Skjolden
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| Country | Norway | ||||
| Province (fylke) | Vestland | ||||
| Municipality (commune) : | Chandelier | ||||
| Coordinates : | 61 ° 29 ′ N , 7 ° 36 ′ E | ||||
| Residents : | 250 (2010) | ||||
Skjolden is a Tettsted and is located in the Norwegian municipality Luster in the province of Vestland .
Skjolden has about 200 inhabitants and is located on the banks of the Lusterfjord at the end of the Sognefjord not far from the Nigardsbreen , a subsidiary glacier of the Jostedalsbreen . Skjolden is located on Sognefjellsveien on state road 55 to Lom . Places in the near are Luster , Gaupne and Sogndal .
Known residents
The philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein lived in Skjolden from 1913 for several periods of life. His longest continuous stay was 13 months and important parts of his work were done here. He had a wooden house designed by himself reached here on a steep, secluded cliff above the lake Eidsvatnet in 1913; by the locals it was called "Østerrike" (Austria). It was dismantled in 1958 and rebuilt directly in Skjolden. A local Wittgenstein Foundation collected donations and acquired the original house in 2014, which was dismantled again and rebuilt at the original location from 2018; the inauguration took place there with international participation on June 20, 2019.
The place Skjolden
The place Skjolden
The Vassbakken waterfall near Skjolden
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Wilhelm M. Donko: To think about in quiet seriousness. OÖ Nachrichten, July 27, 2019, accessed on July 31, 2020 .
- ^ Wittgenstein's exile in Skjolden. February 20, 2010, accessed August 16, 2018 .
- ↑ Norwegian search for traces of Ludwig Wittgenstein. June 2, 2017. Retrieved August 16, 2018 .