Søfting
The related settlements of Søfting, Skaland and Veset form a larger village in Wefsen , Nordland , Norway . The village is located about five kilometers north of the city of Mosjøen , in a bay and in the immediate vicinity of the Vefsnfjord . The river Fusta flows between Skaland and Veset .
To the south the provincial road No. 78 and the railway line Nordlandsbahn touch the place.
Søfting and Skaland are among the oldest farms in Wefsen and have been documented by written sources since the 14th century. Several antiquities have been found in the village, including from the time of the Great Migration and the Stone Age .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Jørgensen, Jon Gunnar: Aslak Bolts jordebok. Page 145B. Issued in 1997.
- ↑ http://www.kulturminnesok.no/Lokaliteter/Nordland/Vefsn/Skaland ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ http://www.kulturminnesok.no/Lokaliteter/Nordland/Vefsn/SOEFTING2 ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Svare, Reidar: Frå gamal tid: Tru og tradisjon Paginae 139 f of special volume III by Vefsn bygdebok . Issued in 1973.
- ↑ Skaland, Lars: Bygda Skaland Søfting Veset Paginae 6 f. Issued in 1994.
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