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Johan Schumann - sheep farmer at Hovden

Person / Person

Published: 27.09.1999

Author: Hermund Kleppa

On a crag on the island of Hovden to the west of Florø stands a three-metre-high stone in commemoration of Johan Schumann. The memorial stone was e...

The sea warehouse foundation walls on the islands in Flora

Sjøbu / Sea house

Published: 07.07.1999

Author: Trond Strømgren

In connection with the rich herring fisheries in the Kinn parish in the 19th century, hundreds of fish salteries were built to process the enormous qu...

The Kinna church

Churches, Cloisters, Christianity

Kyrkje / Church

Published: 07.07.1999

Author: Harald J. Stavang

The Kinna church is built in stone, probably some time in the 12th century. It is the oldest and the only one of its kind in the region of Sunnfjord, ...

The Svanøy estate

Gardsbruk / Farm

Published: 07.07.1999

Author: Anders Gjerde

Furthest south at the entrance to the Førdefjord, with the Stavfjord to the south and the Brufjord to the north, lies the beautiful and fertile island...

The Olaf cross at Svanøy

Historisk monument / Historical monument

Published: 07.07.1999

Svanøy was in former times a central place in the outer Sunnfjord region with a bailiff's residence and a church of its own. On the old churchyard o...

The Erikstad farm on the island of Svanøy

Gardsbruk / Farm

Published: 07.07.1999

Erikstad - locally pronounced er'sta - is located in the western part of Svanøy. The farmyard is situated a short distance up from the bay of Erstad...

Traces of mining on the island of Svanøy

Gruve / Mine

Published: 07.07.1999

From the quay at Svanøybukt there is a gravel road going east to Nordneset. At the last house, the road continues as a tractor road or path. A rusty i...

The Ytterøyane lighthouse

Fyrlykt / Lighthouse

Published: 07.07.1999

Author: Harald J. Stavang

The Ytterøyane lighthouse, the biggest in Sunnfjord, was built in 1881, and has withstood hurricanes and airplane attacks. This lighthouse is one of...

The Stabben lighthouse

Fyrlykt / Lighthouse

Published: 07.07.1999

Author: Harald J. Stavang

In 1866/87, a sturdy lighthouse with a solid reinforced stone and mortar foundation was built on a slippery, rounded-off skerry in the middle of the...

The Kvannhovden lighthouse

Fyrlykt / Lighthouse

Published: 07.07.1999

Author: Harald J. Stavang

In 1895, a lighthouse was built at Kvannhovden, and it became operational on 5 November the same year. It had a common wick lamp, and only in 1932, ...

Eikefjord church

Churches, Cloisters, Christianity

Kyrkje / Church

Published: 07.07.1999

Author: Torkjell Djupedal

Eikefjord church is a cruciform church built in wood located in the village of Eikefjord in the municipality of Flora. The church - with 350 seats - w...

Nordal church

Churches, Cloisters, Christianity

Kyrkje / Church

Published: 07.07.1999

Author: Torkjell Djupedal Sigurd Vengen Anders Gjerde

Nordal church is a wooden longchurch located on the farm of Nordalen far to the north-east in the municipality of Flora. The church, which can seat ...

The fishing village of Rognaldsvåg

Livelihood and Craftsmanship

Grend / Hamlet

Published: 07.07.1999

Author: Trond Strømgren

Rognaldsvåg is the main village on the island of Reksta, in the westernmost part of the municipality of Flora. The settlement on Reksta probably goe...

Sunnfjord folkehøgskule - memorial commemorating a pioneer

People and Society

Monument / Monument

Published: 11.10.2000

Author: Hermund Kleppa

Sunnfjord folkehøgskule (folk high school)at Førde in Naustdal was established in 1902. "Ungdomsskolen i Søndfjord" was the headline in an announcemen...

Memorial stone at the point of Saltverkneset at Svanøy

People and Society

Monument / Monument

Published: 11.10.2000

Author: Hermund Kleppa

"The youths from Sunnfjord will some time in the 20th century spend time and efforts in erecting a stone by the shores of Svanøy in memory of Hans N...

Askrova "bedehus" chapel

Churches, Cloisters, Christianity

Bedehus / Chapel

Published: 14.12.2000

Author: Harald J. Stavang

Askrova "bedehus" chapel was consecrated by bishop Ragnvald Indrebø on 14 April, 1957. However, the planning was started much earlier, actually as far...

Memorial stone commemorating Andreas Hesjedal

People and Society

Monument / Monument

Published: 02.10.2000

Author: Hermund Kleppa

Beside the church at Eikefjord there is a memorial stone commemorating Andreas Hesjedal who died in a terrible accident in Florø on 1 September 1945...

Stavang Church

Churches, Cloisters, Christianity

Kyrkje / Church

Published: 05.12.2002

Author: Torkjell Djupedal Sigurd Vengen Anders Gjerde

Stavang church is a longchurch in brick at Stavang in the municipality of Flora. The church, with a seating capacity of 312, was consecrated on 16 J...

Batalden "bedehus" chapel

Churches, Cloisters, Christianity

Bedehus / Chapel

Published: 05.12.2002

Author: Torkjell Djupedal Sigurd Vengen Anders Gjerde

Batalden "bedehus" chapel is an extended "bedehus" built in wood on the island of Fanøya in the municipality of Flora. The "bedehus" chapel, which has...

Yellow central road stripe between the two Sunnfjord cities

Veg / Road

Published: 07.07.1999

Author: Kristin Ese

In the summer of 2005, the Minister for Transport Torild Skogsholm opened the section Storebru-Knapstad on highway (RV) 5 between Førde and Florø. Thi...

The inn Hellevik

Grend / Hamlet

Published: 14.02.2002

Author: Anders Gjerde

The Hellevik farm is situated at the strait of Stongasundet just to the north of Stavang in the municipality of Flora. From the late 17th century un...

The school at Svanøy

Skule / School

Published: 24.06.2004

Author: Hermund Kleppa

The Svanøy school is located in the centre of the island. There are two buildings, the old school from 1874, and a new, modern building from 1982, wit...

The Furesund inn

Losji / Accommodation

Published: 07.07.1999

Author: Anders Gjerde

The farm of Furesund is located on the island of Furøy just southwest of Florø. The strait itself lies between Furøy and Ausa. The water is deep wit...

The county quay and the house called Haffen

Kai / Quay

Published: 07.07.1999

Author: Harald J. Stavang

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The point of Stakaldeneset

Historisk plass / Historical site

Published: 07.07.1999

Author: Harald J. Stavang

Stakaldeneset is a barren and west-facing point that rises steeply from the Eikefjord at the strait of Helgøysundet. In the late 1970s, Svein Brands...

The canal through the strip of land called Florø-eidet

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 statue of the Sars brothers

Monument / Monument

Published: 06.06.2001

Author: Harald J. Stavang

At the centenary of the city of Florø on 16 May 1960, a double bust of the brothers Johan Ernst and Georg Ossian Sars was unveiled. The bust stands ...

The newspaper Firdaposten

Avis / Newspaper

Published: 20.06.2005

Author: Rolf Orheim Hermund Kleppa

Firdaposten issued two papers in 1948, and this is then the year the paper was established. During the first few years, the paper was published twice ...

Mate from Florø - on a memorial plaque in Bergen

Plakett / Plaque

Published: 24.01.2006

Author: Hermund Kleppa

During the First World War from 1914 to 1918, more than 2000 Norwegian seamen lost their lives at sea. Det Bergenske Dampskibsselskab (BDS - The Berge...

War memorial at Florølandet

Krigsplass / War site

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...

Florø Hospital

Sjukehus / Hospital

Published: 25.11.2002

Author: Finn Borgen Førsund

The first county hospital in Sogn og Fjordane was completed in Florø in 1933. It was based on the old Red Cross Hospital from 1926, which again was es...

The farmyard tree at Skorpeidet - memorial tree for a navy serviceman

Plante / Plant

Published: 20.02.2004

Author: Malvin Toft Hermund Kleppa

''Close to the house was a birch so wide / there the magpies had their old nest,'' sings Ivar Aasen in his song Gamle garden. (The old farm). In forme...

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...

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 ...

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 ...

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...

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