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Memorial stone for Bernt Askevold

People and Society
Monument / Monument
Published: 31.10.2001
Author: Hermund Kleppa
Close to the church at Askvoll there is a three-meter-high memorial stone commemorating Bernt Askevold. Into the back is carved: "Venner paa begge...

Memorial stone for Ola Espedal

People and Society
Gravstein / Gravestone Person / Person
Published: 13.07.2001
Author: Hermund Kleppa
People in the county of Sogn og Fjordane have honoured at least seven persons with memorial stones for their achievements in song and music. Two m...

Memorial stone for Sigurd Fossen

People and Society
Gravstein / Gravestone Person / Person
Published: 13.07.2001
Author: Hermund Kleppa
People in the county of Sogn og Fjordane have honoured at least seven persons with memorial stones for their achievements in song and music. Two m...

Memorial stone over Christen Jenssøn

People and Society
Monument / Monument
Published: 07.07.1999
Author: Hermund Kleppa
Around 1950, a big slab of stone with an old inscription was found in the Askvoll churchyard. The carved letters CIS matched Christen Jenssøn, vicar...

Memorials for war airmen at Askvoll

People and Society
Plakett / Plaque
Published: 03.12.2000
Author: Hermund Kleppa
On Midsummer Eve, 23 June 1943, an Allied airplane crashed on the shore near the home of Chester Saltskår at the point of Stavenes. The two Norwegian ...

The Bakkejekta sloop

Communications
Båt / Boat Hamn / Port Handel / Trade
Published: 07.07.1999
Author: Gaute Losnegård
To commemorate a time when all transport of goods between the Dalsfjorden and Bergen went by sea on vessels powered by the wind, the Bakkejekta sloop ...

Memorial stone at Holmedal for fallen soldiers in the World War 1939-1945

People and Society
Monument / Monument
Published: 11.10.2000
Author: Hermund Kleppa
Six men from the Holmedal parish (earlier Fjaler municipality, now Askvoll) lost their lives during the World War 1939-1945: three on Norwegian me...

Memorial stone at the farm of Ytre Ålen for fallen soldiers in the war 1940-1945

People and Society
Monument / Monument
Published: 11.10.2000
Author: Hermund Kleppa
A short distance from the sea at the farm of Ålen in Askvoll, there is a memorial stone for three young boys who lost their lives in the war 1940-...

Memorial stone at Askvoll church for fallen soldiers 1940-1945

People and Society
Monument / Monument
Published: 11.10.2000
Author: Hermund Kleppa
In the churchyard at Askvoll, there is a memorial stone with 16 names, - all from the municipality of Askvoll, who lost their lives during the war...

Memorial stone for Andrias Bryn at Gudvangen

People and Society
Monument / Monument
Published: 11.10.2000
Author: Hermund Kleppa
Close to the main road at Gudvangen there is a memorial stone commemorating the seaman Andrias Bryn, born 1918. He went to sea before the Second World...

The waterfalls in the valley of Nærøydalen

Settlements, Villages, Towns
Foss / Waterfall
Published: 15.11.2007
Author: Trude Knutzen Knagenhjelm
The impressive waterfalls in the innermost part of Nærøydalen - Sivlefossen and Stalheimsfossen are famous tourist attractions. They are both examples...

The waterfalls in Flåm and along the Aurlandsfjord

Settlements, Villages, Towns
Foss / Waterfall
Published: 15.11.2007
Author: Trude Knutzen Knagenhjelm
In the valley of Flåmsdalen and along the Aurlandsfjord the landscape is dominated by a number of waterfalls. Some of them are among the most famous t...

Beitelen

Settlements, Villages, Towns
Fjell / Mountain
Published: 15.11.2007
Author: Trude Knutzen Knagenhjelm
Beitelen is one of the most famous landmarks in the Nærøyfjorden World Heritage area. The characteristic mountain top offers an excellent view of the ...

The village of Vassbygdi

Settlements, Villages, Towns
Grend / Hamlet
Published: 12.11.2007
Author: Trude Knutzen Knagenhjelm
"The people who live above this lake are called 'Vassbygder' and the parish stretches eastwards up to the road leading to the valley of Hallingdal in ...

The village of Flåm

Settlements, Villages, Towns
Bygd / Village
Published: 12.11.2007
Author: Trude Knutzen Knagenhjelm

Aurlandsvangen

Settlements, Villages, Towns
Bygd / Village
Published: 12.11.2007
Author: Trude Knutzen Knagenhjelm
The place name of Aurlandsvangen comprises a large area, corresponding to the Vangen "sokn" (sub-parish). This includes the farms along the fjord from...

The hamlet of Stalheim

Archaeology
Grend / Hamlet
Published: 12.11.2007
Author: Trude Knutzen Knagenhjelm
The hamlet of Stalheim consists of the farms Stalheim, Brekke, Sivle and Sivlesøy in the municipality of Voss. The hamlet can be looked upon as a gate...

"Folkelånsvegen" (the people's loan road) - in the connection Askvoll-Førde

Communications
Veg / Road
Published: 07.07.1999
Author: Kristin Ese
State road 609 connects the Askvoll peninsula with Førde through Stongfjorden without ferry. The 16-kilometre-long section from Øygard in Førde to Sel...

Opposition to the Flåm Railway

Communications
Strid / Strife
Published: 07.07.1999
Author: Kristin Ese
When the Norwegian Parliament (Stortinget) in 1883 decided that the line for the Bergen Railway would go by way of Myrdal and Finse, the county counci...

1905 - Askvoll Municipality

People and Society
Unionsoppløysing / Union resolution
Published: 29.11.2004
Author: Hermund Kleppa
In 1905, Norway became a free and independent state. The union with Sweden was dissolved by resolution of the Norwegian Storting (Parliament) on 7 Jun...

Anchor at Værlandet - memorial of shipwreck

People and Society
Ulukke / Accident
Published: 30.11.2005
Author: Hermund Kleppa
In the night of 30 December 1919, the SS "Orm Jarl" ran aground to the west of Alden. Two salvage vessels arrived at the disabled ship, and for some t...

Memorial stone commemorating women's graves at Skaim

People and Society
Monument / Monument
Published: 08.12.2005
Author: Hermund Kleppa Svein Indrelid
On the northern side of the church at Aurlandsvangen there is a stone linked to a prehistoric find of a grave at the farm Skaim. The stone has been er...

The village of Gudvangen

Settlements, Villages, Towns
Grend / Hamlet
Published: 06.10.2007
Author: Trude Knutzen Knagenhjelm
Gudvangen is located at the very head of the Nærøyfjord, covering a distance from Stalheim in the western part of the valley of Nærøydalen to Dyrdal f...

The cannery at Askvoll

Livelihood and Craftsmanship
Sunnfjord Fabrikk / Factory Fiske / Fishing
Published: 07.07.1999
Author: Finn Borgen Førsund
When Norway Foods' cannery at Askvoll was closed down in 1992, the production of sardines had gone on for a longer time at Askvoll that at any other p...

The mountain farm Langhuso in the valley of Undredalsdalen

Settlements, Villages, Towns
Støl / Mountain farm
Published: 13.03.2006
Author: Åsmund Ohnstad
The farms of Undredal and Hjøllo are located close together on the western side of the Aurlandsfjord, about five kilometres south of the entrance to...