Forsand

Forsand municipality coat of arms

Forsand is a place and a former municipality in the Norwegian Fylke Rogaland . In terms of area, the municipality was one of the largest in Rogaland with one of the lowest population densities. As part of the local government reform in Norway , Forsand was merged with Sandnes on January 1, 2020 .

1193 inhabitants lived on an area of 772 km² (as of January 1, 2019). The municipality number was 1129.

history

In Forsandmoen the remains of a village from the end of the older Iron Age have been found. A visitor center and the Landa Museum Village with copies of houses from the Iron Age and Bronze Age were set up there. It is believed that here as early as 1500 BC. Chr. To about 600 AD people lived.

geography

A few kilometers from Landa there is a terminal moraine at the southern end of Lake Haukalivatn. Around 1823, this moraine inspired mountain professor Jens Esmark to the theory that all of Scandinavia was covered by ice.

The Pulpit Rock was a well-known attraction in the municipality of Forsand. It is a rocky plateau that is about 600 m above the Lysefjord . The local name is Hyvlatånnå. The Lysefjord is long and narrow with steep sides and was described by Jules Verne as particularly frightening. The name comes from the light granite rock walls.

Another impressive rock massif is the Kjerag , which rises steeply about 1000 m above the Lysefjord.

economy

Agriculture and energy production are the main industries.

photos

Ferry dock in Forsand
Reflections of the mountains in the Haukalivatnet in the morning light. The Haukalivatnet is located south of the Lysefjord about 2 km behind the Landa Museum.
Forsand from the Lysefjord