Gjermundnes Farm

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. "Landbruksmuseet for Møre og Romsdal, Gjermundnes". Retrieved January 19, 2018.
  2. "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.


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