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Sognesjøen
Sognesjøen is a strait in Vestland county, Norway. The strait is the outermost part of the large Sognefjorden. It runs along the border between Solund and Gulen municipalities. The long strait begins around the village of Rutledal on the mainland of Gulen at the mouth of the Sognefjorden. The strait then flows in a southwesterly direction into the North Sea, just north of the island municipality of Fedje (in Hordaland county). The Sognesjøen is surrounded by many large and small islands. The islands of Sula, Steinsundøyna, Ytre Sula Ytre Sula (locally called ''Nordviksula'') is a mountain in Surnadal Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. Location The peak lies just north of the village of Todalsøra and the Todalsfjorden. Ytre Sula, meaning "Outer Sula", li ... lie along the northern side of the strait. The mainland and the islands of Hiserøyna, Hille, Kversøyna, and Byrknesøyna lie along the southern side of the strait. References Fjor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sula, Solund
Sula (; also called Indre Solundøy ) is an island in Solund Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The island is the main island of the municipality. The island is located at the mouth of the Sognefjorden on the north side of the Sognesjøen, about east of Holmebåen, the westernmost point in Norway. The largest village on the island is Hardbakke. The other main village area is Hersvikbygda on the northern part of the island. The island has a ferry service from the village of Krakhella on the island to the mainland village of Rutledal in Gulen Municipality and also to the village of Losnegard on the neighboring island of Losna, immediately to the east of Sula. Just southwest of Hardbakke, there is a bridge from Sula to the neighboring island of Steinsundøyna to the west. A narrow wide channel separates the two islands. Media gallery File:Solund 01.jpg, View of Sula island (looking southwest) File:Hardbakke.JPG, View of Hardbakke, on Sula island See also *Li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sognefjorden
The Sognefjord or Sognefjorden (, ), nicknamed the King of the Fjords (), is the longest and deepest fjord in Norway. Located in Vestland county in Western Norway, it stretches inland from the ocean to the small village of Skjolden in the municipality of Luster. The fjord gives its name to the surrounding district of Sogn. The name is related to Norwegian word ''súg-'' "to suck", presumably from the surge or suction of the tidal currents at the mouth of the fjord. Geography The fjord runs through many municipalities: Solund, Gulen, Hyllestad, Høyanger, Vik, Sogndal, Lærdal, Aurland, Årdal, and Luster. The fjord reaches a maximum depth of below sea level, and the greatest depths are found in the central parts of the fjord near Høyanger. Sognefjord is more than deep for about of its length, from Rutledal to Hermansverk. Near its mouth, the bottom rises abruptly to a sill about below sea level. The seabed in Sognefjord is covered by some sediments such that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Byrknesøyna
Byrknesøyna is an island in Gulen Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The island lies between the Sognesjøen and the Fensfjorden, just west of the island of Mjømna. It is located about straight southwest of the municipal centre of Eivindvik and about north of the city of Bergen. Almost all of the inhabitants live in the village of Byrknes on the northwestern coast of the island. There are thousands of small (mostly uninhabited) islets surrounding Byrknesøyna. The island is connected to the mainland by a series of bridges heading to the east which connect Byrknesøyna to Mjømna island, then to Sandøyna island, and then on to the mainland. The highest point on the island is the tall ''Veten''. The island is covered by a typical western Norwegian heather moorland. The island's residents are mostly engaged in the fishing industry. There are several fish farming operations as well as fish processing. There is also some sheep herding on the island. See also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Solund
Solund is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in the Counties of Norway, county of Vestland, Norway. It is located in the Districts of Norway, traditional district of Sogn. Solund is the westernmost island municipality in Norway. Holmebåen on the island of Steinsøy is the westernmost point in all of Norway. Most residents of Solund live on the main islands of Sula, Solund, Sula and Ytre Sula (Solund), Ytre Sula. The administrative centre of Solund is the village of Hardbakke on Sula island. Some other villages in Solund include Kolgrov on Ytre Sula, Hersvikbygda on Sula, and Losnegard on Losna (island), Losna. The municipality is the 295th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Solund is the 345th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 756. The municipality's population density is and its population has decreased by 10.2% over the previous 10-year period. In 2016, the chief of police for Vestlandet formally suggested a reconfi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gulen (municipality)
is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in the western part of Vestland Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Districts of Norway, traditional district of Sogn. The administrative center of the municipality is the village of Eivindvik. Other villages in Gulen include Brekke (village), Brekke, Byrknes, Dalsøyra, Dingja, Instefjord, Mjømna, Rutledal, and Ytre Oppedal. The municipality of Gulen sits to the south of the Sognefjorden and it surrounds the Gulafjorden, which is considered to be the place where Norway's west-coastal Vikings met for the Gulating, a governing body. The area along the Gulafjorden called ''Flolid'' (just east of the village of Eivindvik) is now a national historic place, where an open-air theater and annual summer play commemorates the Vikings who gathered there 1000 years ago to accept Christianity. The municipality is the 190th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Gulen is the 265th most populous municip ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiserøyna
Hiserøyna or Hisarøyna is an island in Gulen Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The island lies about west of the mainland, and about west of the village of Eivindvik, the municipal centre of Gulen. The island is located south of the Sognesjøen and north of the Gulafjorden. In 2001, there were 43 residents living on the island. History The coastline is rocky and has several fjords which cut into the island. The southeast part of the island is dominated by the tall mountain ''Veten'', while the rest of the island is relatively flat with some marshy lowland areas. Most of the island is unsuitable for habitation. The island's inhabitants live in just a few farm areas: Nyhammaren (on the east coast), Stemnebø and Vilsvika (on the south coast), Hjartås (central part of the island, along a fjord), and Straume (on the northern coast). Transport In September 2013, a cable ferry connection was opened connecting Hisarøyna to the mainland. The regular ferry route tak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ytre Sula (Solund)
Ytre Sula (sometimes called ''Husøy'') is an island in Solund Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The island lies along the Sognesjøen, just west of the mouth of the large Sognefjorden. The island is part of a large island group. It is the westernmost of the three main islands in Solund. The island of Steinsundøyna lies just east of Ytre Sula. There are no road connections to the rest of Norway. To get to the mainland, one must take a ferry connection from Ytre Sula to the smaller island of Rånøyna, cross that island and cross a small bridge to Steinsundøyna, take a bridge from Steinsundøyna to Sula, and then another ferry from Sula to Rutledal in Gulen municipality on the mainland. In 2001, there were about 240 residents on the island. Fishing is an important industry on the island, as is fish farming. Husøy Church is located on the west side of the island in the village of Kolgrov. Another main population centre on the island is the village of Hjøn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steinsundøyna
Steinsundøyna is an island in the municipality of Solund in Vestland county, Norway. The sits on the north side of the Sognesjøen, at the mouth of the large Sognefjorden. The rocky island is virtually treeless (except in small, sheltered areas). In 2001, there were only about 55 residents on the island. There is a road that crosses the island, connecting the islands of Ytre Sula (by ferry) and Sula (by bridge). The largest population centre on Steinsundøyna is the village of Steinsund on the eastern coast of the island, just across the strait from the village of Hardbakke on the island of Sula. The strait between Steinsundøyna and the neighbouring island to the west, Rånøyna, is called ''Steinsund''. Despite being less than wide at the narrowest passage, it is shippable. For instance Hurtigruten ships pass that sound on their way from and to Bergen. See also *List of islands of Norway This is a list of islands of Norway sorted by name. For a list sorted by area, se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vestland
Vestland is a Counties of Norway, county in Norway. The county is located in Western Norway, and its administrative centre is Bergen, where the executive and political leadership is based. The County governor (Norway), County Governor is based in Hermansverk. Vestland is one of two counties in Norway that have Nynorsk as their official written language form. Vestland was created on 1 January 2020, when the former counties of Hordaland and Sogn og Fjordane were merged. History Vestland county is a newly created county, but it has been inhabited for millennia. The area was made up of many petty kingdoms under the Gulating during the Middle Ages. The northern part was then known as ''Firdafylke'' (now the Fjordane region; Nordfjord-Sunnfjord), the central area was known as ''Sygnafylke'' (now the Sogn region), and the southern part was known as ''Hordafylke''. In the early 16th century, Norway was divided into four ''len''. The Bergenhus len was headquartered in Bergen and encompa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fjords Of Vestland
In physical geography, a fjord (also spelled fiord in New Zealand English; ) is a long, narrow sea inlet with steep sides or cliffs, created by a glacier. Fjords exist on the coasts of Antarctica, the Arctic, and surrounding landmasses of the northern and southern hemispheres. Norway's coastline is estimated to be long with its nearly 1,200 fjords, but only long excluding the fjords. Formation A true fjord is formed when a glacier cuts a U-shaped valley by ice segregation and abrasion of the surrounding bedrock. According to the standard model, glaciers formed in pre-glacial valleys with a gently sloping valley floor. The work of the glacier then left an overdeepened U-shaped valley that ends abruptly at a valley or trough end. Such valleys are fjords when flooded by the ocean. Thresholds above sea level create freshwater lakes. Glacial melting is accompanied by the rebounding of Earth's crust as the ice load and eroded sediment is removed (also called isostasy or glacia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fedje
Fedje is an island municipality in the Nordhordland region of Vestland county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the Fedje (village), village of Fedje. The traditional economic activity of the inhabitants is fishing. The municipality is the 354th largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Fedje is the 350th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 513. The municipality's population density is and its population has decreased by 9.8% over the previous 10-year period. The municipality consists of the main Fedje (island), island of Fedje which is also surrounded by about 125 smaller islands and rocks mostly north of the main island. The name ''Fedje'' applies both to the main island, the main village, and to all the islands and rocks as a whole municipality. In 2016, the chief of police for Vestlandet formally suggested a reconfiguration of police districts and stations. He proposed that the police station in Fedje be closed. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hordaland
Hordaland () was a county in Norway, bordering Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Telemark, and Rogaland counties. Hordaland was the third largest county, after Akershus and Oslo, by population. The county government was the Hordaland County Municipality, which is located in Bergen. Before 1972, the city of Bergen was its own separate county, apart from Hordaland. On 1 January 2020, the county was merged with neighbouring Sogn og Fjordane county, to form the new Vestland county. Name and symbols Name Hordaland () is the old name of the region which was revived in 1919. The first element is the plural genitive case of , the name of an old Germanic tribe (see Charudes). The last element is which means 'land' or 'region' in the Norwegian language. Until 1919 the name of the county was which meant '(the) southern (part of) Bergenhus amt'. (The old was created in 1662 and was divided into Northern and Southern parts in 1763.) Flag Hordaland's flag shows two golden axes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
