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10 curiosities of Norway

This is a list of 10 curiosities of Norway, are some data which is recognized worldwide plus facts about tourism and geography:

-The name of Norway comes from the Germanic languages ​​meaning way north or northern route.
-Norway with Finland and Denmark make up Scandinavia.
-After Saudi Arabia and Russia, the country's third largest oil exporter in the world.
-Norway managed to be the second largest exporter in the world after China fishing in 2006.
-This country is made up of 19 provinces and 434 municipalities called fylke called Kommuner.
-The Norwegian Nobel committee of Parliament awards the Nobel Peace since 1901.
-Touristically Norway has fjords, which are natural formations from glaciers also Vigeland Park, City Hall, the Viking ship museum and markets of the port areas.
-The highest mountain in Scandinavia and Norway is Mount Galdhøpiggen with 2469 meters.
-The most populous city of Norway is Oslo with approximately 576,000 inhabitants.
-Norwegian is the official language and most of the population speak both Norwegian and Swedish and Danish.

Fløibanen

Fløibanen is a funicular in Bergen, Norway which runs up the mountain of Fløyen. It is one of Bergen's major tourist attractions and one of Norway's most visited attractions. Over 1 million passengers a year have used it over the past few years.^[when?] Fløibanen was officially opened on 15 January 1918.^[1] The idea to build transport to Fløyen was put forward in 1895 by John Lund, a member of the Norwegian legislature.^[1] Work to build Fløibanen started in 1914. The line was ready in 1918. Today the company is owned 44% by the municipality of Bergen, the rest spread on various private interests. A certain percentage of the yearly profits are invested to finance the next generation of cars, this will likely happen sometime after year 2030. The cars and machinery were last totally renewed in September–November 2002.^[1]
Two cars, each with room for approximately 80 passengers, operate between the centre of Bergen and Fløyen throughout the year. The length is 850m and the height difference is 300m. Fløibanen is a narrow gauge railway, with a gauge of 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 ³⁄₈ in).
Each car is named and individually painted - Blåmann is blue, whilst Rødhette (equivalent to Little Red Riding Hood in English) is red. The cars were named by the winners of a naming competition.

Fløibanen in 1999.

The trip takes approximately seven minutes with stops at all stations, and 3 min. 20 secs. non-stop. Service travel speed is either 4 or 6 m/s depending on traffic load. Typically, 6 m/s is selected when there are eight or more departures per hour, including two calling at all stations.
The funicular operates a basic schedule with departures every 30 minutes from opening until 10 o'clock, then every 15 minutes until 20:30 when half-hour service resumes until closing. All departures call at all stations, except weekends and summers. At those times all stations are only served at half-hour intervals, providing time for maximum four direct services per half-hour with dwell times of two minutes or less. To achieve this extra staff is employed to assist passengers though fare gates and with prams/strollers and/or wheelchairs.
The funicular is fully wheelchair-accessible at the bottom and top stations only. Small, manual wheelchairs may be carried on and off the funicular by staff at the intermediate stations. Electric wheelchairs up to 900 mm wide enjoy full access to both the funicular and the facilities at Fløyen.