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Brevik Church, Norway (Where Gumbo Was #200)

 

Congratulations goes to George G who solved our incredible tough WITW 200th puzzle! Gumbo was is the town of Brevik in Telemark, Norway at the Brevik Kirke (Church).

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Brevik is one of the best preserved towns from the sailing ship era. The town was a center for ice and timber exports  and exported timber as late as 1960 to the UK. Brevik was established as a municipality in 1838  and merged with Porsgrunn in 1964. Brevik is especially popular with Norwegians on weekends in summer who go there to shop, eat and drink.

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You can see the Brevik Kirke from most of the town. It was built in 1963 but still fits in very well with the surrounding older architecture.

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Also visible from a lot of Brevik is the Brevik Bridge, a suspension bridge that goes from Brevik to Bamle over Frierfjord.

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The flags in Brevik show the pride Norwegians have for their history, beautiful town and country. That pride really makes the town and the Telemark region a special place in Norway.

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Wow ... it's been a year.  I remember this WITW being the toughest.  I didn't find the answer until the very last day.  I had to follow Google Earth Street View throughout almost all of Scandinavia to find this place.  A Great WITW !  TRAVEL ROB put me to a severe test.

George G

Norway is a great country for a road trip. There are so many cool places  you'll discover that Norwegians love to travel to that are not from the "Norway in a Nutshell" tours that many international travelers go on.

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