Fjærland

Fjærland is a village in Sogndal municipality, along the Fjærlandfjord, in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. The Fjærlandfjord is a branch of Sognefjorden, the longest fjord in Norway.

Fjærland was originally part of Leikanger municipality, but in 1849 it was transferred to the newly created Balestrand municipality. Then on 1 January 2000, Fjærland was transferred to Sogndal municipality.

Nearby are the glacier arms "Bøyabreen"and "Supelabreen" (a part of the Jostedalsbreen glacier) and the Norsk Bremuseum.Fjaerland is also the Norwegian Book Town, with book shops situated in old cow sheds and pig stys, there are also book shops on the Ferry quay and in the Hotel Mundal

The Mundal Hotel is an old wooden building in 19th century style still in business as a hotel.Until August 2008 the Hotel had been owned by the Orheim family for over a Hundred years

Historically, the only transportation to Fjærland has been by ferry. In 1986 a highway tunnel was opened to the village of Skei to the northwest. In 1994 another highway tunnel was opened to the southeast. These tunnels now constitute the best road from a large district of Norway's west coast toward the capital, Oslo.

External links

* [http://www.fjaerland.org Information Fjærland]
* [http://www.yr.no/place/Norway/Sogn_og_Fjordane/Sogndal/Fj%C3%A6rland/ Weather forecast]