Jølster
Jølster was a municipality in the Norwegian province of Sogn og Fjordane (became part of Vestland in 2020 ). Its administrative seat was Skei i Jølster . As part of the municipal reform in Norway , Jølster, Førde , Gaular and Naustdal were merged to form the new municipality of Sunnfjord on January 1, 2020 .
3047 inhabitants lived in an area of 670.8 km² (as of January 1, 2019). The municipality number was 1431. The last mayor was Oddmund Klakegg ( Sp ).
The name Jølster comes from the norrønen expression "jolmster" , which means something like " noise" or "noise" and refers to the sound of the Jølstra River.
geography
The municipality was in the Sunnfjord area . The municipality bordered Gloppen and Stryn to the north, Luster and Sogndal to the east, Førde to the south and west and Naustdal to the north-west . The Jølstravatnet -See divided the county into two halves. There were two localities in the municipality, Vassenden ("water end") and Skei. The highest mountain in the municipality was called Snønipa, it is 1,827 meters high. The Jostedalsbreen National Park was partly in the municipality.
Attractions
Astruptunet
Astruptunet was the residence of the painter Nikolai Astrup (1880–1928) for the last 14 years of his life. The Astrup-Hof (Astruptunet) is now a museum and gallery. Nikolai Astrup lived most of his life in Jølster. Astrup is considered to be a painter in Western Norway, as his motifs mostly came from this area.
Eikaas Gallery
The painter Ludvig Eikaas is also closely associated with Jølster. The Eikaas Gallery was a dairy farm in Ålhus . This was bought by Jølster Municipality and converted into a gallery. The collection includes 300 works by Ludvig Eikaas. It was opened in 1994.
Jølstra Museum
Jølstra Museum is a museum village that also contains works by Nikolai Astrup.
coat of arms
The coat of arms was introduced on July 22, 1983. It can be traced back to the coat of arms of Audun Hugleiksson . He was executed in 1302. He was a nobleman in the Middle Ages who founded Jølster and built Audunborg . This castle is one of only two privately built stone castles in Norway. He had a rose on his coat of arms, surrounded by a border of lilies . Jølster's coat of arms can be traced back to this border. The symbol is gold on a red background.
Personalities related to Jølster Municipality
- Audun Hugleiksson , baron, stable master and royal treasurer under King Erik II of Norway
- Nikolai Astrup , Norwegian painter
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Navn på nye kommuner. February 19, 2019, accessed January 10, 2020 (Norwegian).
- ↑ Jølster Municipality in Norway . GoNorway.no. Retrieved August 11, 2008.
- ↑ Norske Kommunevåpen: Nye kommunevåbener i Norden . 1990. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved August 3, 2008.
Coordinates: 61 ° 32 ′ 30 ″ N , 6 ° 24 ′ 32 ″ E