Accommodation, Businesses and more pictures from Stryn
Stryn municipality has a population of about 6.770 with by far the heaviest concentration in Stryn centre itself and covers a area of 1.388,8 km2. Farming, forestry, fruit growing, animal breeding for furs, small manufacturing industries, tourism and the service trades provide the main occupations. A wide river enters the town from the east after meandering through the fertile lower valley, Stryn Valley, from the charming Stryn Lake. At the shore of the lake the Jostedalsbreen National Park Centre is situated. At the east end of the lake the road enters the narrower Hjelledalen and shortly zigzags up some three hundred metres to the entrance of the first of the three tunnels of the mountain highway leading to Geiranger and Grotli.
On the old, well-travelled tourist route between Sunnmøre and the upper reaches of the Nordfjord lies Stryn. Nordfjord consists of the municipalities of Stryn, Hornindal, Gloppen, Eid, Bremanger, Vågsøy and Selje.
The Jostedalsbreen glacier gives the rivers and lakes a special green hue that is found only near the glacier. Here, there is plenty of refreshing water and fresh air for everyone. The noumerous attractions of Nordfjord lie waiting for you. You can take part in some of our many activities or just wander in the sun along white sandy beaches, breathing in the fresh air. Or maybe you would like to explore our cultural history? Regardless of where you are, whether on the glacier or mountains, by the fjord or sea, you will find the small idyllic places that you’ve always been looking for. Such places that you can only see afterwards by closing your eyes.
STRYN
Stryn, a busy and developing small town at the tip of the most northernly of the three short branches at the inner end of Nordfjord, is the local government and shopping centre for a large community and the junction of roads which connect inner Nordfjord with the rest of Norway. Nordfjord consists of the municipalities of Stryn, Hornindal, Gloppen, Eid, Bremanger, Vågsøy and Selje. A journey along the Nordfjord offers an exceptional variety of scenery ranging from blue glacier arms and towering mountains to fertile valleys and deep lakes, and taking you right out to the coast and the relentless breakers of the Stadhavet sea.
JOSTEDAL GLACIER NATIONAL PARK
The National Park has a area of approximately 1.230 sq.kms. A breathtakingly beautiful flora and fauna area situated between fjord and glacier. You will discover here; the Golden Eagle (Aquila Chrysaetos). Roughlegged Buzzard (Bueto Lagopus) and White-Backed Woodpecker (Dendrocopus Leucotos). Also in this area; a large herd of Red Deer (Cervus Elaphus) and numbers of Wolverines (Gulo Gulo) and Lynxes (Lynx Lynx).
The Centre, beautifully situated on the shore of the Strynsvatnet lake, Oppstryn, offers a wide range of activities, including films shows, exhititions on natural and cultural history, and a botanical garden. Boats, kayaks and fishing equipment for hire. The centre also provides a good starting point for the nature and culture trails. If you wish to learn more about the natural features of this impressive area, Jostedalsbreen National Park is well worth a visit. It is forbidden to damage plants or disturb the animals in the National Park.
BRIKSDAL GLACIER
Visitors from all over the world come to see the beautiful Briksdalsbreen glacier outlet, so beautifully situated amid waterfalls and high peaks. From the mountain inn, you can either walk or take a horse and carriage up to the glacier. Come along on a glacier trip on Briksdal glacier. With proper equipment and expert glacier guides, you will be part of an absolutely safe but incredibly exciting trip over the thousands of years old ice masses.
Briksdal glacier is a part of the Jostedal glacier icefield, which is the largest glacier on the European mainland. The highest point of the glacier lies at 1950 m.a.s. and in some places measures 400 metres in depth. The glacier is a fantastic work of Nature but dangerous. Never go up on to the glacier without a glacier guide and the correct equipment.
Ponytraps are the only authorised form of transport allowed between Briksdalsbre Fjellstove and the glacier.
The trip through Oldedalen valley to Briksdal glacier is an amazing symphony of scenic splendour. From wild flowers to awe-inspiring mountains that are reflected in crystal clear lake waters, to great waterfalls that cascade from vertical mountainsides.
LODALEN - KJENNDALEN
The impressive scenery and the valley\'s dramtic history make a visit to Lodalen a special experience not to be missed. On two occasions, enormous rockslides from Ramnefjellet hit the lake below. The resulting flood wave wiped out the settlements of Nesdal and Bødal, killing 135 people. The years 1905 and 1936 will forever remind the people of Inner Nordfjord of the Lodalen disasters.
OLDEN and OLDEN VALLEY
The southernmost of the three short branches at the inner end of Nordfjord terminates at Olden from which a lovely valley, Oldedalen, strikes due south for some 20 kilometres between slopes rising sharply to more than 1700 metres to the edge of the Jostedals glacier. The turbulent river which feeds the Olden and Floen Lakes and forms magnificent falls two kilometres from the village, comes from the glacier tongues of the Jostedals glacier, lining the head of the valley around the pointed Middagsnibba (1440 metres).
Olden has two churches. The one in the village was built in 1759 on the site of a stave church dating from around 1300. Its pew doors and jambs are made from timbers of the stave church. The "new" church, a short distance along the valley, was built in 1934 so that the old church could be preserved.
INNVIK and UTVIK
On the southern shore of Nordfjord, between Hildaneset and Utvikfjellet, lie the lovely villages of Innvik and Utvik, in the area known as Vikane. The main road (Rv 60) skirts the fjord past Innvik and ascends from Utvik to Utvikfjellet. At Hildaneset, beside tbe main road, there is a sculpture of Mr. Singer. Mr Singer financed the building of the road.
ANDERS SVOR MUSEUM
Museum dedicated to the art of the well-known local sculptor, Anders Svor (1864-1929), with most of his original work displayed, 450 pieces in all. His art celebrates simplicity, clarity and genuineness. Also guest exhibitions.
THE FJORD HORSE
National centre for breeding and use of the Fjord horse. Open all summer or by appointment. Mountain trekking on horseback. Riding camp. Riding lessons for children. Accomodation available in cabins. The Døla stallion "Rimfakse" was bought in to Nordfjord at the end of the 19th century. The intention was to use him for breeding purposes to make the Fjord horse a bigger and sturdier working horse, but after some time weaknesses became apparent in Rimfakse\'s descendants. Their colouring was unattractive and they became bad-tempered. At a meeting in Innvik a decision was made to remove horses of Døla descent from breeding.
The Fjord stallion Njål, sold to Sunnmøre in Rimfakse\'s time, was bought back and along with his descendants devoted 100% to breeding. Njål from Oppstryn is therefore reckoned to be the common ancestor of all today\'s Fjord horses both in Norway and abroad. You can get better acquainted with these beautiful beasts by visiting one of the riding schools in Nordfjord and letting the Fjord horse itself give you a guided tour of its beautiful realm.
VINGENFELTET
At the head of the narrow Vingenpollen fjord lies Vingen, one of North Europe\'s largest and most unique rock carving sites. It includes between 1000 and 1.500 figures, probably carved by hunters in the neolithic age, i.e. 4000 - 6000 years ago. Straight across the fjord lies Hornelen, Nord Europe\'s highest sea cliff (860 meters above sealevel).
NORDFJORD FOLKMUSEUM
District museum for Nordfjord with 40 buildings, most from the 18. and 19. centuries. Permanent display of cultural history, plus various other exhibitions. Main building open all year. Open air museum open 16.06 - 31.08. STRYN
Stryn, a busy and developing small town at the tip of the most northernly of the three short branches at the inner end of Nordfjord, is the local government and shopping centre for a large community and the junction of roads which connect inner Nordfjord with the rest of Norway. Nordfjord consists of the municipalities of Stryn, Hornindal, Gloppen, Eid, Bremanger, Vågsøy and Selje. A journey along the Nordfjord offers an exceptional variety of scenery ranging from blue glacier arms and towering mountains to fertile valleys and deep lakes, and taking you right out to the coast and the relentless breakers of the Stadhavet sea.
JOSTEDAL GLACIER NATIONAL PARK
The National Park has a area of approximately 1.230 sq.kms. A breathtakingly beautiful flora and fauna area situated between fjord and glacier. You will discover here; the Golden Eagle (Aquila Chrysaetos).
Roughlegged Buzzard (Bueto Lagopus) and White-Backed Woodpecker (Dendrocopus Leucotos). Also in this area; a large herd of Red Deer (Cervus Elaphus) and numbers of Wolverines (Gulo Gulo) and Lynxes (Lynx Lynx).
The Centre, beautifully situated on the shore of the Strynsvatnet lake, Oppstryn, offers a wide range of activities, including films shows, exhititions on natural and cultural history, and a botanical garden. Boats, kayaks and fishing equipment for hire. The centre also provides a good starting point for the nature and culture trails. If you wish to learn more about the natural features of this impressive area, Jostedalsbreen National Park is well worth a visit. It is forbidden to damage plants or disturb the animals in the National Park.
BRIKSDAL GLACIER
Visitors from all over the world come to see the beautiful Briksdalsbreen glacier outlet, so beautifully situated amid waterfalls and high peaks. From the mountain inn, you can either walk or take a horse and carriage up to the glacier. Come along on a glacier trip on Briksdal glacier. With proper equipment and expert glacier guides, you will be part of an absolutely safe but incredibly exciting trip over the thousands of years old ice masses.
Briksdal glacier is a part of the Jostedal glacier icefield, which is the largest glacier on the European mainland. The highest point of the glacier lies at 1950 m.a.s. and in some places measures 400 metres in depth. The glacier is a fantastic work of Nature but dangerous. Never go up on to the glacier without a glacier guide and the correct equipment.
Ponytraps are the only authorised form of transport allowed between Briksdalsbre Fjellstove and the glacier.
The trip through Oldedalen valley to Briksdal glacier is an amazing symphony of scenic splendour. From wild flowers to awe- inspiring mountains that are reflected in crystal clear lake waters, to great waterfalls that cascade from vertical mountainsides.
LODALEN - KJENNDALEN
The impressive scenery and the valley's dramtic history make a visit to Lodalen a special experience not to be missed. On two occasions, enormous rockslides from Ramnefjellet hit the lake below. The resulting flood wave wiped out the settlements of Nesdal and Bødal, killing 135 people. The years 1905 and
1936 will forever remind the people of Inner Nordfjord of the Lodalen disasters.
OLDEN and OLDEN VALLEY
The southernmost of the three short branches at the inner
end of Nordfjord terminates at Olden from which a lovely valley, Oldedalen, strikes due south for some 20 kilometres between slopes rising sharply to more than 1700 metres to the edge of the Jostedals glacier. The turbulent river which feeds the Olden and Floen Lakes and forms magnificent falls two kilometres from the village, comes from the glacier tongues of the Jostedals glacier, lining the head of the valley around the pointed Middagsnibba (1440 metres).
Olden has two churches. The one in the village was built in 1759 on the site of a stave church dating from around 1300. Its pew doors and jambs are made from timbers of the stave church. The "new" church, a short distance along the valley, was built in 1934 so that the old church could be preserved.
INNVIK and UTVIK
On the southern shore of Nordfjord, between Hildaneset and Utvikfjellet, lie the lovely villages of Innvik and Utvik, in the area known as Vikane. The main road (Rv 60) skirts the fjord past Innvik and ascends from Utvik to Utvikfjellet. At Hildaneset, beside tbe main road, there is a sculpture of Mr.
Singer. Mr Singer financed the building of the road.
ANDERS SVOR MUSEUM
Museum dedicated to the art of the well-known local sculptor, Anders Svor (1864-1929), with most of his original work displayed, 450 pieces in all. His art celebrates simplicity, clarity and genuineness. Also guest exhibitions.
THE FJORD HORSE
National centre for breeding and use of the Fjord horse. Open all summer or by appointment. Mountain trekking on horseback. Riding camp. Riding lessons for children. Accomodation available in cabins. The Døla stallion "Rimfakse" was bought in to Nordfjord at the end of the 19th century. The intention was to use him for breeding purposes to make the Fjord horse a bigger and sturdier working horse, but after some time weaknesses became apparent in Rimfakse's descendants. Their colouring was unattractive and they became bad-tempered. At a meeting in Innvik a decision was made to remove horses of Døla descent from breeding.
The Fjord stallion Njål, sold to Sunnmøre in Rimfakse's time, was bought back and along with his descendants devoted 100% to breeding. Njål from Oppstryn is therefore reckoned to be the common ancestor of all today's Fjord horses both in Norway and abroad. You can get better acquainted with these beautiful beasts by visiting one of the riding schools in Nordfjord and letting the Fjord horse itself give you a guided tour of its beautiful realm.
VINGENFELTET
At the head of the narrow Vingenpollen fjord lies
Vingen, one of North Europe's largest and most unique rock carving sites. It includes between 1000 and 1.500 figures, probably carved by hunters in the neolithic age, i.e. 4000 - 6000 years ago.
Straight across the fjord lies Hornelen, Nord Europe's highest sea cliff (860 meters above sealevel).
NORDFJORD FOLKMUSEUM
District museum for Nordfjord with 40 buildings, most from
the 18. and 19. centuries. Permanent display of cultural history, plus various other exhibitions. Main building open all year. Open air museum open 16.06 - 31.08.
SKIING
Try Norway's number one summer skiing facility, Stryn Sommarskisenter. Access is by the old Strynefjell road (RV 258) from Grotli or Videseter.
Excellent skiing conditions in summer, with lifts and tracks for all types of skiing, including cross country, alpine and Telemark, plus snowboard. Special skiing facility for children, "Fantaski". Ski rental, skiing shop and cafeteria.
FISHING
Eidselva river is a good salmon river.
There's also plenty of fish in the Eidsfjord. Nordfjord is a veritable Eldorado for angling in lakes and rivers.
If you are looking for good sea fishing, you cannot do any better than outer Nordfjord.
Here you can catch a huge cod or the salmon of your dreams, not to mention other delicacies such as wolf fish and monkfish! The fishing in this area is rich and varied, and it is possible to catch most of the different kinds of fish that live along the coast.
Sea- angling trips are available from Bremanger and Selje.
You can take a trip on a fishing boat with a local expert, take a boat out yourself or take your fishing rod out to a headland or some rocks.
The whole of the Nordfjord coast is rich in fish and there are plenty of opportunities for angling all year round.
There is great variation here between fjord fishing, fishing in among the islands and skerries and deep-sea fishing. You can catch most kinds of fish in this area. The currents and the nutritional content of the seawater make for unusually rich fishing. The most common species of fish are cod, haddock, saithe, pollack and mackerel. A certain amount of deepwater fish such as tusk and ling are also caught in the area. In Kalvåg in autumn and early winter you can go fishing for crabs, either using crab pots or by raking them directly off the rocks.
The municipalities issue a joint fishing permit for inland fishing that covers more than 500 lakes and rivers. Fishing permits are available for salmon and trout in ten or so river systems. Up the fjord arms and valleys you will find large, deep "fjord lakes"
offering good inland fishing. These often have good stocks of trout and char.
GOLF
Stryn Golfclub is a golf course with 6 holes and a variation of difficulties. The course lies at Sætre 3 km from the centre of Stryn.
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