Grip (Norway)
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| Waters | Atlantic Ocean | |
| Geographical location | 63 ° 11 ' N , 7 ° 38' E | |
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| Highest elevation | 10 m | |
| main place | Grip | |
Grip (also Gripholmen ) is an island northwest of Kristiansund in Norway . The former fishing village of the same name is located on it. The island and the surrounding islets and rocks are sometimes referred to as the “island group” Grip .
Archipelago
The Grip archipelago consists of 82 small islands and rocks in the North Sea , 15 kilometers northwest of Kristiansund . Only the largest island, Gripholmen, is habitable. To the south of Gripholmen is the harbor, which is protected by two piers . Further piers protect the village from the ocean waves. The highest point is only 10 meters above sea level .
Grip lighthouse , Grip fyr , was built in 1888 on the nearby island of Bratthårskollen , north of Gripholmen. The 44 meter high, cast iron lighthouse stands on a brick foundation and is the second largest in Norway. Its light can be seen 19 nautical miles . A radio station was operated here from 1947 to 1986.
The Grip lighthouse has been unmanned since 1977 and has been a listed building since 2000.
Fishing village
The first signs of settlement on Grip date back to the 9th century , when fishermen settled near the fishing grounds. During the Hanseatic monopoly , the export of Norwegian fish became an important industry.
The Trondheim trader Hans Hornemann bought the island from King Friedrich IV in 1728 and basically made the fishermen vassals . The fishermen had to sell the catch to the traders at any price. The traders also bought most of the private possessions.
In 1796 and 1804 large parts of the village were destroyed by storms.
The population of Grip fluctuated between 100 and 400 people, depending on how profitable the fishing was. Up to 2000 people could live on the island in the high season. When the municipality of Grip was incorporated into Kristiansund on January 1, 1964 , Grip had 104 inhabitants. However, the population steadily decreased, and in December 1974 the last residents, Hildur and Kaspar Larsen , left the village.
In summer the deserted village is a popular vacation spot. Up to 250 people spend their holidays here every year. A high-speed ship connects Grip with Kristiansund once or twice a day in 30 minutes in summer, and slower ships also run regularly. Diesel generators generate electricity from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m., and a radio tower in Kristiansund enables cell phone use . The former school now functions as an inn and post office.
Stave church
The Grip stave church was probably built around 1470. It stands at the highest point on the island. In 1621 the church was rebuilt and restored in 1933 .
Today the church is only used every third Sunday. A priest from Kristiansund then holds a service for the vacationers. No priest has lived in Grip since 1635.
Since the ground on the island is rocky, there is no graveyard on Grip. The deceased therefore had to be taken to a cemetery on the mainland, mostly to Bremsnes on Averøy .
Commune
In the course of democratization, the municipality (municipality) Grip was founded in 1897 . The society initially remained feudalistic . In 1909 the municipality bought the village from Ludvig Williamsen . By then, the trader from Kristiansund had owned the entire village, except for the school, church and three houses. The purchase price of 110,000 Norwegian kroner was raised through a loan. In the period that followed, the municipality sold the houses to their residents.
The municipality of Grip covered 0.48 km² , making it the smallest municipality in Norway.
Web links
- Grip in the store norske leksikon (Norwegian)
Individual evidence
- ↑ John Stokkan, Geir Thorsnæs: Kristiansund . In: Store norske leksikon . September 26, 2018 ( snl.no [accessed November 23, 2019]).
- ^ Marie Helen Banck: Norway - the Fjordland . DuMont Reiseverlag, 2011, ISBN 978-3-7701-7265-8 ( google.de [accessed November 23, 2019]).
- ↑ Gripruta - Visit the idyllic island of Grip. Retrieved November 23, 2019 .
- ↑ Roar Hold: Grip - minutt for minutt. June 1, 2017, accessed on November 23, 2019 (Norwegian Bokmål).
- ↑ Grip Stave Church. In: visitnorway.de. Retrieved November 23, 2019 .
- ^ Geir Thorsnæs: Grip - øygruppe i Kristiansund . In: Store norske leksikon . February 22, 2017 ( snl.no [accessed November 23, 2019]).
- ↑ Geir Thorsnæs: Grip - tidligere commune . In: Store norske leksikon . February 22, 2017 ( snl.no [accessed November 23, 2019]).