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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 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

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 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 boat stop Steinen

Settlements, Villages, Towns
Grend / Hamlet
Published: 07.07.1999
Author: Finn Borgen Førsund
Steinen became the port of call for Førde. Several activities grew up here, for example the first manufacturing industries. Yet, like so many other bo...

Firda - the local newspaper for the whole county

Dialects and arts
Avis / Newspaper
Published: 07.07.1999
Author: Torkjell Djupedal
The newspaper Firda is today by far the biggest newspaper in the county, and the only daily. The circulation in 2000 was 14,628. The newspaper cover...

The bailiff farm of Volden

Settlements, Villages, Towns
Gardsbruk / Farm
Published: 07.07.1999
Author: Torkjell Djupedal
The bailiff farm of Volden is the only residence for high-ranking public officials in Førde which is even today the residence of a public official. ...

The storehouse at Fletene

Settlements, Villages, Towns
Gardshus / Farm house
Published: 07.07.1999
Author: Finn Borgen Førsund
With the year 1524 marked into a log, we have factual evidence for the age of this small house at Fletene at Holsen. Most likely Fletene is also the...

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...

Store Milde

Settlements, Villages, Towns
Published: 06.02.2024
Author: Per Jahn Lavik
When the merchant Henrich Henrichsen Weinwich bought the property at Store Milde in 1723, he probably rebuilt the entire, or parts of the main house s...

Rosesmuggrenden

Settlements, Villages, Towns
Published: 06.02.2024
Author: Per Jahn Lavik Trygve Fett
THE COMMUNITIES AROUND SANDVIKEN...

Stadsporten

Settlements, Villages, Towns
Published: 06.02.2024
Author: Per Jahn Lavik

Damsgård

Settlements, Villages, Towns
Published: 06.02.2024
Author: Per Jahn Lavik
As a fairytale castle Damsgård Hovedgård lies on the slope rising up from the Puddefjord. The old connection between the farm and the sea, as we see i...

Salhus

Settlements, Villages, Towns
Published: 06.02.2024
Author: Per Jahn Lavik
Salhus has been a connecting point for sea travellers far back in time. The name probably derives from the Old Norse word sáluhús, “house for travell...

Stend

Settlements, Villages, Towns
Published: 06.02.2024
Author: Per Jahn Lavik
Garden Stend høyrde i mellomalderen til Nonneseter kloster. Etter reformasjonen var han i eiga til Vincents Lunge fram til 1680. Då overtok generaltol...

Førde Hotell

Settlements, Villages, Towns
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...

Clip fish-drying in Solund

Settlements, Villages, Towns
Fiske / Fishing
Published: 19.12.2001
Author: Hans H. Steinsund

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...