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Under the grass fields lie large quantities of sand and gravel.

Nedre Helland- Sand Quarries

13.12.2018 - 11:09

The three spades in the municipal coat of arms for Modalen are sand spades. Sand quarrying has brought income and employment. As much as 70,000-80,0000 tonnes of sand and gravel left the municipality each year since the turn of the millennium, to be used as cementing sand. Why is Modalen endowed with so much sand?

Heggjagarden

Heggjagarden

26.05.2018 - 11:28

The transport exchange on the farm Vik in Eidfjord was an important part of the communication network in older times. This is where people secured transport by boat out in the fjord, those travelling across the mountain from east and down into Måbødalen. The transport exchange was situated at “Wiige grund”. Today the highway cuts through the farmyard; the main farmhouse from the 1800s lies on the upper side of the road, the large sea-house, with a bakery in former times, lies close to the fjord.

Herandsholmen

Herandsholmen

26.05.2018 - 16:21

Vikøy

Tveit

18.12.2017 - 13:30

Sandven hotel

Sandven

26.05.2018 - 16:39

Rekve

19.06.2018 - 17:55

Ole Bull-akademiet

19.06.2018 - 17:55

Sigbjørn Berhoft Osa and Ole Bull - Akademiet

The hotel in 1928.

Fleischers Hotel

19.06.2018 - 17:49

Ole Bull's villa, Valestrand

Valestrand

18.06.2018 - 20:03

“The Trondheim post road” from Gaulen, Lindås.

Isdalstø

16.06.2018 - 18:48

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