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Seim

16.06.2018 - 18:51

Sæheim (Seim) at Lygrefjord is mentioned as one of the royal farms of Harald Hårfagre. Several of the first Norwegian national kings had their seat here, and the farm became Crown Property up to the 1400s. According to the sagas, Håkon den gode is buried on the farm.

Stone quarry in Kollevågen, 1922

Hanøy

12.06.2018 - 16:56

Ask- The king's estate

12.06.2018 - 16:56

Ask mot Herdlefjorden og Holsnøy

Ask- jordbær

12.06.2018 - 16:55

Strawberry-growing on Askøy flourished in the beginning of the last century. When gardener Samson Eik took in the type "Seierherren" from Rosendal in 1909 for growing strawberries on Hop, it appeared that the soil and climate in this area was perfect for the mass production of strawberries.