Midtholmen
| Midtholmen | ||
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| Waters | Byfjord | |
| Geographical location | 58 ° 59 '13.7 " N , 5 ° 46' 7.3" E | |
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| length | 230 m | |
| width | 200 m | |
| surface | 1.5 ha | |
| Highest elevation | 16 0 moh. |
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Midtholmen is an island in the Byfjord in the Norwegian province of Rogaland . It belongs to the Hundvåg district of the city of Stavanger . The island has built-up areas at its northern tip and is at least temporarily inhabited.
geography
To the northwest lies the much larger inhabited island of Ormøy , whose port is only about 100 meters away. Ormøyholmen lies between the two islands . Other small islands in the immediate vicinity are Rundeholmen in the north and Kuppholmen in the southeast.
Midtholmen extends in a west-east direction over about 230 meters, with a width of up to 200 meters. The easternmost part of the island can be reached via an isthmus about 40 meters wide. The island reaches a height of up to 16 meters. The northern part of the rocky and in parts barren island is forested.
Development
At the northern tip there is a former farm with a landing stage. The farm is owned by the municipality of Stavanger and is operated by the lake pathfinders. It can be rented for groups of up to 35 people. There are also tent possibilities.
history
Midtholmen belonged to the farm on Langøy until 1909 and was then sold to the Dusavik family, Martin Knudsen, who changed their name to Midtholm and sold Else Olava with seven children. Two other children were born on Midtholmen. The farmhouse was first built in Dusavik in 1901/02 and then moved to Midtholmen in 1909. It was completely inhabited from 1911/1912. Another building on the farm also comes from Dusavik and was erected there as early as 1760. A chicken coop and a boathouse were also built on the farm. Three wells were dug on Midtholmen, some of which only brought brackish water that could only be used to a limited extent. In hot summers it could happen that all the wells stopped giving water. Water then had to be fetched from Sølyst by boat in barrels .
Five to six sheep and 600 chickens were kept and eggs, flowers and berries were sold in the market. There was also fishing. The family man Martin Midtholmen had previously worked as a seaman for a long time. After long sea voyages, he then worked on coastal freighters. The sailing ship Lykkens prøve, which is used as a cargo ship and has a gross register of 56.5 tons , belonged to Martin Midtholm together with a farmer Gabriel Byberg from Tasta . However, it was already sold in 1909.
The neighboring islands of Rundeholmen and Kuppholmen, which were used as pastures, also belonged to the farm. There was also another hen house for the 600 chickens on round bars. Midtholmen was connected to the power grid. However, there was no telephone or ferry connection. The family was troubled by the difficult accessibility and loneliness.
A stone in the shape of a shark's fin was erected on the highest point of the island, but it no longer exists. A stone sculpture depicting an old couple was placed in the area of the farm. It is still there, somewhat damaged.
Martin Midtholm died in 1953. The family lived here until 1957 and then used the island as a holiday home. In 1985 the municipality of Stavanger became the owner of the islands. The buildings then fell into disrepair and fell victim to vandalism . In the fall of 1997, the sea scouts leased the property and began renovating it. In 2001 a new annex was built, the design of which was adapted to the previously existing but demolished annex. The farm's chicken coop was renovated in 2006.
literature
- Midtholmens historie , no year, around 2010, (Norwegian)