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![From Kinsekvelven river toward Lakes Kinsevatnet and Veivatnet.](https://www.grind.no/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/bilder/sted/232/ull_25.jpg?itok=-w2m_QOH)
Veivatnet
From Kinsekvelven river and inward to Lake Veivatnet, we can wander through one of Hardangervidda's many fertile areas. A number of finicky plants grow here, and there are plenty of birds and fish. We can thank a lime rich soil for the diversity.
![Lyse Monastery, reconstruction](https://www.grind.no/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/bilder/sted/1/kvh-239_lysekloster.jpg?itok=bc_kHrFJ)
![The old church at Strandebarm](https://www.grind.no/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/bilder/artikkel/admin/kvh_53-1.jpg?itok=IDHxnJx4)
![The monks leave their mark at Lysekloster](https://www.grind.no/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/bilder/sted/232/os_24.jpg?itok=Q5bQc7i9)
Lysekloster- The monks and nature
Lysekloster was the largest agricultural property in the country when it was phased out during the Reformation in 1537. In its prime this cloister encompassed two-thirds of all the farms in Os. The monks introduced and cultivated new plant species and it was probably they who stocked the waters with fish not indigenous to the area. This legacy from the Middle Ages has left a lasting mark.
![Kontrasten til den fattige fjellheia omkring kan vera stor.](https://www.grind.no/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/bilder/sted/304/etne_35.jpg?itok=_qJ22WqW)
![Hans Jacob Meyer's sculpture Mother and child from 1954, steeple base, Nonneseter monastery](https://www.grind.no/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/bilder/sted/190/kvh_258_meyer_tarnfoten_150.jpg?itok=yxLrWpYT)