Fossbergom
Geography
Bøverdalen, a valley in the western part of Lom Municipality, stretches from Fossbergom to the
Sogn area in
Western Norway. Fossbergom is situated where the river Bøvra falls over Prestfossen waterfall into the river Otta.
Transportation
Fossbergom is located on a main transportation junction with roads leading to Stryn (Rv.15 Strynefjellsvegen road),
Sogn (Rv. 55
Sognefjellsvegen road), and
Eastern Norway. During the summer months, this is an important road junction connecting Eastern and Western Norway. The Sognefjellsvegen road is closed from October/November until about the end of April/beginning of May. Fossbergom is also accessible by taking the train from Trondheim or Oslo to Otta, and then traveling the remaining by bus.
Attractions
The Fossheim Hotel () first opened in 1897. It is a two-story log building with an attic, kitchen, two living rooms, and seven bedrooms. The site was run both as a farm and as a hotel until World War I, after which cars became the more common means of transportation. In the 1950s and 1960s, several renovations were carried out in order to satisfy demands made by new groups of tourists. Today, the main building has 26 double rooms and 3 single rooms and a connecting restaurant. The new annex building was also built to satisfy foreign visitors.
The Fossheim Stone Center geological museum () has one of the larger collections of minerals and precious stones in the country.
The thirteenth-century Lom Stave Church (), which is one of the biggest stave churches in Norway, is located here. The church was built in the 12th century and restored in the 17th century.
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