Historical place, Park, Relax in park
Address: Storedalveien 215, 1747 Skjeberg
Sarp Bridge
Also known as: Sarpebrua
Truss bridge in Norway. Sarp Bridge is a series of bridges which span across Sarpefossen, a waterfall of the river Glomma in Sarpsborg, Norway. In the current arrangement, one bridge carries a pathway, one carries a single track of the Østfold Line and one carries two lanes of National Road 118. The road and pathway bridges are about 91 meters long, while the railway bridge is 247 meters.
The first bridge at the site was a brick suspension bridge opened on 25 February 1854. It was rebuilt as a multilayer bridge and opened with rail tracks on an upper truss level on 2 January 1879. In order to strengthen the railway, a new steel truss railway bridge opened on 9 May 1931. The former bridge was then rebuilt as a wider road bridge. An accident on 15 April 1940 caused the fire department to blow away one of the pillars, collapsing the superstructure. A new road bridge was completed in 1943. The two were supplemented with a separate pathway bridge in 1977. There are plans to replace the existing bridges with a four-land road and three-track railway bridge, scheduled for no later than 2030.[3]
Sannesund Bridge
Also known as: Sandesund bru
Bridge in Norway. Sannesund Bridge is a motorway cantilever bridge that crosses Glomma river in Viken county, Norway. It extends from Alvim in Sarpsborg to Årum in Fredrikstad.The bridge is 1528 metres long, the longest span is 139 metres, and the maximum clearance is 30 metres. The bridge has 48 spans.
Sandesund Bridge was opened in 1978. It carries traffic on European route E6. Under the bridge is a narrow pedestrian bridge over Glomma. Sannesund Bridge is actually two bridges travelling in opposite directions. In 2005, a duplicate of the old bridge began construction. The new bridge parallel to the old one was opened in May 2008. The old bridge was subsequently closed for renovation. It opened again in November 2008, creating a four-lane motorway.[4]
Tune stone
Also known as: Tunesteinen
The Tune stone is an important runestone from about 200–450 AD. It bears runes of the Elder Futhark, and the language is Proto-Norse. It was discovered in 1627 in the church yard wall of the church in Tune, Østfold, Norway. Today it is housed in the Norwegian Museum of Cultural History in Oslo. The Tune stone is possibly the oldest Norwegian attestation of burial rites and inheritance.[5]
Hafslundsøy
Island in Norway. Hafslundsøy is a small island located in the middle of the river Glomma just outside Sarpsborg in Østfold, Norway. It had 2,673 inhabitants in 2016.[6]
Kulåsparken
Park, Relax in park
Glenghuset
Concerts and shows, Theater
Address: Dronningens gate 34, Sarpsborg
Alvim bru
Bridge
Address: Klokkergårdveien 34, Sarpsborg