Lakes of Rogaland - Stokkavatnet, Froylandsvatnet, Nodlandsvatnet, Lundevatn, Blasjo, Suldalsvatnet, Storvatnet, Holmavatnet, Aksdalsvatnet (Paperback)

Chapters: Stokkavatnet, Froylandsvatnet, Nodlandsvatnet, Lundevatn, Blasjo, Suldalsvatnet, Storvatnet, Holmavatnet, Aksdalsvatnet, Stakkastadvatnet, Grosfjellvatnet, Tysdalsvatnet, Holmevatnet, Ovre Tysdalsvatnet, Nilsebuvatnet, Teksevatnet, Hofreistae, Eiavatnet, Vostervatnet, Edlandsvatnet, Orsdalsvatnet, Hovsvatnet, Austrumdalsvatnet, Byrkjelandsvatnet, Oltedalsvatnet, Vatsvatnet, Flassavatnet, Vigdarvatnet, Orrevatnet, Limavatnet. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 70. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Stokkavatnet is a former lake that was located at Forus in Stavanger, Norway, between the two fjords Hafrsfjord and Gandsfjord. The lake was among the largest at the Northern Jaeren district, with an area of about 4 km . It was surrounded by considerable areas of marsh land, and was known for a rich birdlife. The lake drained to Gandsfjord, and the outlet supplied six mills located near the fjord. Plans for draining the area initiated in the 1860s, but the plan was not approved until 1905. The drainage started in 1906. Including the surrounding areas, about 4.5 km of new land was cultivated. The land redistribution involved eighty individual farms (eight main farms): Skadberg and Royneberg (in former Haland, now Sola municipality), Forus, Gausel, Godeset and Jatta (former Hetland, now Stavanger municipality), and Stokka and Lura (former Hoyland, now Sandnes municipality). During occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany from 1940 the Stavanger Airport, Forus was constructed at the location of the former lake. The construction work was directed by the German occupants, with the help of well paid entrepreneurs and volunteers moving in from other parts of the country. The population of Stavanger increased by an estimate of 35%. This both stimulated the economy, and led to friction between ...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=251057