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The farm Dyrdal

Gardsbruk / Farm

Published: 03.05.2007

Author: Åsmund Ohnstad

The Dyrdal farm is located down by the fjord on the northwest side of the Nærøyfjord and west of the river Dyrdalselva. The old farmyard lies on a ter...

The small town of Undredal

Bygd / Village

Published: 25.09.2007

Author: Trude Knutzen Knagenhjelm

Undredal is a very special small town, located about half-way into the Aurlandsfjord. Until the late 1980s, the town could only be reached by boat. To...

Styvi

Grend / Hamlet

Published: 26.09.2007

Author: Trude Knutzen Knagenhjelm

Styvi is one of the four hamlets or main farms along the Nærøyfjord. It consists of two farms and the "spring farm" of Hølmo. In addition, the farm ha...

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 ...

Vangen church

Churches, Cloisters, Christianity

Kyrkje / Church

Published: 07.07.1999

Author: Torkjell Djupedal Sigurd Vengen Anders Gjerde

Vangen church is a longchurch built of stone at Aurlandsvangen. The church, in an early Gothic style, is probably built in two turns in the 13th centu...

Flåm church

Churches, Cloisters, Christianity

Kyrkje / Church

Published: 07.07.1999

Author: Torkjell Djupedal Sigurd Vengen Anders Gjerde

Flåm church is a wooden longchurch from 1670. The church has a seating capacity of 160 and was built by the master builder Magne Essen. This church...

Undredal church

Churches, Cloisters, Christianity

Kyrkje / Church

Published: 07.07.1999

Author: Torkjell Djupedal Sigurd Vengen Anders Gjerde

Undredal church is a stave church from the mid-12th century. The church, with a seating capacity of only 40, has since the early 18th century been cla...

Bakka church

Churches, Cloisters, Christianity

Kyrkje / Church

Published: 07.07.1999

Author: Torkjell Djupedal Sigurd Vengen Anders Gjerde

Bakka church is a so-called longchurch made of wood, located in the hamlet of Bakka in the Nærøyfjord. The church, with a seating capacity of 200, was...

The church at Rygg

Kyrkje / Church

Published: 07.07.1999

Author: Ingvar Vikesland

Rygg is located just above Aurlandsvangen. This is the site of a stave church that was probably erected about 1130. The area adjacent to the church si...

School districts and school buildings in Aurland

Skule / School

Published: 07.07.1999

Author: Ingvar Vikesland

Aurland is a municipality with many fjords and mountains. The road to school was often long for the pupils, and during the winter months it could also...

The pale linden tree in the Nærøyfjord - a botanical curiosity

Plante / Plant

Published: 02.02.2002

Author: Hermund Kleppa

Close to the head of the Nærøyfjord, a short distance up from the sea straight across the fjord from Bakka, we find the pale linden tree (lime tree). ...

Kitchen utensils and cooking

Kjøkkenutstyr / Kitchen accessory

Published: 24.01.2008

Author: Kari Larsen

At Ytre Moa kitchen utensils and cooking equipment make up an interesting category of objects. Each utensil as well as the objects seen as a whole can...

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...

The Sivle memorial at Flåm

Monument / Monument

Published: 25.04.2002

Author: Hermund Kleppa

A number of memorial stones for the author Per Sivle have been erected, - on his grave in Drammen, at Stalheim, at Voss and at Elverum. In Aurland t...

The Royal Postal Road Bleiklindi - Styvi in the Nærøyfjord

Communications

Veg / Road

Published: 07.07.1999

Author: Kristin Ese

The present main road between Oslo and Bergen follows more or less the same route as the old postal roads did. However, from Lærdal it no longer follo...

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...

The Flåm Railway - built 1923-1940

Communications

Jarnbane / Railway

Published: 07.07.1999

Author: Kristin Ese

On 10 July 1908, the Norwegian Parliament - Stortinget - decided to build a railway line between Myrdal and Flåm. The work was not begun until 1923, a...

Local-historical centre at Aurland

Museum / Museum

Published: 07.07.1999

Author: Ingvar Vikesland

The local-historical centre is located in the old municipal building at Aurlandsvangen. The centre offers a series of exhibits and services for the ge...

The high farm of Sinjarheim in the valley of Aurlandsdalen

Settlements, Villages, Towns

Gardsbruk / Farm

Published: 07.07.1999

Author: Anders Gjerde

In the valley of Aurlandsdalen there are many deserted farms, and Sinjarhiem is one of these. The farm has a high location on a hill with gorges, ca...

The farm Stigen

Gardsbruk / Farm

Published: 07.07.1999

Author: Åsmund Ohnstad

Stigen is located on the western side of the Aurlandsfjord, about 200 metres southeast of Beitelen and the entrance to the Nærøyfjord. The farm is loc...

The farm Nedbergo

Gardsbruk / Farm

Published: 07.07.1999

Author: Åsmund Ohnstad

Nedbergo is located on the eastern side of the Aurlandsfjord, 300-400 metres northeast of Undredal. It is a steep climb up from the fjord, about 540...

The farm Horten

Gardsbruk / Farm

Published: 07.07.1999

Author: Åsmund Ohnstad

Horten is located on the eastern side of the Aurlandsfjord, about 560 metres above sea level, and about one kilometre north of Nedbergo. It is possibl...

Fretheim hotel in Flåm

Losji / Accommodation

Published: 07.07.1999

Author: Anders Gjerde

Flåm is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the county of Sogn og Fjordane. The main reason is the Flåm Railway which winds its way up t...

The Nærøyfjord

Fjord / Fjord

Published: 07.07.1999

Author: Anders Gjerde

At Beitelen the Aurlandsfjord separates into two fjord branches. The eastern fjord branch is the wider and is considered a continuation of the Aurla...

Vikingvang Hotel at Gudvangen

Losji / Accommodation

Published: 07.07.1999

Author: Åsmund Ohnstad

The history of the village of Gudvangen starts about 1800. In that year the innkeeper of Arnehus at Dyrdal, Jens Knutsen Kappadal, moved to Gudvange...

The track up to the mountain farm of Rimstigen

Communications

Veg / Road

Published: 23.02.2006

Author: Åsmund Ohnstad

The farms of Bakka and Tufto are located on the western side of the Nærøyfjord about six kilometres north of the village of Gudvangen. In the mountain...

Sculpture of Pål Bårdsson - vicar at Undredal and archbishop

Monument / Monument

Published: 06.10.2005

Author: Hermund Kleppa

Many churches have portraits of their own previous vicars going back many centuries. However, no church can match the Undredal church in this respect....

The big "river theft" in the valley of Nærøydalen

Naturformasjon / Natural structure

Published: 19.05.2005

Author: Inge Aarseth

The river of Nærøydalselvi has not always been as big as it is today. Throughout the last few ice ages it has stolen many tributary rivers which previ...

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...

Borgund stave church

Churches, Cloisters, Christianity

Kyrkje / Church

Published: 07.07.1999

Author: Margrethe Henden Aaraas Sigurd Vengen Anders Gjerde

Borgund stave church is situated in the village of Borgund in the municipality of Lærdal. The church is said to be built about 1150, and is consider...

Kaupanger Stave Church

Churches, Cloisters, Christianity

Kyrkje / Church

Published: 07.07.1999

Author: Margrethe Henden Aaraas Sigurd Vengen Anders Gjerde

Kaupanger church is a stave church from about 1190. It is located on the grounds of Kaupanger Manor. The church has a seating capacity of 125, and it ...

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...

Plaque commemorating the missionary Hans Schreuder at Kjørnes

Plakett / Plaque

Published: 11.10.2000

Author: Hermund Kleppa

The missionary Hans Schreuder - the apostle of the Zulu people - was born in Sogndal. In 1992, mission friends erected a memorial stone in his honour....

Norum church

Churches, Cloisters, Christianity

Kyrkje / Church

Published: 07.07.1999

Author: Margrethe Henden Aaraas Sigurd Vengen Anders Gjerde

Norum church is a so-called longchurch (basilica type) made of wood and located on the area belonging to the farm Ylmeim in the municipality of Sognda...

The Slinde birch tree

Plante / Plant

Published: 29.04.2002

Author: Hermund Kleppa

The famous Slinde birch blew down in an autumn storm in 1874, but thanks to many painters, it is still very much ¿alive". Thomas Fearnley¿s painting...

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 ...

Women's graves at Skaim- settlement for 15 centuries

Historisk plass / Historical site

Published: 08.12.2005

Author: Svein Indrelid

In the spring of 1964 there was some cultivation work going on at the farm of Skaim. This work included removing some rock heaps left from clearing th...

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 ...

Hopperstad stave church

Churches, Cloisters, Christianity

Kyrkje / Church

Published: 07.07.1999

Author: Arne Inge Sæbø

Hopperstad stave church in Vik was built in the latter half of the 12th century. In order to save the church from demolition, the Society for the Pres...

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...

From riding path to road - between Kaupanger and Sogndal

Communications

Veg / Road

Published: 07.07.1999

Author: Kristin Ese

Kaupanger has always been an important historical place in Sogn. There is a reference to the place in the saga literature and it has been used as a ma...

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 ...

Stedje church

Churches, Cloisters, Christianity

Kyrkje / Church

Published: 07.07.1999

Author: Margrethe Henden Aaraas Sigurd Vengen Anders Gjerde

Stedje church is a so-called longchurch (basilica type), built of wood and located at "Øvre Stedje" in the municipality of Sogndal. The church has a s...

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...

The runic stone at Stedje

Historisk monument / Historical monument

Published: 07.07.1999

Author: Aud Ross Solberg

About 100 metres to the east of the Stedje church in Sogndal there is a runic stone measuring 1.89 metres in height and 0.39 metres in width. The st...

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 bailiff's estate at Askelund

Bolig / Residence

Published: 07.07.1999

Author: Gunnar Urtegaard

About one kilometre from Balestrand towards Kvamsøy we find a beautiful building by the fjord. This is the old Bailiff residence - called Futegarden -...

The artist Hans Dahl

Person / Person

Published: 07.07.1999

Author: Gunnar Urtegaard

Hans Dahl from Granvin in Hardanger, built a summer resort in Balestrand in 1893. From 1919 he lived in Balestrand all year round. Dahl painted the sp...

Villa Lorna

Bolig / Residence

Published: 07.07.1999

Author: Gunnar Urtegaard

Villa Lorna is the only "Swiss" villa in Balestrand, which is built above the main road. However, the fjord is only a short distance away and the view...

The Artist Eilert Adelsteen Normann

Bolig / Residence

Published: 07.07.1999

Author: Gunnar Urtegaard

Eilert Adelsteen Normann (1848-1918) was going to be a merchant like his father, but ended up in Düsseldorf as an artist. He stayed in Germany for the...

Gertrude Abbott

Bolig / Residence

Published: 07.07.1999

Author: Gunnar Urtegaard

Gertrude Abbott (1866 - 1951) came from Philadelphia, USA. When she came to Norway and Balestrand, she fell in love with the place. She returned every...

Steigastølen mountain farm

Støl / Mountain farm

Published: 11.10.2000

Author: Liv Janne Kvåle

Steigastølen, which is located straight under the Ølnesstølen mountain farm and close to Bergastølen, used to be the summer mountain farm for the farm...

The mountain farms at Lidal

Støl / Mountain farm

Published: 03.12.2000

Author: Hermund Kleppa

The isolated farm of Lidal is situated down towards the sea on the east side of the Fjærlandsfjord. A narrow and steep valley leads up to the more o...

The Schreuder monument in Africa

Monument / Monument

Published: 06.04.2001

Author: Hermund Kleppa

The missionary bishop Hans Paludan Smith Schreuder (1817-1882), born in Sogndal, was the first Norwegian missionary in Africa. He started his missiona...

Sogns Tidend - local newspaper 1877-1947

Avis / Newspaper

Published: 06.06.2003

Author: Hermund Kleppa

The local newspaper 'Sogns Tidend' was published in the years between 1877 and 1947 - the first few decades in Lærdal, but from 1903 in Sogndal. Durin...

The memorial stone from Nornes at Sogn Folkemuseum

Historisk monument / Historical monument

Published: 18.06.2002

Author: Hermund Kleppa

At Nornes in Sogndal there used to be three ancient memorial stones. Bishop Neuman refers to three of these in the early 19th century. I. C. Dahl pain...

The hamlet of Bakka

Weather and climate

Grend / Hamlet

Published: 07.10.2007

Author: Trude Knutzen Knagenhjelm

The small hamlet of Bakka consists of the farms Bakka and Tufto. In the Nærøyfjord these two farms on the right-hand side are the last two farms that ...

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 Stegastein Lookout Point

Utsiktspunkt / Viewpoint

Published: 18.09.2007

Author: Trude Knutzen Knagenhjelm

The lookout point and the adjacent car park of Stegastein are located on the old mountain road between Aurland and Lærdal - county road 243 - has been...

The waterfalls in the Nærøyfjord

Weather and climate

Foss / Waterfall

Published: 15.11.2007

Author: Trude Knutzen Knagenhjelm

There are as many as 25 waterfalls of various sizes along the Nærøyfjord. The waterfall called Kjelfossen is the most impressive of these, but there a...

Textile tools and textile production

Verktøy / Tool

Published: 24.01.2008

Author: Kari Larsen

There is a relatively high occurrence of textile tools in the finds at Ytre Moa. With our knowledge of grazing conditions, finds of tools for gatherin...

Ytre Moa – Life in and among the houses

Historisk plass / Historical site

Published: 24.01.2008

Author: Kari Larsen

A rich selection of objects has been found at Ytre Moa, both meant for ornaments and ordinary use. The objects tell us something about the life and wo...

Jewellery and personal objects

Tilbehøyr / Accessory

Published: 24.01.2008

Author: Kari Larsen

Few but various types of jewellery and personal objects have been found at Ytre Moa. These objects demonstrate that the people who lived at Ytre Moa 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...

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