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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...
Lussand-roadwork
Communications
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Nils Georg Brekke
The road along the north side of the Hardanger fjord - between Øystese and Eide in Granvin – was literally built “by hand”. The construction work sta...
Hausberget
Landscape
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Inge Aarseth
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...
Bolstad
Settlements, Villages, Towns
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Nils Georg Brekke
Johannes Gjerdåker
The village at Bolstadøyri acquired its structure around the middle of the 1800s, but from the old days there has been a meeting place here; court loc...
Evanger
Settlements, Villages, Towns
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Nils Georg Brekke
Evanger (from Old Norse ålvangr, “vang”, “voll” (field) where the horses may graze) is the place where the river from Vangsvatnet, the Voss watercours...
Kvilekvål
People and Society
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Nils Georg Brekke
Johannes Gjerdåker
Aslak L.Hellev
The story of Knute Nelson is like the story of Jack the Dullard. From narrow and poor conditions in his home country he worked his way up to become go...
Rekvemylna
Industry, Energy and Natural Resources
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Nils Georg Brekke
If you enter the farmyard at Rekve, some kilometres from Bulken, where the road departs to Giljarhus, you no longer meet “the miller”, Knut Hernes, in...
Finne
Settlements, Villages, Towns
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Nils Georg Brekke
Peter Bonde, who owned Finne towards the end of the 1200s, had a jumping stag in his family emblem. This stag is the origin for the heraldic blazon of...
Vangskyrkja
Churches, Cloisters, Christianity
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Nils Georg Brekke
Hans Emil Lidé
Vangskyrkja (Vangen church) is the largest of the medieval churches in Hordaland; one of the four “fjordung” churches in the county. A royal letter fr...
Mølster
Settlements, Villages, Towns
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Nils Georg Brekke
Aslak T. Helleve
“Above the old Vossevangen lies the old Mølster family farm. It is situated on a hill, as family farms will do. It is as if chance has wanted to make ...
Fjose
Settlements, Villages, Towns
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Nils Georg Brekke
Aslak T. Helleve
The farm Fjose lies uppermost in Tjukkebygdi, one of the good grain farms on the sunny side here. The woodcarver Styrk Fjose (1873-1937) came from thi...
Ringheim
Settlements, Villages, Towns
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Nils Georg Brekke
Johannes Gjerdåker
The farm Ringheim by Lundarvatnet is amongst the largest in Voss. It is divided into eight units and four cadastral numbers: Store Ringheim, Indre Rin...
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...
Storegraven
Churches, Cloisters, Christianity
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Nils Georg Brekke
Hans Emil Lidén
The first mention of Granvin church in written sources is in 1306, but the church location must be far older than this. The farm Storegraven is centra...
Kongstun
Settlements, Villages, Towns
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Nils Georg Brekke
In the Middle Ages the farmers were under obligation to transport state officials. The bishops were entitled to 18 horses when they travelled about on...
Øvre Folkedal
Settlements, Villages, Towns
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Nils Georg Brekke
Folkedal, which today is like a small “detour” from the main highway, was in the Middle Ages centrally situated in one of the most important roads bet...
Staup
Livelihood and Craftsmanship
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Nils Georg Brekke
Aslak T. Helleve
The farm STAUP lies on a shelf in the terrain above Løno. From the highway E16 it is possible to glimpse the houses through the trees. The farm is wit...
Tvinne
Settlements, Villages, Towns
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Nils Georg Brekke
Johannes Gjerdåker
Following the introduction of fixed postal deliveries in Norway from 1647, post farms were appointed where the farmer was under obligation to bring th...
Oppheim
Settlements, Villages, Towns
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Nils Georg Brekke
Ole Didrik Lærum
In the slope above Oppheim church lies the old vicarage at OPPHEIM. If you stroll up the road from the church you will arrive in a farmyard marked by ...
Stalheim
Settlements, Villages, Towns
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Nils Georg Brekke
Johannes Gjerdåker
Kaare Tønneberg
Stalheim is situated between Stalheimsfossen and Sivlefossen, in a community with the farms Sivle and Brekke. The most likely explanation of the name ...
Stalheimskleiva
Communications
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Nils Georg Brekke
Johannes Gjerdåker
From the oldest times on record in Norway one of the most important traffic arteries between west and east Norway has passed across Bolstad – Voss – S...
Skjervet - river theft
Landscape
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Inge Aarseth
At the end of the last ice age the ice flowed out of Hardanger fjord in such a fury that it forced the meltwater from Voss to run back uphill toward G...
Seglberget
Wildlife
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Stein Byrkjeland
HOUSE MARTINS IN STONE WALLS...
Granvinsvassdraget
Wildlife
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Stein Byrkjeland
Randolf Knotten
After the ice age, Granvin Fjord reached all the way up under Skjervsfjossen waterfall. Just a thousand years later, as a result of the rising of the ...
Joberget
Plant life
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Bjørn Moe
Flowering lime is one of nature's blessings: The nectar gives clear honey. The flower is used as folk medicine. From the inner bark of the lime tree o...
Lussand - geology
Bedrock
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Haakon Fossen
Hardangerfjorden kløyver Hordaland i to. Den etter måten rettlinja fjorden skjer seg liksom på skeive inn i landet. Ikkje som Sognefjorden og Nordfjor...
Uranes
Plant life
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Bjørn Moe
One of the most magnificent deciduous forests in Hordaland grows along the border with Kvam. The rich growth comes from the phyllite and mica schist b...
Havås
Plant life
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Bjørn Moe
WORLD FAMOUS BOTANIST Johan Havaas (1864–1956) lived at the little farm, Havås, far up on the slope on the southwest side of Lake Granvinsvatnet. He ...
Raundalen
Wildlife
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Stein Byrkjeland
Thousands of years ago - when the climate was warmer than today - there was probably a lot of moose in Hordaland. We know this from finds of bone from...
Mjølfjell
Bedrock
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Inge Aarseth
Haakon Fossen
KETTLE HOLE LANDSCAPE AND TOXIC SOIL BY MJØLFJELL...
Jordalen
Landscape
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Inge Aarseth
During the last ice ages, parts of the Voss river system were stolen and sent down Nærøydalen valley to Nærøy Fjord (Nærøyfjorden). Before this big ri...
Holo
Plant life
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Mary Losvik
I Kvassdalen var det aktiv stølsdrift med mjølking av kyr og geitehald nokre år inn i vårt tusenår, og slik hadde det vore i meir enn to hundre år. Så...
Vikafjellet
Wildlife
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Stein Byrkjeland
The largest reindeer herd in Hordaland - outside of Hardangervidda - lives in the mountainous area between Voss/Vaksdal and Sognefjorden....
Myrkdalsdeltaet
Wildlife
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Stein Byrkjeland
Mykdal delta had an unusually diverse bird life, right up until 1987. The Myrkdal delta should have been protected, and the plans were prepared. Despi...
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...
Ulvund
Plant life
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Mary Losvik
One of the oldest farms in Myrkdalen, Ulvund, is recognized as one of 14 areas in Hordaland having an especially valuable cultural landscape. The dirt...
Nordheim
Bedrock
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Haakon Fossen
"And here these endless kingdoms and these toils for a rich working life far and wide have lain and slept for a hundred thousand years! Right up until...
Lønaøyane
Wildlife
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Stein Byrkjeland
The Strandaelvi river is forever protected from the development of hydropower. The Lønaøyane islands – which comprise the delta furthest north in Lake...
Vossagran
Plant life
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Bjørn Moe
Knut Nedkvitne
Stein Byrkjeland
How did the spruce tree get to Voss? Did the seed or small spruce plants get help from people, for example, to make it here unscathed? Nobody knows....
Vossavangen
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Arve Tvede
WATER FROM THE GROUNDEssentially all of the inhabitants at Vossavangen receive their tap water from the large sand- and gravel deposits at Prestegards...
Bømoen
Landscape
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Inge Aarseth
Bordalsgjelet
Landscape
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Inge Aarseth
Deep down between the stone polished phyllite bedrock in Bordalsgjelet canyon, there is a cascading river. In close cooperation with hard polishing st...
Rekvesøyane
Landscape
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Bjørn Moe
Stein Byrkjeland
The sediment that was deposited from the river Dyrvo has created the fan-shaped delta Rekvesøyane. The bit of land farthest out toward the water gets ...
Vosso
Wildlife
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Stein Byrkjeland
Geir H. Johnsen
There is probably no bigger salmon to be found in the whole wide world than in Vosso. The average size varies from season to season of course, but for...
The Vosso river network
Landscape
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Arve Tvede
The Vosso is Hordaland's main artery, she has never run more richly than in our times, and no other river in western Norway carries so much water. The...
Vangsvatnet
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Arve Tvede
150 YEAR BATTLE AGAINST FLOOD It is figured that if nature had her way, a so-called hundred-year flood would increase the water level in Lake Vangsva...
Hamlagrø
Bedrock
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Haakon Fossen
Bjørn Moe
The type of underlying rock can be decisive for how many different types of plants are found in an area. In the area around Hamlagrø-lake the diversit...
Teigdalen
Landscape
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Inge Aarseth
Nils Georg Brekke
It is not surprising that there are several folk tales connected to the large and unusual scree deposit that is found at Langeland, uppermost in Teigd...
Fadnesskaret
Plant life
Published: 06.02.2024
Author:
Bjørn Moe
DECIDUOUS FOREST IN FADNESSKARET ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 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...
The steep hairpin bends of "Stalheimskleiva"
Veg / Road
Published: 03.05.2007
Author:
Åsmund Ohnstad
"Stalheimskleiva" is the name of the spectacular road in the steep mountainside in the innermost part of the valley of Nærøydalen leading up to the ...
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...
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...
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...
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 Furesund inn
Livelihood and Craftsmanship
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 inn Hellevik
Livelihood and Craftsmanship
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 Thor Solberg statue
Monument / Monument
Published: 07.07.1999
Author:
Harald J. Stavang
At Florø Lufthamn (Airport) there is a statue of a stocky man in his forties. The man looks towards the sky, and he is about to fulfil the dream of hi...
1905 - The Storting representative Ivar Lind
Unionen oppløses 1905
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...
1905 in Florø - memories from that year written 40 years later
Unionen oppløses 1905
Unionsoppløysing / Union resolution
Published: 29.01.2005
Author:
Hermund Kleppa
In 1905, Norway became a completely free and independent nation. The union with Sweden was dissolved by the Norwegian Storting's resolution of 7 June....
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