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Støle
19.05.2018 - 20:53
High above the sea and the beach flats, on one of the wide terraces shaped by the sea and the ice, lies the farm Støle (Stødle). The Old Norse name of Studla is derived from studill “support, shelf”. As far back as Viking times Støle has been a chieftain’s farm, a good farm on the plains formed by the moraine masses.
Last changed: 19.05.2018 | Content type: Place
Kvalvikane
27.05.2018 - 15:24
In Ålvik quartz has long been used to produce ferro-silicon. The quartz was collected from the other side of the fjord, from the mountainside above Kvalvikane.
Last changed: 27.05.2018 | Content type: Place
Mundheim
26.05.2018 - 16:36
At Mundheim there is a dangerous stretch of the highway. The mountainside has given way several times in this area. Typically, it happens in the spring, when the frost has loosened its grip.
Last changed: 26.05.2018 | Content type: Place
