Vanse
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Vanse is a town in Farsund
municipality, Norway
. Its population is 1,967 by January 1st 2008.
The small town is notable for having several references to America due to the high number of inhabitants emigrating to the US from 1825 to 1975. A lot of them returning during these years bringing back american music, clothing, housewares and values.
This is celebrated every year with the "American Festival" celebrated the last weekend in June every year. A stage is assembled in the middle of "Brooklyn Square"(named after Brooklyn, NY
, where many of the Norwegian immigrants settled) and there is a smaller funfair set up. The festival starts on a thursday and ends on sunday morning, after culminating in a large outdoor street dance to live music.
Brooklyn Square, Vanse is home to 8th Avenue, an american themed bar which regularly host live concerts, mostly in the country music genre. Kjell Elvis, a local Elvis Presley impersonator has performed on 8th Avenue a number of times.
It is also home to Trunken, a speciality store specializing in imported American goods such as furniture, clothing, candy items and certain ingredients in american cuisine.
Vanse is also home to a gothic church built in the 13th century
.
Farsund
is a town and municipality in the county of Vest-Agder, Norway.The town of Farsund was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 , although already recognized as a trading center in 1795...
municipality, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. Its population is 1,967 by January 1st 2008.
The small town is notable for having several references to America due to the high number of inhabitants emigrating to the US from 1825 to 1975. A lot of them returning during these years bringing back american music, clothing, housewares and values.
This is celebrated every year with the "American Festival" celebrated the last weekend in June every year. A stage is assembled in the middle of "Brooklyn Square"(named after Brooklyn, NY
Brooklyn
Brooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, with nearly 2.6 million residents, and the second-largest in area. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, which is now the most populous county in New York State and the second-most densely populated...
, where many of the Norwegian immigrants settled) and there is a smaller funfair set up. The festival starts on a thursday and ends on sunday morning, after culminating in a large outdoor street dance to live music.
Brooklyn Square, Vanse is home to 8th Avenue, an american themed bar which regularly host live concerts, mostly in the country music genre. Kjell Elvis, a local Elvis Presley impersonator has performed on 8th Avenue a number of times.
It is also home to Trunken, a speciality store specializing in imported American goods such as furniture, clothing, candy items and certain ingredients in american cuisine.
Vanse is also home to a gothic church built in the 13th century
13th century
As a means of recording the passage of time, the 13th century was that century which lasted from 1201 through 1300 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Christian/Common Era...
.