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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...

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...

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 Loftesnes bridge in Sogndal

Communications

Sund / Strait

Published: 07.07.1999

Author: Kristin Ese

The Loftesnes bridge was the first bridge and road project in the county to be financed by toll money. The bridge was completed in 1958. In a 20-year ...

De Heibergske Samlinger - Sogn Folkemuseum

Museums, nature conservation, cultural heritage

Museum / Museum

Published: 07.07.1999

Author: Aage Engesæter

De Heibergske Samlinger - Sogn Folkemuseum is the cultural-historical museum for the people of Sogn. It is located at Kaupanger, comprising a large op...

Monument commemorating Henrik and Mette Dahl

People and Society

Monument / Monument

Published: 16.08.2001

Author: Hermund Kleppa

17 May, 1914. "The day was solemn and fine in all respects. The weather was beautiful and calm. Just a soft breeze to open up the flags on the poles. ...

The Tingastad saw mill

Industry, Energy and Natural Resources

Sagbruk / Sawmill

Published: 07.07.1999

Author: Aage Engesæter

Like a green oasis the farm of Tingastad lies in between steep and polished rocks and hostile screes on the shore under the mountain of Storehogen and...

Memorial stone at Fardal commemorating soldiers in the war years between 1807 and 1814

People and Society

Monument / Monument

Published: 11.10.2000

Author: Hermund Kleppa

There are two memorial stones in the municipality of Sogndal commemorating soldiers who took part in the war against Sweden in the years between 1807 ...

Memorial stone commemorating - the county governor Hans Seip

People and Society

Gravstein / Gravestone Person / Person

Published: 20.07.2001

Author: Hermund Kleppa

Hans Seip (1881-1945) was county governor in Sogn og Fjordane from 1929 until he was removed from office by the Nazi regime in the summer of 1941. He ...

The burial mounds at Ytre Moa

Archaeology

Historisk plass / Historical site

Published: 24.01.2008

Author: Kari Larsen

In addition to six house sites, 20 burial mounds and a menhir (memorial stone) are located on the Moa terrace. Some of the burial mounds are found in ...

The village of Fresvik

Archaeology

Bygd / Village

Published: 12.11.2007

Author: Trude Knutzen Knagenhjelm

The village of Fresvik is located on the southern side of the Sognefjord close to the entrance to the Aurlandsfjord. The village now belongs to the mu...

1905 - The municipality of Sogndal

People and Society

Unionsoppløysing / Union resolution

Published: 20.02.2005

Author: Berit Selseng

In 1905, Norway became a free and independent country. The union with Sweden was dissolved by the Storting¿s parliamentary resolution of 7 June. This ...

Monument commemorating Hans Schreuder - the apostle of the Zulu people

People and Society

Monument / Monument

Published: 11.10.2000

Author: Hermund Kleppa

The Norwegian Missionary Society was founded in 1842. Two years later, the Society sent its first missionary to Africa, Hans Paludan Smith Schreuder...

Memorial stone commemorating Anna Cathrine Schreuder

People and Society

Gravstein / Gravestone Person / Person

Published: 11.10.2000

Author: Hermund Kleppa

The memorial stone on the grave of Anna Cathrine Schreuder, mother of the missionary Hans Schreuder, is found at Stedje church in Sogndal. The idea to...

Fjærland church

Churches, Cloisters, Christianity

Kyrkje / Church

Published: 07.07.1999

Author: Margrethe Henden Aaraas Sigurd Vengen Anders Gjerde

Fjærland church is a so-called longchurch built of wood situated on the farm of "nedre Mundal" in the municipality of Sogndal. The church was built in...

Memorial stones commemorating Bolette Pavels Larsen

People and Society

Monument / Monument

Published: 07.07.1999

Author: Hermund Kleppa

The Bergen author Bolette Christine Pavels Larsen died on 8 December, 1904. Mrs Pavels Larsen was born in Sogndal, lived in Bergen, and over a long pe...

Memorial stone to Oscar II in Fjærland

People and Society

Monument / Monument

Published: 07.07.1999

Author: Hermund Kleppa

King Oscar II visited Fjærland in the summer of 1879. Those who accompanied him up to the Bøyabre glacier and back, did not want any money for this jo...

Gravestone to commemorate German naval officer in Fjærland

People and Society

Gravstein / Gravestone Person / Person

Published: 07.07.1999

Author: Hermund Kleppa

On 29 July, 1910, a German naval officer lost his life when he fell down the mountainside on the south side of the valley of Bøyadalen. His parents, H...

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 farm of Ytre Moa – farming and the use of resources

Settlements, Villages, Towns

Gardsbruk / Farm

Published: 11.10.2007

Author: Kari Larsen

The means of subsistence at Ytre Moa were based on the same natural resources that people have used until fairly recent times; the soil, the forest an...

The hamlet of Frønningen

Settlements, Villages, Towns

Bygd / Village

Published: 23.10.2007

Author: Trude Knutzen Knagenhjelm

The hamlet of Frønningen is located between Revsnes and the entrance to the Aurlandsfjord in the municipality of Lærdal. The hamlet borders to Kaupang...

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...

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