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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, ...

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...

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...

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...

The county quay and the house called Haffen

Kai / Quay
Published: 07.07.1999
Author: Harald J. Stavang
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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...

Cholera gravesites in Gulen

Gravplass / Cementery
Published: 07.07.1999
Author: Hermund Kleppa
In the 19th century, there were two outbreaks of cholera in Norway, in 1831 and 1848. The first one did not reach western Norway but the second one ...

The trading post of Børholmen

Hamn / Port
Published: 07.07.1999
Author: Anders Gjerde
The small island of Børholmen is located on the ocean just to the south of the entrance to the Sognefjord. The islet is located between Kversøy to the...

The trading post of Skjerjehamn

Hamn / Port
Published: 07.07.1999
Author: Anders Gjerde
Skjerjehamn is located furthest to the north-west on the island of Sandøy, on what used to be an islet, but now linked to the main island by means o...

The Anglian stone cross at Eivindvik

Historisk monument / Historical monument
Published: 07.07.1999
Author: Gunnar Ellingsen
Two ancient stone crosses at Eivindvik have probably experienced the "Gulating" (a judicial and legislative assembly) and the introduction of Christia...

People from Solund go to the North

Transport / Transport
Published: 07.07.1999
Author: Alf Strand
During the 30-year period 1860-1890 around eighty people from Solund moved north to fishing stations in Namdalen and Nordland. Their main reason was ...

Hugøy - signal station on Hugøyknolten

Krigsplass / War site
Published: 07.07.1999
Author: Hans H. Steinsund
Drawn back on the highest knoll, and built into the terrain, the lookout post at Hugøy was located, difficult to detect from the shipping lanes in t...

Tungodden - signal station in a rain of bullets

Krigsplass / War site
Published: 07.07.1999
Author: Hans H. Steinsund
It is hard to believe that the Germans would build a signal station on the outermost point of Oddenova. The temptation became too great for the alli...

The track around Selja

Communications
Veg / Road
Published: 07.07.1999
Author: Borgny Dam-Nielsen
Selja, the holy island which has such an important place in our history, is situated about one kilometre off the mainland. The island covers an area o...

Begla - weapons depot with sinister shadows

Krigsplass / War site
Published: 07.07.1999
Author: Hans H. Steinsund
The bay of Beglevågen in westernmost Solund must be the smallest in the country. Here the resistance movement had a weapons depot during the Second ...