Fjærland

History

Fjærland was originally part of Leikanger Municipality, but in 1849 it was transferred to the newly created Balestrand Municipality. Historically, the only transportation to Fjærland had been by ferry along the Fjærlandsfjorden.

In 1986, the Fjærland Tunnel was opened, by Walter Mondale, connecting Fjærland to the village of Skei in neighboring Jølster Municipality to the northwest.

In 1994, the Frudal Tunnel was opened to the southeast which connected Fjærland to the village of Sogndalsfjøra in neighboring Sogndal Municipality. These tunnels are now the best access from the large district of Norway's west coast toward the capital, Oslo.

The completion of the Frudal Tunnel was the main reason why the Fjærland area left Balestrand municipality and merged into Sogndal Municipality on 1 January 2000.

Attractions

The glacier arms Bøyabreen and Supphellebreen (a part of the Jostedalsbreen glacier) and the Norwegian Glacier Museum are located nearby.

Fjærland is also the Norwegian book town, with book shops situated in old cow sheds and pigpens; there are also book shops on the ferry quay and in the Hotel Mundal.

The Hotel Mundal is an old wooden building in 19th-century style still in business as a hotel. The hotel was owned by the Orheim family for over a hundred years, until August 2008, when it was sold.

Fjærland Church is located in the village, serving the whole Fjærland area.

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Climate

| Jan record high C = 14.8 | Feb record high C = 12.0 | Mar record high C = 14.1 | Apr record high C = 21.6 | May record high C = 28.7 | Jun record high C = 30.8 | Jul record high C = 33.9 | Aug record high C = 32.8 | Sep record high C = 24.2 | Oct record high C = 21.5 | Nov record high C = 15.7 | Dec record high C = 13.5 | year record high C = | Jan avg record high C = 7.7 | Feb avg record high C = 7.7 | Mar avg record high C = 10.3 | Apr avg record high C = 16.7 | May avg record high C = 23.2 | Jun avg record high C = 26.4 | Jul avg record high C = 28.6 | Aug avg record high C = 26.0 | Sep avg record high C = 21.3 | Oct avg record high C = 15.6 | Nov avg record high C = 11.9 | Dec avg record high C = 9.1 | year avg record high C = 29.2 | Jan avg record low C = -15.5 | Feb avg record low C = -16.3 | Mar avg record low C = -12.9 | Apr avg record low C = -6.3 | May avg record low C = -2.0 | Jun avg record low C = 2.4 | Jul avg record low C = 4.7 | Aug avg record low C = 3.6 | Sep avg record low C = 0.4 | Oct avg record low C = -5.3 | Nov avg record low C = -8.6 | Dec avg record low C = -13.3 | year avg record low C = -18.6 | Jan record low C = -27.0 | Feb record low C = -23.0 | Mar record low C = -22.5 | Apr record low C = -16.6 | May record low C = -5.7 | Jun record low C = -0.9 | Jul record low C = 0.7 | Aug record low C = 0.3 | Sep record low C = -3.0 | Oct record low C = -15.5 | Nov record low C = -18.5 | Dec record low C = -22.5 | year record low C = | year snow depth cm = 58

Notable people

The paternal grandparents of Walter Mondale, Vice President of the United States from 1977 to 1981 and the Democratic Party's nominee for President in 1984, were born in Mundal in Fjærland. It is common in Norway that surnames come from the name of the original home place.

References

References

1. "Fjærland, Sogndal". [[yr.no]].
2. "Informasjon om stadnamn". [[Norwegian Mapping Authority.
3. {{Cite SNL. Fjærland. Fjærland. 2025-11-10. Askheim. Svein. 2024-11-26
4. "Norsk Klimaservicesenter - Observations". [[Norwegian Meteorological Institute]].