Historical Buildings

Bremanger

Borgstova

Vicarage dating back to the 18th Century. Memorial column to the priest and poet Claus Frimann.

Botnane Grave Mounds

Grave mounds frpm the Bronze Age. On the mainland side of Bremanger, close to the border to the municipality of Flora, lies the hamlet of Botnane with the...

Bygstad Church

BYGSTAD CHURCH Elongated wooden church that was consecrated on 02 November 1845. The church was moved in 1920 and extended in 1939. The church was first moved...

Førde Church

FØRDE CHURCH, built in 1885. Architect:J.W.Nordan Master Builder: Iver Løtvedt. Førde Church is one of the biggest churches in the County with seating for 600...

One of the oldest churchyards in Norway. They started using it during the Black death in 1349. The churchyard is under renovation, but it is possible to have a guided tour. Please contact the tourist office in Kalvåg.

Haukedalen Church

Built in 1885 - by Master Builder Gjert Lien. Seating for 120 persons. The architect was H.S. Ekchoff. The altarpiece is from 1692 and is shaped like an altar...

Helgheim Church

Long church in Gothic style from 1877. Architect:J.W.Norden and Master Builder Ole Vanberg. The name of the church and place suggests this has been a sacred...

Hestad Chapel

Elongated wooden church by Hestadfjorden in Gaular - 13 m long and 5.5 m wide, Built in 1805 - by the villagers from materials salvaged from an older stave...

Ingolf Arnarson, Rivedal

The Ingolf Arnarson statue in Rivedal is a monument to the pioneer spirit in the Dalsfjord prior to the year 1000. Ingolf Arnarson had to flee from his home...

Flora

Kinnakyrkja - The Kinn Church

The Kinna church 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...

Fjaler

Korssund

KORSSUND – FJALER Korssund is an old trading-post at the western edge of the municipality of Fjaler, andgot its name from a four metre high stone cross that...

Light Houses in Flora

The history of Norway's lighthouses is intriguing. About 150 years ago works commenced to build lighthouses along our long and dangerous coastline. Until then...

Myklebust Mountain Farm

Along the road from Ålfoten to Svelgen (RV 614) you will find Myklebustsætra, one of the few traditional summer mountain farms still running in Sogn og...

Naustdal Church

Built in 1891. The architect was Adolf Schimmer and Master Builders were Mons N. Skare and Jørgen I. Tosheim. It was Bishop Per Juvkam who in 1960 gave the...

Rugsund Handelstad

Rugsund Handelstad is a preserved trading post dating back to the 17th century. The historical and restored buildings are clustered around the edge of the sea....

Rugsund Kyrkje

The church was built at the beginning of the 18th Century and is known as the most beautiful church in Nordfjord region. Beautifully decorated in the form of...

Sande Church

Sande Kyrkje is the principal church in Gaular. Simple and pure in architecture, the church was consecrated just before Christmas in 1864. The architect was...

Smørhamn Handelstad

Svanøy Estate Manor House

The island of Svanøy has been a meeting point along this stretch of coast ever since the viking ages. Svanøy Hovudgård is the island's main estate. It was...

Gulen

The Gulating

Gulatinget - Modern Parliamentary Assembly The Gulatinget millennium site features the monumental sculptures of Bård Breivik, known as Tingveggen (assembly...

The Medieval Graveyard in Bygstad

The Bygstad Churchyard (without a church) is located next to the viking barrow ”Tussehågjen”. This must have been an important place to meet long before the...

Gaular

The Millenium Site - The Osen Farm

Where the river meets the Dalsfjord ihas been an important centre for travel and trade. Here is findings from the very first settelments long before the viking...

Askvoll

The Vilnes Church

The Vilnes Church at Atløy is a medieval wooden church constructed in 1674. Tours by appointment only; contact Stiftinga Jensbua. Tel. 57 73 90 20

Tussehaugen

”Tussehågjen” is tht most known barrow from the viking period in Bygstad. The burial place was found in 1909. The findins is an evidence that this Bygstad male...

Vamråkbuene

Vassbruksanlegget i Terdal

The fully restored water plant in Terdal is from the 19th century and includes a sawmill, grain mill, collection pond, sluices and 4 water wheels. The plant...

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