The Gjermundnes Farm (Norwegian: Gjermundnes gård) is a Norwegian farm at Gjermundnes in the municipality of Vestnes in Møre og Romsdal county.

The farm dates back to the Middle Ages[1][2] and is a former large farm (storgård, in contrast to a småbruk 'small farm' or husmannsplass 'leased farm').[3] The farm was purchased by the former Romsdal County (Romsdalen amt) in 1898 and divided, and half of it became an agricultural school.[1][2] The old farmhouse at the agricultural school is now the Møre og Romsdal Agricultural Museum, which was established in 1979.[1][2]

Excavations have revealed Iron Age graves at the site, which have yielded various artifacts. the earliest finds at the site date to the Neolithic.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Landbruksmuseet for Møre og Romsdal, Gjermundnes". Retrieved January 19, 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Gjermundnes" (PDF). Møre og Romsdal fylkeskommune. Vestnes kommune. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
  3. ↑ Wisnnes, Jens (2007). From Singsaas to America (PDF). Trondheim: Norwegian University of Science and Technology. p. 7. Retrieved January 19, 2018.

Further reading

  • Bryhni, Inge. 1989. Norsk geologi sett fra Gjermundnes. Gjermundnesboka, pp. 15–31. Vestnes: Landbruksmuseet på Gjermundnes.

62°37′26″N 07°09′59″E / 62.62389°N 7.16639°E / 62.62389; 7.16639


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