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Halsnøy Klostergods
Halsnøya or Halsnøy is an island in Kvinnherad municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The island lies between the Hardangerfjorden and Skånevikfjorden. The island has about 2,300 inhabitants (2008) and it is the most populated island in Kvinnherad municipality. Prior to 2008, it was the most populated island in Norway without a direct connection to land, but the Halsnøy Tunnel opened that year, finally connecting it to the mainland by road. There is a regular ferry connection from southern Halsnøy to the neighboring islands of Fjelbergøya and Borgundøya, located just south of Halsnøy. History The island was the site of the Halsnøy Abbey (closed in 1536), which once was one of the richest monasteries in Norway. Today it is a highly popular tourist attraction. In 1896, one of the oldest boats recovered in Norway was found in the Toftevåg bay on the north side of the island. It was reconstructed to full-scale in 2006, and a monument was erected at the location of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vestland
Vestland is a county in Norway established on 1 January 2020. The county is located in Western Norway and it is centred around the city of Bergen, Norway's second largest city. The administrative centre of the county is the city of Bergen, where the executive and political leadership is based, but the County Governor is based in Hermansverk. The county is one of two counties in Norway that have Nynorsk as their official written language form (the others are neutral as to which form people use). Vestland was created in 2020 when the former counties of Hordaland and Sogn og Fjordane (with the exception of Hornindal municipality, which became part of Volda municipality in Møre og Romsdal county) were merged. History Vestland county is a newly created county, but it has been inhabited for centuries. The area was made up of many petty kingdoms under the Gulating during the Middle Ages. The northern part was the known as ''Firdafylke'' (now the Fjordane region; Nordfjord-Sunnfjord), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Høylandsbygd
Høylandsbygd is a village in Kvinnherad municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located on the eastern part of the island of Halsnøya. It is one of the largest urban areas on the island, just after Sæbøvik and Eidsvik. While originally one of the island's largest farming villages, today it is renowned for its position in Norwegian shipping industry. Until 1964, the village was divided between two municipalities: Fjelberg and Skånevik, with the border running in parallel with today's main road called ''Slettanesveien''. Since 1964, it has been part of Kvinnherad municipality. Name The name ''Høylandsbygd'' is made up of two parts: "høyland" and "bygd". "''Høyland''" is Norwegian for "the high lands", and ''bygd'' is Old Norse for "district" or "settlement". The name loosely translates to "the settlement in the high lands", and references the early farms and settlements which were built in the higher fields of the village. History Early history (600-16 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Islands Of Norway
This is a list of islands of Norway sorted by name. For a list sorted by area, see List of islands of Norway by area. A * Alden * Aldra * Algrøy * Alsta * Altra * Anda * Andabeløya * Andørja * Andøya, Vesterålen * Andøya, Agder * Arnøy, Salten * Arnøya * Arøya * Askerøya * Askrova * Askøy * Aspøy * Aspøya * Atløy * Austra * Austvågøya * Averøya * Azero B * Barmen * Barmøya * Barøya * Bear Island (Bjørnøya) * Bergsøya, Gjemnes * Bergsøya, Herøy * Bispøyan * Bjarkøya * Bjorøy * Bjørnøya * Bjørøya * Bleiksøya * Blomøy * Bokn * Bolga * Bolsøya * Borgan * Borøya, Tvedestrand * Bouvetøya * Bragdøya * Brattøra * Bremangerlandet * Brottøya * Bru * Bulandet * Bømlo * Børøya D * Dimnøya * Dolmøya * Dryna * Dvergsøya * Dyrøya, Troms * Dyrøya, Øksnes * Dønna E * Edøya * Eika, Møre og Romsdal * Ellingsøya * Elvalandet * Engeløya * Ertvågsøya F * Fanøya * Fedje * Feøy * Finnøy * Finnøya, Møre og Romsda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Danish Poet
''The Danish Poet'' ( no, Den danske dikteren) is a 2006 animated short film written, directed, and animated by Torill Kove and narrated by Liv Ullmann. A co-production of the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) and Mikrofilm AS of Norway, it has won both the Academy Award and Genie Award for best animated short film. Synopsis The film follows Kaspar Jørgensen, a Danish poet in the 1940s who is seeking inspiration. At the suggestion of his psychiatrist, Dr. Mørk, he travels to Norway to meet the famous author Sigrid Undset. After arriving in Norway, he meets Ingeborg, a farmer's daughter, and they fall in love. He proposes to her, but discovers that she is already engaged, at her father's wish. She promises not to cut her hair until they are reunited, and Kaspar returns to Denmark. Later, Ingeborg's husband dies in an accident, and Ingeborg sends a letter to Kaspar. However, it is accidentally dropped by the postman, and never arrives. When Sigrid Undset dies, both Kaspar and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johannes Eide
Johannes Malvin Georgsson Eide, usually spelled Johs G. Eide (born 30 October 1937) is a Norwegian businessman, entrepreneur and shipbuilder. He is one of the founding owners, and former CEO of Eide Marine Services. Early life and career Johannes Eide was born in Hоylandsbygd in 1937, as the second of six children. His father, Georg Eide Sr (1896-1951), was a shipbuilder, and ran a shipping plant not far from their home and Johannes inherited many of his father's boat building skills. In 1951, when Eide was two weeks shy of 14 years old, his father died suddenly, and so he left home to work to support his family. He returned four years later and formed his first company, Georg Eide's Sønner, with his brother Gerhard.«En samfunnsbygger», ''Bergens Tidende'', 15. December 2006, s. 6. The company specialized in shipbuilding, the craft that the two founders had learned from their father, and had their base on the same location as the old shipping plant. Eide ran this company un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Post (musician)
Robert Post (born Robert Øien Fylling, 1979 in Langevåg, Norway) is a Norwegian singer-songwriter. Post won two awards, Best Male Artist and Best Video, at Norway's equivalent of the Grammys, Spellemannprisen, in 2005 for his debut album. He has also toured with Aimee Mann, Rufus Wainwright, Ray Lamontagne, Texas, Natalie Imbruglia and Jason Mraz. Post debuted with a worldwide release of his eponymous debut album in August 2005. Record producer Mike Hedges oversaw the album, and they recorded it through the original EMI mixing desk used for Pink Floyd's ''The Dark Side of the Moon''. The album was "Record of the Week" on BBC Radio 2, while both singles, "Got None" and "There's One Thing", were A-listed. The album has sold 80,000 copies around the world. He was on the bill at Robert Redford's 'Sundance Film Festival 2006' in Park City, sharing the stage with Rufus Wainwright, Imogen Heap and The Weepies. Post has performed on the biggest music shows and talk shows on televis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trucks (band)
Trucks were a short-lived British/Norwegian pop punk band, whose most popular release was the 2002 novelty single, "It's Just Porn Mum". The single was a top-five hit in Norway, and peaked at No. 35 on the UK Singles Chart. Its music video starred Ron Jeremy. Members *Olav Iversen – vocals, guitar *Mark Remmington – guitar *Tor Bjarne Bjelland – drums *Steve Ryan – bass Discography Albums *''Juice'' – released 26 May 2003 #"Kickin'" (Shridhar Solanki, HP Aaserud, Geir Luedy, Trucks) #"The Village Bike" (Shridhar Solanki, HP Aaserud, Geir Luedy, Trucks) #"Monkey See, Monkey Do" (Shridhar Solanki, Sidh Solanki, Trucks) #"Easy" (HP Aaserud, Geir Luedy, Trucks) #"Lovin' the Laughter" (Shridhar Solanki, HP Aaserud, Geir Luedy, Trucks) #"Fuzz About It" (HP Aaserud, Geir Luedy, Trucks) #"Sad Song" (Shridhar Solanki, HP Aaserud) #"Psychos" (Shridhar Solanki, HP Aaserud, Trucks) #"It's Just Porn Mum" "(Shridhar Solanki, HP Aaserud) #"The Chasers" (Shridhar Solanki, HP Aaserud, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Høylandsbygd Shipping Mural
The Høylandsbygd shipping mural is a wall mural located in Høylandsbygd in Kvinnherad. It is the biggest painted mural in the world, with the larger of the two painted walls being 80 metres long and 16 metres tall. The total area of both paintings is 1,500 m2. The mural was originally conceived by shipping magnate Johannes Eide Johannes Malvin Georgsson Eide, usually spelled Johs G. Eide (born 30 October 1937) is a Norwegian businessman, entrepreneur and shipbuilder. He is one of the founding owners, and former CEO of Eide Marine Services. Early life and career Johan ... in 2008, when he imagined the walls of a former shipbuilding hall being covered by paintings of old boats and images from the shipping industry. A few months later, he announced a set of plans and drawings for the project. Construction of the mural was begun in late April 2009 when the entire hall was coloured white. Soon after, scaffolding was erected around the hall to prepare for the paintings. The first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radiohola
Radiohòla (literal: ''the radio cave'') is a natural shelter used by the Norwegian resistance during the Second World War. It served as a hiding place for a radio that brought news from the British, during a time of which radios were banned and the German occupants arrested and prosecuted those found in possession of one. History Location The cave is located on the island of Halsnøy, 1.5–2 kilometres inland, on the top of a small clearing surrounded by forests, and cannot be seen from low ground, which made it an ideal hiding place for the resistance. Initially only accessible from the topside (making the cave virtually invisible even at close range), the rocks in front of the cave were removed in 1990, to make the cave more easily accessible for tourists and visitors. Until 2012, there was no road leading up to it, other than a small, unmarked path used by locals from 1945 and until today. During its use as a resistance shelter, users had to climb the hillside to access ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Netherlands
) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherlands , established_title2 = Act of Abjuration , established_date2 = 26 July 1581 , established_title3 = Peace of Münster , established_date3 = 30 January 1648 , established_title4 = Kingdom established , established_date4 = 16 March 1815 , established_title5 = Liberation Day , established_date5 = 5 May 1945 , established_title6 = Kingdom Charter , established_date6 = 15 December 1954 , established_title7 = Caribbean reorganisation , established_date7 = 10 October 2010 , official_languages = Dutch , languages_type = Regional languages , languages_sub = yes , languages = , languages2_type = Recognised languages , languages2_sub = yes , languages2 = , demonym = Dutch , capital = Amsterdam , largest_city = capital , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated between the Baltic and North seas to the north, and the Alps to the south; it covers an area of , with a population of almost 84 million within its 16 constituent states. Germany borders Denmark to the north, Poland and the Czech Republic to the east, Austria and Switzerland to the south, and France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands to the west. The nation's capital and most populous city is Berlin and its financial centre is Frankfurt; the largest urban area is the Ruhr. Various Germanic tribes have inhabited the northern parts of modern Germany since classical antiquity. A region named Germania was documented before AD 100. In 962, the Kingdom of Germany formed the bulk of the Holy Roman Empire. During the 16th ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tourist
Tourism is travel for pleasure or business; also the theory and practice of touring, the business of attracting, accommodating, and entertaining tourists, and the business of operating tours. The World Tourism Organization defines tourism more generally, in terms which go "beyond the common perception of tourism as being limited to holiday activity only", as people "travelling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure and not less than 24 hours, business and other purposes". Tourism can be domestic (within the traveller's own country) or international, and international tourism has both incoming and outgoing implications on a country's balance of payments. Tourism numbers declined as a result of a strong economic slowdown (the late-2000s recession) between the second half of 2008 and the end of 2009, and in consequence of the outbreak of the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus, but slowly recovered until the COVID-19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
