Jordal Farm

Additional photos of the Jordal farm.    These photos were taken from the eastern shore of the Sandvevatnet in Hordaland county, Norway.

Jordal farm from across the Sandvevatnet

The photo above is a view looking west across the Sandvevatnet.    The Jordal farm is located between the two mountain ranges.

Jordal farm - a close up view from across the Sandvevatnet

The photo above provides a better shot of the Jordal farm.   This photo was taken from the same viewpoint as the previous photo.

Another view of the Jordal farm

Above, the photo shows the location of the Jordal farm situated between the two mountains.

Jordal farm glacier

The photo above provides a view of a the glacier that sits atop the Jordal farmland.    This is how large the glacier is this past July.

Jordal Farm

Here are a few photos of the Jordal farm south of Odda on the western shore of the Sandvevatnet in Hordaland county, Norway.

Looking east

View looking at the Jordal farmlands.    Looking east toward the Sandvevatnet just south of the Jordal farm.

Looking south

View looking south at the Jordal farmlands and a few of the buildings.

Looking southeasterly

View looking from the south of the Jordal farm.    Looking southeasterly toward the Sandvevatnet.

Jordal Farm

Here is a photo of a sign at the Jordal farm as it looks in 2016.

Jordal Farm

The Jordal farm is south of Odda on the western shore of the Sandvevatnet.

Jordal (or Jordahl) farm

The family of Sigri (Gunnerdatter) and Lars Oleson (or Olson) came from the Jordahl farm (number 165), in the parish of Kingsverig for the Church of Norway, in the municipality of Odde (or Odda), in the district of Hardanger, located in the county of Hordaland within the country of Norway.

The Jordal farm is located about 3 hours east of Bergen on the western shore of lake Sandvevatnet.

The spelling for the parish of Kingsverig was eventually changed to Kinsavarik.  It was originally formed in 1838.   Kinsavarik and Odda became their own municipalities when they split from Ullensvang on 1, July, 1913.  In 1964 most of Kinsavarik was merged with Ullensvang.

Hardanger is one of 4 districts in the county of Hordaland.     Today, the district of Hardanger encompasses the municipalities of Eidfjord, Granvin, Kvam, Jondal, Odda, Ullensvang and Ulvik.

Hordaland is just one of nineteen counties in the country of Norway.

In 1814, Sweden took control of Norway from Denmark.   By 1905, Norway had became an independent nation.

Here is a map showing the location of the Jordal farm.

And the satellite image of the location of the Jordal farm.

Here is a close up of the Jordal farm on a map.

Here is a close up satellite image of the Jordal farm.