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19-402: Historically, most of the valley was part of the old municipality of Jostedal from 1838 until its dissolution in 1963 when it was merged into Luster Municipality . The Old Norse form of the name was probably Jǫstrudalr . The first element is then the genitive of Jastra (the old name of the river Jostedøla ) and the last element is dalr which means " valley " or "dale". The river name

38-522: A plateau glacier which is the European mainland's largest with an area of 480 square kilometres (190 sq mi). Jostedalsbreen National Park and Breheimen National Park are located on either side of the Jostedalen valley . During its existence, this municipality was governed by a municipal council of directly elected representatives. The mayor was indirectly elected by a vote of

57-565: A neighbour. Traditionally, the new operators of the farm assume the farm name as their new surname, and are often burdened with caring for the previous owners as part of the sale or transfer of title. Most of the farms near the village of Jostedal have been in operation for centuries: Jostedal Jostedal is a former municipality in the old Sogn og Fjordane county in Norway . The 533-square-kilometre (206 sq mi) municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1963. It

76-428: A plateau glacier which is the European mainland's largest with an area of 480 square kilometres (190 sq mi). Jostedalsbreen National Park and Breheimen National Park are located on either side of the Jostedalen valley. Historically, and still occurring in present times, when owners of farms are no longer young enough to operate the farm, the title is either passed down to a younger family member or sold to

95-469: Is dalr which means " valley " or "dale". Historically, the name of the municipality was spelled Jostedalen . On 3 November 1917, a royal resolution changed the spelling of the name of the municipality to Jostedal , removing the definite form ending -en . The former municipality consisted of Jostedalen valley which empties into the Gaupnefjord at the village of Gaupne . The Gaupnefjord

114-606: Is an arm of the Lustrafjorden , which is an arm of the famous Sognefjord , the second largest fjord in the world. There are three major glacial lakes in the area: Tunsbergdalsvatn, Nigardsbrevatn, and Styggevatn ( vatn is Norwegian for lake). Other lakes in Jostdedal include Austdalsvatnet and Styggevatnet . The river Jostedøla runs through the valley up to its headwaters at the Jostedalsbreen glacier ,

133-577: Is located in the village of Jostedal . It is the church for the Jostedal parish which is part of the Sogn prosti ( deanery ) in the Diocese of Bjørgvin . The white, wooden church was built in a long church design around 1660 by builder Hans Ottesen Ravn using plans drawn up by an unknown architect . The church seats about 120 people. The earliest existing historical records of the church date back to

152-415: Is probably derived from jǫstr which means " yeast ". The water in the river comes from glaciers, and in summer time the river gets "frothy" or "foamy" due to all of the melting ice and the many waterfalls. The route through Jostedal, Norwegian highway 604, brings one directly to the foot of Nigardsbreen , a tongue of Jostedalsbreen glacier and the museum Breheimsenteret . There is also a bus connection to

171-411: The Lustrafjorden , which is an arm of the famous Sognefjord , the second largest fjord in the world. There are three major glacial lakes in the area: Tunsbergdalsvatn, Nigardsbrevatn, and Styggevatn ( vatn is Norwegian for lake). Other lakes in Jostdedal include Austdalsvatnet and Styggevatnet . The river Jostedøla runs through the valley up to its headwaters at the Jostedalsbreen glacier ,

190-526: The glacier in summer. The road through Jostedalen offers some of the most magnificent views of the Norwegian fjord landscape with towering mountains and spectacular waterfalls . At the end of the road is the breath-taking sight of the blue ice at the mouth of the Nigardsbreen glacial tongue. The Jostedalen valley empties into the Gaupnefjord at the village of Gaupne . The Gaupnefjord is an arm of

209-619: The municipal council. The mayors of Jostedal: The municipal council (Heradsstyre) of Jostedal was made up of 13 representatives that were elected to four year terms. The party breakdown of the final municipal council was as follows: Jostedal Church Jostedal Church ( Norwegian : Jostedal kyrkje ) is a parish church of the Church of Norway in Luster Municipality in Vestland county, Norway . It

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228-404: The new building. The new building was 12 metres (39 ft) long and 11 metres (36 ft) tall and it was built by Hans Ottesen Ravn who was the son of the priest. In 1680, there was a snow avalanche that hit the building and the tower was damaged. During the 1700s, the church was successively expanded and rebuilt. The area that once was the choir was incorporated into the nave and a new choir

247-528: The work of the Schei Committee . On 1 January 1963, Jostedal municipality (population: 796) was merged with the neighboring municipalities of Luster (population: 2,674) and Hafslo (population: 2,384) which created a newer, larger Luster Municipality . The municipality (originally the parish ) is named after the Jostedalen valley ( Old Norse : Jǫstrudalr ) since the first Jostedal Church

266-512: The year 1322, but the church was not new that year. The first church was a wooden stave church that was likely built in the 13th century. The whole Jostedalen area became virtually uninhabited after the Black Death in Norway , so the wooden church must have sat vacant for some time. Tradition states that the church was unused from the mid-1300s until the mid-1500s and throughout that time it

285-459: Was Norway's first national elections. Each church parish was a constituency that elected people called "electors" who later met together in each county to elect the representatives for the assembly that was to meet in Eidsvoll later that year. In 1907–1910, the church was extensively renovated by architect Johannes Kløften. During this renovation, the church porch was rebuilt and the choir

304-478: Was added to the east of the existing building. On the west end of the church, a new church porch was built at that time as well. In 1814, this church served as an election church ( Norwegian : valgkirke ). Together with more than 300 other parish churches across Norway, it was a polling station for elections to the 1814 Norwegian Constituent Assembly which wrote the Constitution of Norway . This

323-405: Was built there. The first element is Jastra which is the old name for the river Jostedøla . The name comes from the genitive case of the word jǫstr which means " yeast ". This name is likely due to the fact that the water in the river comes from glaciers and during the summer time the river gets "frothy" or "foamy" due to all of the melting ice and the many waterfalls. The last element

342-502: Was located in the Jostedalen valley in the northern part of the present-day municipality of Luster , in Vestland county, north of the village of Gaupne . The administrative centre was also located near the Jostedal Church in the central part of the valley. Jostedal was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). During the 1960s, there were many municipal mergers across Norway due to

361-404: Was not maintained. Eventually more people moved back to the valley and in 1533, the old church was torn down and replaced with a new stave church. That stave church fell into disrepair rather quickly and it was torn down in 1660. After the old church was demolished, a small, timber-framed long church was built on the same site. Some of the materials from the previous building were reused in

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