- Herdla
Herdla, is an island, and former municipality, in
Hordaland county, Norway.Herdla was separated from Manger as a municipality of its own in 1870. It was divided in three parts which were merged with
Askøy ,Meland andØygarden January 1, 1964.Herdla is situated north of the Island of Askøy.
Askøy is adjacent to the city of Bergen.The island is a popular target for tourists. The nature reserve at the Island has many birds. Some 220 species of birds are registered. The nature reserve is also a nice place to walk and bathe. There are good fishing possibilities in the area.
Air base and coastal fortifications
During the
Second World War , all of Herdla was in effect a military base for the GermanLuftwaffe . The flat area "Herdlevalen" was considered a good place for an airport. The air base at Herdla was important to defend the west coast of Norway against Allied attacks. Many fortifications were built to hinder possibly invading forces.All civilians had to leave the island. In 1945 they came back to an island full of military installations.Herdla was seriously considered as the site for Bergen's main airport. After the war the air traffic control for the Bergen area was placed at Herdla. However, in
1955 , the airport was finally built at Flesland instead, since that would not require boat to reach it.After the war some of the military installations were assimilated into the
Royal Norwegian Coastal Artillery , who also built a series of new installations on the island. In recent years thefortress has been used for training newrecruits for thecoastal artillery , but the fortress was permanently closed in2000 as a part of a major restructuring of the Norwegian armed forces, when the Royal Norwegian Coastal Artillery was decommissioned.ee also
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Black Friday (1945) External www sites
* [http://museumsnett.no/herdlamuseum/english.html Herdla museum]
* [http://www.herdlagolf.no/ Herdla golf club]
* [http://www.gjestehuset.no Herdla Guest House]
* [http://www.herdla.no/english/ Herdla holiday and leisure centre]
* [http://www.luftwaffe.no/SIG/Fliegerhorst/Herdla.html German Luftwaffe at Herdla]
* [http://www.bergen-windsurf.org/joomla/ Bergen Windsurf at Herdla]
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