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Balestrand (village)
Balestrand (locally called ''Holmen'') is the administrative centre of Balestrand Municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. The village is located on the northern shore of the Sognefjorden, at the mouth of the small Esefjorden. It sits about west of the village area of Leikanger-Hermansverk and about northwest of the village of Vangsnes (on the southern shore of the Sognefjorden). The small village of Tjugum lies less than north of Balestrand, across the Esefjorden. The local Tjugum Church is located there, serving the people of the village of Balestrand.
The village has a population (2013) of 819, giving the village a population density of .
The village is home to the municipal government, but it is also a major tourist stop since the 1800s with several hotels including the Kviknes Hotel. The Sognefjord Aquarium and the (Norwegian Tourism Museum ) are located in the village. There are ferry routes each summer from Balestrand to the Fjærlandsfjorden and to the village of Flåm. There is also fast boat service from Balestrand to the city of Bergen. Balholm AS, a fruit juice processing company is based in Balestrand.
==Name==
The compounded name ''Balestrand'' was created by the Norwegian writer Henrik Wergeland as he traveled in Sogn in 1832 and wrote the poem "Framnæs-Balestrand". The first element is the name of the old farm Bale (Old Norse: ''Bali'') and the last element is (Old Norse: ''strönd'') or "strand" which means "beach". The name of the farm is identical with the word ''bali'' which means "hillside along a beach". Historically, the village area was also known as ''Balholm'' or simply ''Holmen''.
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