The closed-down school building at Holevik at Staveneset has been changed into a museum where the main theme is World War II.
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The sea warehouse foundation walls on the islands in Flora
In connection with the rich herring fisheries in the Kinn parish in the 19th century, hundreds of fish salteries were built to process the enormous quantities of herring. For the most part, big and solid foundation walls were built for all the fish salteries and sea warehouses. These foundation walls were mostly built on the islands of Batalden, Kinn, Nærøyane, Reksta and Skorpa, in the westernmost part of the Flora municipality. Most of these walls still stand as a memorial to the rich herring fisheries. -
Mysterious rock carvings at Ausevik
At Ausevik by the Høydalsfjord we find one of the biggest rock carving fields in western Norway with more than 350 figures. The motifs are varied, and experts think that the field shows an aspect of the transition between a nomadic and hunting lifestyle and an agricultural society. The Ausevik field is often seen in connection with the bigger field at Vengen in Bremanger. -
The Svanøy estate
Furthest south at the entrance to the Førdefjord, with the Stavfjord to the south and the Brufjord to the north, lies the beautiful and fertile island of Svanøy. The island and the estate was originally known as Bru. For many years the estate held a central position in the region of Sunnfjord. In the 16th century, bailiffs lived on the island, and later on, in the 19th century, the lay movement of Hans Nielsen Hauge played a key role in the agricultural, industrial and religious development of the island. -
War memorial at Florølandet
Only in the spring of 1942 did the major influx of German soldiers start at Florølandet. At the same time, an extensive construction of fortifications was started as well. In the course of three years until peace came in May 1945, the Germans turned Florølandet into a fortress. -
The Thor Solberg statue
At Florø Lufthamn (Airport) there is a statue of a stocky man in his forties. The man looks towards the sky, and he is about to fulfil the dream of his youth: Flying across the Atlantic from America to Norway in the wake of Leiv Ericsson. -
Cholera gravesites in Gulen
In the 19th century, there were two outbreaks of cholera in Norway, in 1831 and 1848. The first one did not reach western Norway but the second one caused many deaths in Bergen and the district of Sunnhordland. In Gulen 14 people died, and they were buried in specially designated gravesites. Some 150 years later, there are still traces after two of these cholera grave sites. -
The 'Mercantil Marcia' shipwreck in Solund - ordeal in oil spill prevention
On 21 October 1989, the engine of 'Mercantil Marcia', a cargo ship from Rio de Janeiro, broke down, and the ship was grounded near Storsvalene in Solund. The crew were rescued, but heavy sea wrecked the ship. The cargo was lost, and the bunker oil leaked into the water and onto the shores and beaches. State, municipal, and private oil spill prevention agencies fought to limit the damage by the wreck. -
The fishermen monument at Bremanger
In 1962, Amanda Igland in the Bremanger Fiskarkvinnelag (an association of fishermen's wives) launched the idea of erecting a memorial plaque at the Hauge church over those who had lost their lives at sea. The idea caught on. Two years later, a <i>monument</i> was unveiled at the Bremanger church. -
Herring bays and seine rocks
Nature was generous in providing herring bays and mackerel coves in Solund. Fjord branches from north to south were ideal places for plankton in the summer. So herring and brisling could find feed in outlets and sounds. The farm people watched their movements and closed them in quickly when the fish entered the right place.
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