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The trading store at Bakholmen, Austevoll

Bakholmen

12.06.2018 - 17:08

On Austre Bakholmen, a small islet of around 15 acres between Hundvåko and Drøni, lies the oldest trading centres in Austevoll. For a long time this was a court location and it was a natural centre in this archipelago.

Bekkjarvik, Austevoll early in the 1900s.

Bekkjarvik

12.06.2018 - 17:08

Bruosen

Bru

26.05.2018 - 16:33

Bruosen is one of the few river harbours in the county. As landing place for the churchgoers, this place and the boatshed environment follow a tradition that goes back to the Middle Ages, but the country store of today is much younger.

Herandsholmen

Herandsholmen

26.05.2018 - 16:21

The Hufthammar farmstead, Austevoll

Hufthammar

23.06.2022 - 11:23

Farming in Austevoll has nearly all been in combination with fishing as the main industry. The farms in the district are therefore small, even in a west Norwegian context.

Håbrekke farm

Hårbrekke

26.05.2018 - 16:35

Indre Vikane

Indre Vikane

26.05.2018 - 16:24

Krosshamn, Austevoll

Krosshamn

12.06.2018 - 17:10

Krosshamn lies in the shipping lane northeast of Hundvåkøy, near Sandtorv. The name probably derives from the fact that this is Austevoll’s harbour situated nearest to Korsfjorden.

Boathouses in Kvalvåg, Austevoll

Kvalvåg

12.06.2018 - 17:10

Kvalvåg on Stolmen is first mentioned as a trading post in 1655, and in 1731 the owner Jens Meyer, was granted a royal trading privilege.

Norheimsund seen from Tolo around the turn of the former century.

Norheim

26.05.2018 - 16:38

Norheim, “the farm by the narrow sound” is mentioned in a diploma from the Middle Ages and in an inheritance document. This is one of the large farms in Hardanger, of those that belonged to the powerful families; Sandven in Kvam, Torsnes in Jondal, Aga in Ullensvang and Spånheim in Ulvik.

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