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21-493: Forsand municipality surrounded the famous Lysefjorden and it was located on the east side of the Høgsfjorden . In 1999, evidence of a population here dating back to around 7500 BC was located. Prior to its dissolution in 2020, it was one of the largest municipalities within the county of Rogaland in terms of area, and one of the smallest in terms of population. The 780-square-kilometre (300 sq mi) municipality

42-414: A tincture of argent which means it is commonly colored white, but if it is made out of metal, then silver is used. The green color in the field symbolizes the importance of the local forests and wildlife. The heron was chosen since it is a common bird that lives in the area, from the fjords all the way up into the mountains. The arms were designed by John Digernes. The municipal flag has the same design as

63-476: A series of 27 hairpin bends including a long hairpin tunnel inside the mountain is the only road access to Lysebotn from the outside world. Lysefjorden is an extremely popular tourist attraction and day trip from the nearby city of Stavanger , from where cruise ships travel the full distance of the fjord. As well as the extraordinary scenery of the fjord itself, two points along its length are popular side trips. The towering cliff of Preikestolen , located above

84-511: Is a fjord located in the Ryfylke area in Rogaland county in southwestern Norway . The 42-kilometre (26 mi) long fjord lies in the municipalities of Strand and Sandnes , about 25 kilometres (16 mi) east of the city of Stavanger . The name means light fjord , and is said to be derived from the lightly coloured granite rocks along its sides. It is particularly well known for

105-512: The Lysebotn Hydroelectric Power Station . While it existed, this municipality was responsible for primary education (through 10th grade), outpatient health services , senior citizen services, unemployment , social services , zoning , economic development , and municipal roads . During its existence, this municipality was governed by a municipal council of directly elected representatives. The mayor

126-493: The Lysefjord Bridge crossing the fjord near the western end. The famous Kjeragbolten boulder and Kjeragfossen waterfall were located along the inner part of the fjord. The village of Lysebotn is located at the eastern end of the fjord. The lake Nilsebuvatnet is located high up in the mountains, north of Lysebotn at the border of Strand and Forsand municipalities. It is regulated for hydroelectric power use at

147-407: The parish ) is named after the old Forsand farm ( Old Norse : Forsandr ) since the first Forsand Church was built there. The first element is for which means "sticking out" or "protruding". The last element is sand which means " sand " or "sandy beach ". Historically, the name of the municipality was spelled Fossan . On 3 November 1917, a royal resolution changed the spelling of

168-499: The coat of arms. The Church of Norway had one parish ( sokn ) within the municipality of Forsand. It was part of the Ryfylke prosti ( deanery ) in the Diocese of Stavanger . Forsand was a large municipality that is very mountainous with a long, narrow fjord running through the middle from east to west. The Lysefjorden was surrounded by very steep 1,000-metre (3,300 ft) tall cliffs such as Kjerag and Preikestolen , with

189-617: The far eastern end of the fjord, is largely populated by workers at the nearby hydroelectric plants at Lyse and Tjodan, both built inside the mountains. At the Lyse plant, the water falls 620 metres (2,030 ft) to the turbines, producing up to 210,000 kilowatts (280,000  hp ) of electricity . At Tjodan, the water falls 896 metres (2,940 ft) to yield an output of 110,000 kilowatts (150,000 hp). The two power plants provide electricity for more than 100,000 people. A spectacular road which rises almost 900 metres (3,000 ft) through

210-453: The fjord with a vertical drop of 604 metres (1,982 ft), can be seen from the fjord, but is more impressive from above. At the end of the fjord lies the 1,110-metre (3,640 ft) tall Kjerag mountain, a popular hiking destination with even more spectacular drops. The Kjeragbolten is a famous boulder located at the Kjerag mountain. BASE jumping is legally allowed along the cliffs of

231-523: The fjord. French writer Victor Hugo wrote the novel, Toilers of the Sea , in which he admires the scenery of the fjord after a visit here in 1866. Nowhere do these terrific forces appear more formidably conjoined than in the surprising strait known as the Lyse-Fiord. The Lyse-Fiord is the most terrible of all the gut rocks of the ocean. Their terrors are there complete. It is in the northern sea, near

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252-444: The fjord. There is a small farming area on the north shore of the fjord, about halfway between the two ends. That farm area is accessible by road from the village of Årdal over the mountains to the north. There are a few other very small, scattered settlements along the fjord, but those are only accessible by boat along the fjord. There are no roads along the fjord since the sides of the fjord are too steep for roads. Lysebotn , at

273-403: The huge Preikestolen cliff overlooking the fjord, which is a major tourist destination for the region. The fairly isolated village of Lysebotn lies at the eastern end of the fjord and the villages of Forsand and Oanes both lie at the western end of the fjord near the Lysefjord Bridge , the only crossing of the fjord. The fjord was carved by the action of glaciers in the ice ages and

294-406: The inhospitable Gulf of Stavanger, and in the 59th degree of latitude. The water is black and heavy, and subject to intermitting storms. In this sea, and in the midst of this solitude, rises a great sombre street--a street for no human footsteps. None ever pass through there; no ship ever ventures in. It is a corridor ten leagues in length, between two rocky walls of three thousand feet in height. Such

315-407: The name of the municipality to Forsand . The coat of arms was granted on 11 March 1988 and it was in use until 1 January 2020 when the municipality was dissolved. The official blazon is " Vert , a heron vigilant argent " ( Norwegian : På grøn grunn ein sølv hegre ). This means the arms have a green field (background) and the charge is a heron standing on one leg. The charge has

336-594: The neighboring municipality of Gjesdal . The reason for this border change was because this area had no road connection with the rest of Forsand, but it was connected by road to Gjesdal. On 1 January 2020, Forsand municipality was dissolved. The area on the northwestern shore of the Lysefjorden around the Preikestolen became a part of the neighboring Strand Municipality and the rest of Forsand became part of Sandnes Municipality . The municipality (originally

357-559: The water. Not only is the fjord long and narrow, it is in places as deep as the mountains are high. Starting at a depth of only 13 metres (43 ft) deep where it meets the sea near Forsand village, the Lysefjord then heads inland and drops to a depth of over 400 metres (1,300 ft) below the Preikestolen . Because of the inhospitable, mountainous terrain, the fjord is only lightly populated and only has two villages on its length - Forsand and Lysebotn , located at opposite ends of

378-604: Was indirectly elected by a vote of the municipal council. The municipality was under the jurisdiction of the Ryfylke District Court and the Gulating Court of Appeal . The municipal council ( Kommunestyre ) of Forsand was made up of 17 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The party breakdown for the councils was as follows: The mayors ( Norwegian : ordfører ) of Forsand: Lysefjorden Lysefjord or Lysefjorden

399-598: Was divided into two: Fossan (located east of the Høgsfjorden and south of the Frafjorden ) and Høle (located west of the Høgsfjorden). Initially, Fossan had 2,081 residents. During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to the work of the Schei Committee . On 1 January 1965, the municipality was split, with everything located south and east of the Frafjorden being transferred to

420-624: Was flooded by the sea when the later glaciers retreated. The geology of Lysefjorden was thoroughly investigated and described by Professor Bjørn G. Andersen in his Master's thesis (1954) "Om isens tilbaketrekking i området mellom Lysefjorden og Jøsenfjorden i Ryfylke " (On the glacial retreat in the area between the Lysefjord and the Jøsenfjord in Ryfylke) . End to end, it measures 42 kilometres (26 mi) with rocky walls falling nearly vertically over 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) into

441-486: Was the 141st largest by area out of the 422 municipalities in Norway. Forsand was the 376th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 1,245. The municipality's population density was 1.8 inhabitants per square kilometre (4.7/sq mi) and its population has increased by 12.9% over the last decade. The municipality of Fossan was established on 1 January 1871 when the very large municipality of Høgsfjord

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