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Håhaugsteinen
Archaeology
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Svein Indrelid
Årekol
Dialects and arts
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Nils Georg Brekke
GUNNAR ANFINSEN ÅREKOL ...
Kinsarvik
Archaeology
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Svein Indrelid
Kinsarvik has probably been a centre for the inner Hardanger districts back in prehistory. History tells us that in medieval times there was a marketi...
The forgotten saga
Archaeology
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Svein Indrelid
The saga regarding the settlement of Hordaland started off about 10,000 years ago. Most of this saga has been recorded in writing, not on paper, but o...
Førland
Settlements, Villages, Towns
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Nils Georg Brekke
Sætre
Settlements, Villages, Towns
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Nils Georg Brekke
THE LONGHOUSE AT SÆTRE ...
Kvalvågen
Settlements, Villages, Towns
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Nils Georg Brekke
TOFTEGÅRD AT KVALVÅGEN...
Kvalvågstraumen
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Nils Georg Brekke
WHALE HUNTING ...
Fedje traffic office
Communications
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Nils Georg Brekke
Frank Johnsen
Trodalen
Settlements, Villages, Towns
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Nils Georg Brekke
Kjetland
Settlements, Villages, Towns
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Nils Georg Brekke
On the farm Kjetland there is an old house with a loft – probably from the 1600s or early 1700s. The exterior is not radically different from other ho...
Rambjørg
Archaeology
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Svein Indrelid
IRON BARS AT RAMBJØRG ...
Matre - Bjørn West museum
Museums, nature conservation, cultural heritage
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Nils Georg Brekke
Jonas Risnes
Erling Virkesdal
THE BJØRN WEST MUSEUM...
Kringlebotnen
Settlements, Villages, Towns
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Nils Georg Brekke
Jonas Risnes
Close to Hummelfossen (waterfall) there is a narrow path leading up the steep mountainside. The path leads to the farm Kringlebotnen, which lies in th...
Andviki
Settlements, Villages, Towns
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Nils Georg Brekke
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...
Mjelddalen
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Nils Georg Brekke
Valestrand
Dialects and arts
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Nils Georg Brekke
Jostein Mæland
OLE BULL AND THE FOLK MUSIC ...
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...
Valestrandsfossen - Youth centre
Settlements, Villages, Towns
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Nils Georg Brekke
Kjell Andresen
VALESTRAND – A CLASSICAL YOUTH CENTRE ...
Raknes
Archaeology
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Svein Indrelid
THE EMPEROR’S COIN AT RAKNES...
Gjerstad
Museums, nature conservation, cultural heritage
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Nils Georg Brekke
Randi Andersen
Kossdalen
Communications
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Nils Georg Brekke
Nils Nonås
KOSSDALSVEGEN (The Kossdal road) ...
Mjøsvågen
Livelihood and Craftsmanship
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Nils Georg Brekke
Randi Andersen
Around Mjøsvågen here is still a compact marine use area. Some of the buildings are common boathouses, but most of them also house small enterprises ...
Herlandsfossen
Industry, Energy and Natural Resources
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Nils Georg Brekke
THE POWER STATION AT HERLANDSFOSSEN...
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 ...
Mo
Churches, Cloisters, Christianity
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Nils Georg Brekke
The farms in Modalen are situated on old, fertile sediment beds from the river or the sea – between Mofjorden and Steinslandvatnet. As far back as the...
Vaksdal
Industry, Energy and Natural Resources
Leif Grung
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Nils Georg Brekke
Christopher Harris
Dale
Settlements, Villages, Towns
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Nils Georg Brekke
Anders Haaland
THE INDUSTRIAL SETTLEMENT OF DALE ...
Straume - maritime environment
Settlements, Villages, Towns
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Nils Georg Brekke
THE FRAME-BUILT BOATSHEDS AT STRAUME ...
Dalseid - Eidslandet road construction
Communications
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Nils Georg Brekke
Høvik
Archaeology
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Svein Indrelid
NECK RINGS FROM HØVIK ...
Brekkhus
Livelihood and Craftsmanship
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Nils Georg Brekke
Johannes Gjerdåker
BREKKHUS IN TEIGDALEN – A CRAFT CENTRE...
Byrkjehaugen
Archaeology
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Svein Indrelid
On the farm Bø, close to the highway between Bulken and Voss lies Byrkjehaugen, one of the largest burial mounds in West Norway. Originally it was aro...
Lydvo
Settlements, Villages, Towns
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Nils Georg Brekke
LYDVALOFTET ...
Olavskrossen
Archaeology
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Svein Indrelid
Johannes Gjerdåker
Fleischers Hotel
Settlements, Villages, Towns
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Nils Georg Brekke
Aslak T. Helleve
Ole Bull-akademiet
Dialects and arts
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Nils Georg Brekke
Jostein Mæland
Sigbjørn Berhoft Osa and Ole Bull - Akademiet...
Sverrestigen
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Nils Georg Brekke
Johannes Gjerdåker
In the year 1177 king Sverre was travelling from East Norway towards Bergen, but at Voss he was met by an army of farmers who forced him to turn round...
Sledasteinen
Archaeology
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Svein Indrelid
“THE DANCERS” ON THE SLEDA STONE...
Rekve
Dialects and arts
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Nils Georg Brekke
Jostein Mæland
FIDDLERS FROM REKVE...
Gjernes
Livelihood and Craftsmanship
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Nils Georg Brekke
Ole Didrik Lærum
MAGNUS DAGESTAD ...
Mula
Archaeology
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Svein Indrelid
Johannes Gjerdåker
MULA – A DESERTED FARM FROM THE MIDDLE AGES...
Nesheim
Settlements, Villages, Towns
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Nils Georg Brekke
Aslak T. Helleve
NESHEIMSTUNET ...
Myrkdalen
Dialects and arts
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Nils Georg Brekke
Johannes Gjerdåker
SJUR BYGD...
Gjøstein
Archaeology
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Svein Indrelid
Brekke
Dialects and arts
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Nils Georg Brekke
Johannes Gjerdåker
PER SIVLE ...
Seberg
Archaeology
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Svein Indrelid
HALLSTATT - LEKVE ...
Ulvik church
Churches, Cloisters, Christianity
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Nils Georg Brekke
Hans Emil Lidén
CROSS CHURCH AND STAVE CHURCH...
Hallingskeid
Archaeology
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Svein Indrelid
THE MARKETPLACE AT HALLINGSKEID ...
Sponheim
Archaeology
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Svein Indrelid
Vallaviki
Dialects and arts
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Nils Georg Brekke
Bjarne Sørensen
When Anders Paulson Wallevik (1874-1965) took over the sloop “Haabet” after his father around 1900, he established a wide-ranging business, merchant, ...
Trå
Archaeology
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Svein Indrelid
Sigrid H.H. Kaland
A WOMAN’S GRAVE FROM VIKING TIMES In a woman’s grave on the farm Trå remains of a bronze ladle and runic inscriptions were found many years ago. Buri...
Kjerland
Dialects and arts
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Nils Georg Brekke
On the farms Kjerland and Røynstrond, east of the river that flows into the fjord, we find many decorative painters who belong to the so-called sòleki...
Ystås
Settlements, Villages, Towns
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Nils Georg Brekke
THE JOINED HAMLET AT YSTÅS ...
Nedre Folkedal
Livelihood and Craftsmanship
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Nils Georg Brekke
For many years the Folkedal scythe had a good reputation. Immediately above the highway through Folkedal there is a long brick building, on the inner ...
Øystese - Ingebrigt Vik museum
Dialects and arts
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Nils Georg Brekke
Reidar Storaas
INGEBRIGT VIK – A CLASSICIST WITHIN NORWEGIAN SCULPTURE ...
Ålvik
Archaeology
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Svein Indrelid
BRONZE FIND FROM ÅLVIK...
Rosseland
Archaeology
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Svein Indrelid
Around 50 years ago a runic stone came to light in a barn wall at Rosseland. On one of the flat sides 25 runic signs had been carved. The letters are ...
Sandven
Settlements, Villages, Towns
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Nils Georg Brekke
THE COASTAL COMMUNITY AND SANDVEN HOTEL ...
Hardanger Maritime Museum
Museums, nature conservation, cultural heritage
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Geir Madsen
Tveit
Dialects and arts
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Nils Georg Brekke
Reidar Storaas
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...
The Eggja runic stone
People and Society
Historisk monument / Historical monument
Published: 07.07.1999
Author:
Aage Engesæter
The Eggja stone is one of the best known runic stones ever found in Norway. It contains the longest known inscription of the old futhark (early runic)...
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...
1905 - Vågsøy municipality
People and Society
Unionsoppløysing / Union resolution
Published: 16.03.2005
Author:
Gunnar Urtegaard
In 1905, Norway became a completely free and independent country. The union with Sweden was dissolved by a parliamentary resolution of the Norwegian S...
Rystestøylen mountain farm
Settlements, Villages, Towns
Støl / Mountain farm
Published: 07.07.1999
Author:
Gunnar Urtegaard
Rystestøylen is an old mountain farm for the farms at Raudeberg. There could be as many as 40 cows there in the summer. Girls from the farms took care...
Memorial stone of those who lost their lives at Nord-Vågsøy church
People and Society
Monument / Monument
Published: 11.10.2000
Author:
Hermund Kleppa
Seven men from the former municipality of Nord-Vågsøy lost their lives during the war 1940-1945. On Sunday 16 September 1945, there was a memorial ser...
Memorial stone for allied airmen at Moldøen
People and Society
Monument / Monument
Published: 11.10.2000
Author:
Hermund Kleppa
On 24 April 1945, 49 allied planes attacked war targets at Måløy. One plane was shot down and one crashed before it reached its target. Four airmen lo...
1905 - The municipality of Bremanger
People and Society
Unionsoppløysing / Union resolution
Published: 29.11.2004
Author:
Karianne Schmidt Vindenes
In 1905, Norway became a completely free and independent country. The union with Sweden was dissolved by the Norwegian Storting's (Parliament) resolut...
1905 - Gulen municipality
People and Society
Unionsoppløysing / Union resolution
Published: 29.11.2004
Author:
Karianne Schmidt Vindenes
In 1905, Norway became a completely free and independent country. The union with Sweden was dissolved by the Norwegian Storting's resolution of 7 June...
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 Måløy Bridge - Norway's longest bridge in 1974
Communications
Bru / Bridge
Published: 02.09.2005
Author:
Kristin Ese
The Måløy Bridge was officially opened for traffic in the summer of 1974. The bridge project was realized by means of a strong local involvement and i...
Selsøya
Archaeology
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Svein Indrelid, Arne Tislavoll
Neshamn
Settlements, Villages, Towns
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Nils Georg Brekke
Neshamn must be an ancient place for meeting and spending the night for travellers. The place blossomed in connection with the times of economic expan...
Moster amfi
Industry, Energy and Natural Resources
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Nils Georg Brekke
THE LIME INDUSTRY IN MOSTER...
Hiskjo
Settlements, Villages, Towns
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Nils Georg Brekke
Bjørn Moe
THE TRADING POST AT HISKHOLMEN...
Outer Håvika
Settlements, Villages, Towns
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Nils Georg Brekke
Kjell Andresen
Klinkholmen
Settlements, Villages, Towns
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Nils Georg Brekke
Ernst Berge Drange
Kubbervik, or Vikjo as it was known colloquially, must have been established as a trading post under the farm of Håland some time around 1600. The rea...
Årbakka - The prehistoric site
Archaeology
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Svein Indrelid
The prehistoric site at Årbakkasanden with menhirs and burial mounds has been visited, described and illustrated by many learned researchers through t...
Dalland
Archaeology
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Svein Indrelid
Harald Dalland
Arne Emil Christensen
Årbakka - The trading center
Settlements, Villages, Towns
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Nils Georg Brekke
THE TRADING CENTRE...
Solstråleøya
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Nils Georg Brekke
Godøysund
Settlements, Villages, Towns
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Nils Georg Brekke
Ernst Berge Drange
The old hostelry centres were strategically placed with good harbours and anchoring conditions where people travelled. GODØYSUND, or Gøysundet, as it ...
Færavåg
Settlements, Villages, Towns
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Nils Georg Brekke
Ernst Berge Drange
The main house at Færavåg was built in 1599. History tells us that a German came to Færavåg and built the house. He divided the land between his two s...
Nedrevåge
Settlements, Villages, Towns
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Nils Georg Brekke
Vågsbygdo was severely hit by landslides and rock falls in the decades around 1700, in addition, the rivers transported masses of loose sediment, both...
Flakka
Industry, Energy and Natural Resources
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Nils Georg Brekke
Harald Dalland
Hovdanes
Settlements, Villages, Towns
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Nils Georg Brekke
THE WHEELHOUSE AT HOVDANES ...
Vika
Settlements, Villages, Towns
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Nils Georg Brekke
The old smokehouse still left in the farmyard at Vikjo a little south of Omastrand, was protected in 1924. The smokehouse is from the 1500's. ...
Skjervet - road construction
Communications
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Nils Georg Brekke
Knut Kjerland
Johannes Gjerdåker
The road between Eide in Granvin and Voss is one of the oldest roads mentioned in the Middle Ages. In a diploma from 1343 from Voss regarding distribu...
Ygre
Communications
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Nils Georg Brekke
Aslak L.Helleve
Ygre Station lies hidden away for highway travellers, just below the road Vossevangen-Mjølfjell. The station building at Ygre was constructed at Nestt...
Hamn
Archaeology
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Svein Indrelid
THE BOATSHED AT HAMN ...
Onarheim
People and Society
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Nils Georg Brekke
Ernst Berge Drange
Boga
Settlements, Villages, Towns
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Nils Georg Brekke
In the lightly undulating landscape at Boga there lies an old house with several rooms on a small rise. In fact it looks like three houses built into ...
Alverstraumen
Settlements, Villages, Towns
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Nils Georg Brekke
The hostelry in Alverstraumen was in operation in 1660, but we do not know for certain how old the place really is. From the time of the sagas the inn...
Bjørsvik
Industry, Energy and Natural Resources
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Nils Georg Brekke
Stein Byrkjeland
The industrial settlement Bjørsvik...
Verås
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Nils Georg Brekke
VERÅS – A FARM IN THE HEATH...
Fosnstraumen
Archaeology
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Svein Indrelid
Anne Karin Hufthammar
Knut Andreas Bergsvik
At the southern end of the bridge between Radøy and Fosnøy archaeologists found an unusual Stone Age settlement. There was a thick “cultural layer” he...
Isdal
Settlements, Villages, Towns
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Nils Georg Brekke
Isdal one of the few clustered settlements left in the Hordaland communities, after the extensive changes taking place around the turn of the former c...
Håøy
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Nils Georg Brekke
Birger Odland
Håøy lies centrally in one of the main shipping lanes going into Bergen --- with Håyøsund on the south side facing Meland, and Hagelsundet facing Lind...
Holmeknappen
Settlements, Villages, Towns
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Nils Georg Brekke
Ture Andersen
If you come by sea to Bergen and come up the Herdle Fjord, the yellow ochre marine shed at Holmeknappen is a well known landmark to starboard as you c...
Fløksand
Archaeology
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Svein Indrelid
THE MEAT KNIFE FROM FLØKSAND...
Frekhaug
Settlements, Villages, Towns
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Nils Georg Brekke
Frekhaug has been a large farm with well-off owners through many generations. The main house, a two storey building with a hipped roof, must have been...
Iden
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Nils Georg Brekke
IDEN – A NOBLE ESTATE ...
Kolåseidet
Settlements, Villages, Towns
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Nils Georg Brekke
Asbjørn Toft
Gunnstein Kolstad
The little cowshed which lies on the fence at Kolåseidet, constructed in connection with the stone fence, has put its mark on the cultural landscape. ...
Isdalstø
Communications
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Nils Georg Brekke
Johannes Gjerdåker
POST AND TRANSPORT STATION ...
Litleoksa
Settlements, Villages, Towns
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Nils Georg Brekke
THE LONGHOUSE AT LITLEOKSA...
Landsvik
Settlements, Villages, Towns
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Nils Georg Brekke
THE CHIMNEY ROOM FROM LANDSVIK ...
Bruknappen
Settlements, Villages, Towns
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Nils Georg Brekke
Aud Karin Skagen
The hostelry place in Bruknappen is situated north in Radsundet, just south of Festo, by a sheltered idyllic bay, close to the main lane. Sloops both ...
Odland
Livelihood and Craftsmanship
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Nils Georg Brekke
Edvin Odland
Johs. Fosse
Atle Ove Martinussen
The auger smithies in Odland and Fosse were amongst those which had the largest production of augers in the period between the Wars. Martinus Fosse bu...
Lygra
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Nils Georg Brekke
Mons Kvamme
The heath landscape on outer Lygra, Utluro and Lurekalven will in future become part of a landscape protection area, to be maintained through traditio...
Mangersnes
Archaeology
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Svein Indrelid
Bård Kolflåth
SMALL BOATS IN THE IRON AGE At Mangersnes, in a bog just by the sea, there is a layer about one metre thick with wood that has traces of cutting, sh...
Spjutøy
Communications
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Nils Georg Brekke
Gunn Nordal
At Spjutøy and Straumsosen there are three entrances from Lurefjorden to the fjord basin inside. Right up the end of the 1800s the ferry could not rea...
Øvre Tveiten
Settlements, Villages, Towns
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Nils Georg Brekke
On an east-facing slope above Halllandsvatnet lies the farm hamlet of Øvre Tveiten, two kilometres north of Manger. The stone hayshed lies with its ga...
Seim
Archaeology
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Svein Indrelid
Sigrid H.H. Kaland
Sæheim (Seim) at Lygrefjord is mentioned as one of the royal farms of Harald Hårfagre. Several of the first Norwegian national kings had their seat he...
Skaråsmyri
Industry, Energy and Natural Resources
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Nils Georg Brekke
PEAT EXTRACTION IN SKARÅSMYRI...
Sylta
Settlements, Villages, Towns
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Nils Georg Brekke
Vassel
Settlements, Villages, Towns
Skule
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Nils Georg Brekke
Aud Karin Skagen
The small, white-painted schoolhouse at Vassel is a modest, but worthy representative for the school in the rural community – an institution for knowl...
Ystebøtræet
Settlements, Villages, Towns
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Nils Georg Brekke
Tofting
Settlements, Villages, Towns
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Nils Georg Brekke
Bergen – The Urban Community
Settlements, Villages, Towns
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Per Jahn Lavik
Bergen - our first royal residence city – has for centuries been Norway’s, and for long periods, Scandinavia’s biggest city. The historical monuments ...
War grave memorial in Førde - Torberg Haaland
Gravstein / Gravestone
Person / Person
Published: 03.02.2003
Author:
Hermund Kleppa
Engineer and pilot officer Torberg Haaland was one of two from Førde who lost their lives in the service of their country during the Second World Wa...
The vicarage in Førde
Gardsbruk / Farm
Published: 07.07.1999
Author:
Torkjell Djupedal
The vicarage in Førde has most likely always stood on the site where the old vicarage now stands, 350 metres south-east of the church, on the edge o...
Hjalmar Christensen - culture critic and author from Førde
Person / Person
Published: 07.07.1999
Author:
Finn Borgen Førsund
Hjalmar Christensen was a culture critic and author from Førde. He was most active in the capital, but all his life he held on to his childhood roots....
Memorial stone for Ragnar Melvær
People and Society
Gravstein / Gravestone
Person / Person
Published: 05.09.2001
Author:
Hermund Kleppa
"Youths erected this stone in gratitude for your loyalty to many good causes". These words are carved into the memorial stone for Ragnar Melvær on t...
1905 - The Storting representative Ivar Lind
People and Society
Person / Person
Unionsoppløysing / Union resolution
Published: 06.12.2004
Author:
Hermund Kleppa
In 1905, Norway became a completely free and independent country. The union with Sweden was dissolved by the Storting resolution of 7 June. This artic...
Room to commemorate Russian prisoners of war
People and Society
Minne / Reminder
Published: 12.05.2005
Author:
Hermund Kleppa
After the Second World War, 21 corpses were found at the camp for prisoners of war at Ervik in Selje. They were first buried on the graveyard at Ervik...
Memorial stone at the Bremanger church for those who died in action
People and Society
Monument / Monument
Published: 11.10.2000
Author:
Hermund Kleppa
At the Bremanger church at Bremangerlandet there is a memorial stone commemorating those who died in the Second World War from the former municipality...
Memorial for those who died in the war at the marketplace in Måløy
People and Society
Monument / Monument
Published: 11.10.2000
Author:
Hermund Kleppa
In the former municipality of Sør-Vågsøy, 17 men and women died in wartime actions during the Second World War. 16 of these lost their lives due to wa...
Memorial in Florø commemorating those who died in the war 1940-1945
People and Society
Monument / Monument
Published: 11.10.2000
Author:
Hermund Kleppa
In the park by Florø church stands a towering memorial in commemoration of those who lost their lives in the war 1940-1945. "Our dead deserve a dign...
Memorial commemorating those who died during the Second World War - at Stavang church
People and Society
Monument / Monument
Published: 11.10.2000
Author:
Hermund Kleppa
Close to the road up to the Stavang church there is a memorial stone. The names of five men are carved into the more than two-metre-high stone. Three ...
Fishermen monument at Nord-Vågsøy church
People and Society
Monument / Monument
Published: 11.10.2000
Author:
Hermund Kleppa
At Nord-Vågsøy church, there is a memorial for fishermen who are lost at sea. It was erected by local people in 1998....
Memorial stone on the grave of Martin Luther Storm, principal of agricultural school
People and Society
Gravstein / Gravestone
Person / Person
Published: 03.02.2003
Author:
Hermund Kleppa
Martin Luther Storm, born 1836, is one of the most important names in the history of the agricultural schools in the county of Sogn og Fjordane. When ...
The memorial at Ospa - the MTB 345 tragedy
People and Society
Slag / Battle
Published: 20.04.2005
Author:
Hermund Kleppa
On Monday 28 July, 2003 a memorial of a wartime occurrence was unveiled in Solund. It was sixty years to a day after the seizure of the Norwegian moto...
Memorial commemorating the museum founder - landowner G. F. Heiberg
People and Society
Monument / Monument
Published: 27.11.2003
Author:
Hermund Kleppa
At the entrance to the museum "De Heibergske Samlinger - Sogn Folkemuseum" at Kaupangerskogen there is a memorial commemorating the founder, landowner...
Memorial at Rugsund church for war victims in the Second World War
People and Society
Monument / Monument
Published: 16.12.2003
Author:
Hermund Kleppa
The 19-year-old Johan Friis from Rugsund died in the first Norwegian shipwreck after the Second World War broke out in 1939. In 1994, the Rugsund "sok...
Memorial stone on the war grave at Reksta - shipmaster Bernhard Reksten
People and Society
Gravstein / Gravestone
Person / Person
Published: 13.04.2005
Author:
Hermund Kleppa
In the spring of 1942, 10 Norwegian ships left Gothenburg heading for England. Only two managed to break through the German blockade. Many ships were ...
Memorial commemorating shipwreck at Vågsøy 1931
People and Society
Plakett / Plaque
Published: 16.09.2005
Author:
Hermund Kleppa
In December 1931, the Panama-registered wessel "Venus" was wrecked off Vågsøy. Only two out of a crew of 13 were rescued. Nine men hailed from Shetlan...
Memorial stone commemorating the teachers training college student - Tomas Fondenæs
People and Society
Gravstein / Gravestone
Person / Person
Published: 24.06.2005
Author:
Hermund Kleppa
On the oldest part of the churchyard at Norum church there is a somewhat tall, obelisk-shaped memorial stone. The inscription indicates that a student...
Memorial stone for Ivar and Andrine Svardal
People and Society
Gravstein / Gravestone
Person / Person
Published: 13.10.2006
Author:
Hermund Kleppa
In the summer of 1956, the temperance people in the municipalities of Brekke and Gulen met at Rutledal. There was a special solemn atmosphere that day...
Memorial stone for Edvin Færøy
People and Society
Gravstein / Gravestone
Person / Person
Published: 13.10.2006
Author:
Hermund Kleppa
Edvin Færøy lost his life in action in Valdres on 20 April 1940. He was first buried in Valdres but was later moved home and buried on the churchyard ...
Road stone monument at Standal - and road history source material
People and Society
Monument / Monument
Published: 29.06.2005
Author:
Odd Standal
Hermund Kleppa
On the boundary between Øvre (Upper) Standal and Nedre (Lower) Standal there is a road stone monument. The year 1904 and the number 230 are carved int...
Monument commemorating Georg Distad
People and Society
Gravstein / Gravestone
Person / Person
Published: 19.04.2001
Author:
Hermund Kleppa
On an oval-shaped stone on a grave at Fjærland church we find this inscription: GEORG DISTAD * BORN 18. June, 1915 * DIED IN ACTION IN * VALDRES 2...
Memorial stone commemorating those who lost their lives during the Second World War from Selje.
People and Society
Monument / Monument
Published: 11.10.2000
Author:
Hermund Kleppa
18 persons from Selje lost their lives as a consequence of the Second World War. Many of these were seamen. The people of Selje erected the memorial...
Arnatveit
Settlements, Villages, Towns
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Per Jahn Lavik
On the farm of Arnatveit, high up on the slope above the highway, an old smokehouse remains standing in the courtyard of the main farm property, in th...
Rosesmuggrenden
Settlements, Villages, Towns
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Per Jahn Lavik
Trygve Fett
THE COMMUNITIES AROUND SANDVIKEN...
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 shirt factory at Selje
Livelihood and Craftsmanship
Fabrikk / Factory
Published: 25.11.2002
Author:
Finn Borgen Førsund
"Selje Skjortefabrikk" is located in the centre of Selje. The factory was built in a village without any other industry after the Second World War. Th...
Førde Hotell
Livelihood and Craftsmanship
Losji / Accommodation
Published: 07.07.1999
Author:
Torkjell Djupedal
Førde Hotell is today the smaller of the two hotels in Førde, but has a longer tradition. In older photos of Førde the hotel is always there, both b...
The canal through the strip of land called Florø-eidet
Communications
Kanal / Canal
Published: 07.07.1999
Author:
Harald J. Stavang
Before the city of Florø was established in 1860, the trade at Florelandet was located in the bay of Gaddevågen and at Eidet. In 1872/73, a canal wa...
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...
Mountain farming in the valley of Skogadalen
Settlements, Villages, Towns
Støl / Mountain farm
Published: 07.07.1999
Author:
Gunnar Urtegaard
Until the 1920s, the villages of Allmenningen and Eldevika had a common mountain farm in Skogadalen in the former municipality of Davik. In the 1920s,...
War remnants at Rutledal
People and Society
Krigsplass / War site
Published: 07.07.1999
Author:
Kjell-Ragnar Berge
As early as in May 1940, the Germans came to Rutledal and built a land-based facility for launching torpedoes. Later on they started building a coasta...
War memorial at Florølandet
People and Society
Krigsplass / War site
Minne / Reminder
Published: 07.07.1999
Author:
Kjell-Ragnar Berge
Only in the spring of 1942 did the major influx of German soldiers start at Florølandet. At the same time, an extensive construction of fortifications...
The fishermen monument at Bremanger
People and Society
Fiske / Fishing
Monument / Monument
Published: 06.12.1999
Author:
Hermund Kleppa
In 1962, Amanda Igland in the Bremanger Fiskarkvinnelag (an association of fishermen's wives) launched the idea of erecting a memorial plaque at the...
German coastal fort at Gottraneset
People and Society
Krigsplass / War site
Minne / Reminder
Published: 07.07.1999
Author:
Kjell-Ragnar Berge
In 1942, the landowner of Gottraneset had to move from his farm to Berle. The following year the Germans moved their guns from Berle out to new positi...
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