Cluster farm explained

A cluster farm^{[1] [2] [3]} (no|klyngetun)^[4] is a traditional western Norwegian farm settlement with multiple individual farms and with the houses of the various farms located close together, more or less irregularly in relation to one another, and so that it is difficult to see any regular pattern.

Typical examples of cluster farms include Havrå on the island of Osterøy, Agatunet in the Hardanger district,^[5] Henjum in Hermansverk,^[6] Tyssedalen in Fjaler Municipality,^[7] Osmundnes in Gloppen Municipality,^[8] Sjønstå in Fauske Municipality,^[9] and remaining parts of Larsbakken in Fjaler Municipality.^[10]

Cluster farms originated through repeated division of farms. The division was to be made fairly and so every single field plot was therefore divided. The plots of land therefore became increasingly smaller, and each user received an increasingly complex property to deal with.

Further reading

• Book: Visted, Kristofer . Vår gamle bondekultur . Stigum . Hilmar . Cappelen . 1971 . 8202077095 . Oslo . no.
• Book: Vreim, Halvor . Halvor Vreim

. Trekk fra byggeskikkens geografi i Norge. Årsberetning 1936–37 . Foreningen til norske fortidsminnesmerkers bevaring . 1938 . Oslo . no . Halvor Vreim.

• Book: Roede, Lars . De kom fra alle kanter – Eidsvollsmennene og deres hus . Cappelen Damm . 2014 . 9788202445645 . Holme . Jørn . Jørn Holme . Oslo . 25–51 . no . Bygningsarven 1814.

Notes and References

1. Bugge, Gunnar, & Christian Norberg-Schulz. 1969. Stav og laft i Norge. Oslo: Byggekunst, p. 11.
2. Bye, Mette. 2010. Histories of Architectural Conservation, doctoral dissertation. Trondheim: Norwegian University of Science and Technology, p. 257.
3. http://www.roomofpossibilities.com/index.php/2015/11/05/norwegian-farm-life-and-architecture/ Fournier, Raphaël. Norwegian farm life and architecture.
4. http://ordbok.uib.no/perl/ordbok.cgi?OPP=klyngetun&ant_bokmaal=5&ant_nynorsk=5&nynorsk=+&ordbok=nynorsk&ava=ava&type=bare_oppslag Språkrådet. Nynorskordboka: klyngetun.
5. Helle, Knut. 2006. Vestlandets historie: Samfunn, volume 2. Bergen: Vigmostad & Bjørke, p. 67.
6. http://www.henjatunet.no/ Halsnes, Marit Henjum. Velkommen til Henjatunet.
7. https://www.fjaler.kommune.no/innbyggjar/bygge-og-bu/plan/kommuneplan/samfunnsdelen/ Kommuneplanen sin samfunnsdel 2014–2025. Fjaler: Fjaler kommune, p. 26.
8. http://www.sfj.no/ato/esa62/document/vedlegg-1-osmundnes-342-5-og-7-i-gloppen-kommune-vedtak-om-freding-med-heimel-i-lov-om-kuturminner-ss-15-og-19-jf-s-22.14041429d14041429.4bbab592d1.pdf Osmundes 34/ 2-5 og 7- i Gloppen kommune - vedtak om fredning med heimel i lov om kulturminner § § 15 og 19 jf. § 22. 2014. Oslo: Riksantikvaren: Direktorat for kulturminneforvaltning.
9. http://www.nordlys.no/nyheter/har-brukt-seks-millioner-pa-a-berge-garden-fra-1600-tallet/s/1-79-6941834 Ingvaldsen, Jan-Olav. 2013. Har brukt seks millioner på å berge gården fra 1600-tallet. Nordlys (October 25).
10. http://www.fjordkysten.no/om-regionen/fjaler-kommune-p809723 Fjaler Kommune, Kulturminner. Florø: Fjaler Kommune.