Knivsflå

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title: "Knivsflå" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["historic-farms-in-norway", "farms-in-møre-og-romsdal", "stranda-municipality", "tourist-attractions-in-møre-og-romsdal", "former-populated-places-in-møre-og-romsdal"] description: "Historic mountain farm in Stranda Municipality, Norway" topic_path: "geography/norway" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knivsflå" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Historic mountain farm in Stranda Municipality, Norway ::

::data[format=table title="Infobox settlement"]

Field	Value
official_name	Knivsflå
settlement_type	Historic farm
image_skyline	Knivsflå (2007-06-17).jpg
image_caption	View of Knivsflå by the Seven Sisters waterfall, 240 m above the Geirangerfjord.
mapframe	yes
mapframe-zoom	13
mapframe-marker	village
pushpin_map	Møre og Romsdal#Norway
pushpin_label_position	top
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Norway
subdivision_type1	Region
subdivision_name1	Western Norway
subdivision_type2	County
subdivision_name2	Møre og Romsdal
subdivision_type3	District
subdivision_name3	Sunnmøre
subdivision_type4	Municipality
subdivision_name4	Stranda Municipality
timezone1	CET
utc_offset1	+01:00
timezone1_DST	CEST
utc_offset1_DST	+02:00
postal_code_type	Post Code
postal_code	6216 Geiranger
coordinates
elevation_m	239
elevation_footnotes
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Knivsflå is one of a handful of historic mountain farms on the steep mountainsides along the Geirangerfjorden. It is located in Stranda Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. Actually it was two farms sharing the location, and they have been inhabited since at least the 1600s. There is also a mountain pasture situated some 500 m above the fjord. It is reachable by a hardly visible footpath, starting from Knivsflå. The Knivsflå farm was abandoned in 1898 due to the danger of falling rocks. The farm is located to the north of the Seven Sisters waterfall, and directly across the fjord from the old Skageflå farm.

Knivsflå lies approximately 240 m above the fjord. One can reach Knivsflå from the nearby village of Geiranger with the help of the sight seeing boat (M/S Geirangerfjord) that will take one to a spot below the farm, the walk up then takes 30–60 minutes. Also, Coastal Odyssey, a sea kayaking company in Geiranger, runs guided kayaking trips to the farm with interpretation. Active Geiranger also does guided kayak trips to the farm as well as a water taxi that can take you to the trail.

Name

The first element is the genitive of which means "knife". The last element is which means "field on a mountain side". The farm is named after a sharp mountain ridge with the name Kniven (meaning "the knife").

References

References

1. "Knivsflå, Stranda". [[yr.no]].
2. "Informasjon om stadnamn". [[Norwegian Mapping Authority.
3. "Knivsflå". Storfjordens Venner.

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