Veitastrond Explained

Official Name:Veitastrond
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Vestland#Norway
Pushpin Label Position:top
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the village
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Norway
Subdivision Name1:Western Norway
Subdivision Name2:Vestland
Subdivision Name3:Sogn
Subdivision Type4:Municipality
Subdivision Name4:Luster
Utc Offset1:+01:00
Utc Offset1 Dst:+02:00
Postal Code Type:Post Code
Postal Code:6878 Veitastrond
Elevation M:174
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Coordinates:61.4725°N 7.0439°W

Veitastrond is a small village in the western part of the municipality of Luster in Vestland county, Norway. It is located near the Jostedalsbreen glacier, and Jostedalsbreen National Park surrounds the village on three sides. Veitastrond is located at the northern end of an isolated valley. There is only one road access to Veitastrond, a 30km (20miles) long road heading northwest from the village of Hafslo, the nearest urban center. Veitastrond sits about from the village of Gaupne, the municipal center.

The village has 123 inhabitants who share a small shop, a school (9 pupils), and Veitastrond Chapel. The economy is primarily based on agriculture. The Storelvi river passes by the village before emptying into the long lake Veitastrondsvatnet.

Historically, Veitastrond was part of the municipality of Hafslo from 1838 until 1 January 1963 when Hafslo municipality merged into Luster municipality.[2]

The former Sogndal-player Kurt Heggestad hails from Veitastrond.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Veitastrond. yr.no. Norwegian. 2010-09-12.
  2. Web site: Dag. Jukvam. Statistisk sentralbyrå. Historisk oversikt over endringer i kommune- og fylkesinndelingen. 1999. Norwegian.
  3. News: Valde geitene framfor fotballen. Norwegian. Jørn-Arne. Tomasgard. Bergens Tidende. 17 November 2008. 6 January 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20081018192844/http://fotball.bt.no/forstediv/article120410.ece. 18 October 2008. dead. dmy-all.