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'''Havrå''' or '''Havre''' sometimes '''Havretunet''' or '''Havråtunet''' is a country line courtyard in [[Osterøy]] [[Municipalities of Norway|municipality]] in [[Hordaland]], [[Norway]], and is one of the very last and best preserved of the common country courtyards at the Western coast of Norway. Havrå was the first cultural environment to be protected under section 20 of the Norwegian Cultural Heritage Act. It was not connected to road until late in the 1960s.
'''Havrå''' or '''Havre''' sometimes '''Havretunet''' or '''Havråtunet''' is a cluster of farm in [[Osterøy]] [[Municipalities of Norway|municipality]] in [[Hordaland]], [[Norway]]. Havrå is one of the very last and best preserved of the common farm clusters on the Western coast of Norway. Havrå was the first cultural environment to be protected under section 20 of the Norwegian Cultural Heritage Act. It was not connected to road until late in the 1960s.


The country courtyard is situated in a very steep terrain on the south side of [[Osterøy]] and the common country courtyard is shaped in line typical for steep terrain in the Norwegian [[fjord]]s. It can be clearly seen from both the railway ([[Bergensbanen]]) and the highway between [[Bergen, Norway|Bergen]] and [[Oslo]].
Havrå is situated in a very steep terrain on the south side of [[Osterøy]] and is shaped in line typical for steep terrain in the Norwegian [[fjord]]s. It can be clearly seen from both the railway ([[Bergensbanen]]) and the highway between [[Bergen, Norway|Bergen]] and [[Oslo]].


Many of the buildings at Havrå are characteristic to the inner coastal district between Bergen and [[Sognefjorden]]; the combination of dry masonry and [[juniper]] cladding on barn facades exposed to rain and wind.
Many of the buildings at Havrå are characteristic to the inner coastal district between Bergen and [[Sognefjorden]]; the combination of dry masonry and [[juniper]] cladding on barn facades exposed to rain and wind.
[[File:HavreMap.jpg|right|thumb|Map indicating Havrå]]


== Name conflict ==
== History of names ==
The name, with various spellings, dates back as far as 1303. In the oldest sources the name is written Havra (possibly representing Havrá). From the 16th century the name was often spelled (with many variations) Havre. <ref>{{no icon}} [http://kulturnett.ivest.no/tema/havraa/historie.htm Brief history of Havråtunet] from [http://kulturnett.ivest.no/tema/havraa/default.htm Stiftinga Havråtunet]</ref> In 1949-1950 a film about life at Havrå was made: "Havretunet". It was released in 1952. Some of the people taking part in the takes of the film worked to change the name from Havre to Havrå. This changing of name was accepted by the National Map Service, but the name change remains controversial among the local population. <ref>{{no icon}} [http://privat.bluezone.no/havre/03MH230597.htm Havre or Havrå?] </ref><ref>{{no icon}} [http://privat.bluezone.no/havre/ Havre is the name. ]</ref>
The name, with various spellings, dates back as far as 1303. In the oldest sources the name is written Havra (possibly representing Havrá). From the 16th century the name was often spelled (with many variations) Havre. <ref>{{no icon}} [http://kulturnett.ivest.no/tema/havraa/historie.htm Brief history of Havråtunet] from [http://kulturnett.ivest.no/tema/havraa/default.htm Stiftinga Havråtunet]</ref>
In 1949-1950 a film about life at Havrå was made: ''Havretunet''. It was released in 1952. Some of the people taking part in the takes of the film worked to change the name from Havre to Havrå. This changing of name was accepted by the National Map Service, but the name change remains controversial among the local population. <ref>{{no icon}} [http://privat.bluezone.no/havre/03MH230597.htm Havre or Havrå?] </ref><ref>{{no icon}} [http://privat.bluezone.no/havre/ Havre is the name. ]</ref>


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
Image:HavreMap.jpg|Map
Image:Havre04.jpg|Havretunet between the houses
Image:Havre04.jpg|Havretunet between the houses
Image:Havre07.jpg|Havretunet between the houses
Image:Havre07.jpg|Havretunet between the houses
Image:Havre08.jpg|Weather exposed barn walls clad with juniper. Juniper keeps the lashing rain out, permits draft and keeps the hay dry.
Image:Havre08.jpg|Weather exposed barn walls clad with juniper. Juniper keeps the lashing rain out, permits draft and keeps the hay dry.
Image:Havre09.jpg|A demanding technique, but the cladding lasts for 30-50 years
Image:Havre09.jpg|A demanding technique, but the cladding lasts for 30-50 years
Image:Havre10.jpg|A [[water mill]]
Image:Havre10.jpg| [[water mill]]
Image:Havre06.jpg|Water mills at the brook
Image:Havre011.jpg|The grain is poured into the tract and the flavour is gathered on the desktop surrounding [[millstone]]s and is wiped down to a bin in the front of the table
Image:Havre011.jpg|The grain is poured into the tract and the flavour is gathered on the desktop surrounding [[millstone]]s and is wiped down to a bin in the front of the table
Image:Havre05.jpg|The mills are near the houses
Image:Havre05.jpg|The mills are near the houses
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*{{no icon}} [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvoqspOlSJ8 Introduction to the documentary film about Havretunet]
*{{no icon}} [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvoqspOlSJ8 Introduction to the documentary film about Havretunet]
*{{imdb title|id=0858444|title=Havretunet}}
*{{imdb title|id=0858444|title=Havretunet}}
*{{imdb title|id=0179208|title=Havråtunet}} Short version of the original documentary film "Havretunet"
*{{imdb title|id=0179208|title=Havråtunet}} Short version of the original documentary film ''Havretunet''
* [http://www.sffarkiv.no/sffbasar/style_hordaland.asp?p=result&db=dbatlas_leks&art_id=110829&spraak_id=1&ptype=single Kulturnett Hordaland]
* [http://museumsnett.no/salhus/havratunet.htm Stiftinga Havråtunet]
* [http://www.muho.no Museumssenteret i Hordaland]
* [http://www.miljostatus.no/Tema/Kulturminner/Kulturmiljoer/Fredete-kulturmiljoer/Havra/ Miljøstatus i Norge: Havrå]


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Havretunet

Havrå or Havre sometimes Havretunet or Havråtunet is a cluster of farm in Osterøy municipality in Hordaland, Norway. Havrå is one of the very last and best preserved of the common farm clusters on the Western coast of Norway. Havrå was the first cultural environment to be protected under section 20 of the Norwegian Cultural Heritage Act. It was not connected to road until late in the 1960s.

Havrå is situated in a very steep terrain on the south side of Osterøy and is shaped in line typical for steep terrain in the Norwegian fjords. It can be clearly seen from both the railway (Bergensbanen) and the highway between Bergen and Oslo.

Many of the buildings at Havrå are characteristic to the inner coastal district between Bergen and Sognefjorden; the combination of dry masonry and juniper cladding on barn facades exposed to rain and wind.

Map indicating Havrå

History of names

The name, with various spellings, dates back as far as 1303. In the oldest sources the name is written Havra (possibly representing Havrá). From the 16th century the name was often spelled (with many variations) Havre. [1]

In 1949-1950 a film about life at Havrå was made: Havretunet. It was released in 1952. Some of the people taking part in the takes of the film worked to change the name from Havre to Havrå. This changing of name was accepted by the National Map Service, but the name change remains controversial among the local population. [2][3]

Gallery

  • Havretunet between the houses
    Havretunet between the houses
  • Havretunet between the houses
    Havretunet between the houses
  • Weather exposed barn walls clad with juniper. Juniper keeps the lashing rain out, permits draft and keeps the hay dry.
    Weather exposed barn walls clad with juniper. Juniper keeps the lashing rain out, permits draft and keeps the hay dry.
  • A demanding technique, but the cladding lasts for 30-50 years
    A demanding technique, but the cladding lasts for 30-50 years
  • water mill
    water mill
  • The grain is poured into the tract and the flavour is gathered on the desktop surrounding millstones and is wiped down to a bin in the front of the table
    The grain is poured into the tract and the flavour is gathered on the desktop surrounding millstones and is wiped down to a bin in the front of the table
  • The mills are near the houses
    The mills are near the houses
  • Havretunet from across Sørfjord, near Romslo
    Havretunet from across Sørfjord, near Romslo

References

  1. ^ Template:No icon Brief history of Havråtunet from Stiftinga Havråtunet
  2. ^ Template:No icon Havre or Havrå?
  3. ^ Template:No icon Havre is the name.

See also

External links

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