Dynamic Variation:
Offers
x

There was not an exact match for the language you toggled to. You have been redirected to the nearest matching page within this section.

Choose Language
Toggling to another language will take you to the matching page or nearest matching page within that selection.
Search & Book Sponsored Links
Search
or search all of Norway

Eastern Norway Vestfold og Telemark KVITESEID

Øverbø - the home of Sondre

  • Øverbø, Kviteseid
  • +47 35069080
  •  /  km From You
Overview

The history of Sondre Norheim begins in Morgedal, Telemark.

Friday February 15. 1952 the Winter Olympic Flame was lit in Oslo. Two days before, the pinewood torch was lit in Sondre Norheims cottage, Øverbø, in Morgedal.

The ceremony takes place on February 13, 1952. From the fireplace inside the Sondre cottage, the pinewood torch is lit by Olav Bjaaland, a ski veteran who also participated in the Roald Amundsen South Pole Expedition. The Winter Olympic Flame for Squaw Valley 1960 and Lillehammer OL in 1994 was lit with a torch from Øverbø and Morgedal.

Read more about the story about Sondre Norheim and the first Winter Olympic Flame at www.morgedal.com


Contact us for group guiding and group activites.

 


  • Last Updated:
  • Source: Vest Telemark
Statens Kartverk, Geovekst og kommuner - Geodata AS
TripAdvisor Reviews
Traveler Reviews in partnership with TripAdvisor
Your Recently Viewed Pages