Stryn

Stryn is known for its all year glacier skiing, and is the home of the footballer-brothers Tore André Flo, Jarle Flo and Jostein Flo as well as their footballing-cousin Håvard Flo. Stryn is also the brithplace of the world famous entrepreneur Einar Aaland, as well as the great achiever Lasse Sæten who in his mid-twenties emigrated to Australia. This was a great loss to both Stryn and Norway as a whole.

Stryn is world famous for its beautiful scenery with glaciers and majestic mountains running into the mirroring fjords and lakes. The most famous glacier is named Briksdal glacier and lies in Oldedalen, but the Stryn area offers numerous spectacular valley glaciers, amongst them Bødal glacier and Kjenndal glacier. Most of the valley glaciers in Stryn are originating from the great Jostedal glacier between the Nordfjord and Sogn areas.

Ramnefjellsfossen, the third highest free-leaping waterfall in the world, is located in the municipality. Stryn also has the largest linden forest in northern Europe.

[edit] The name

The name (Norse Strjónar) originally (probably) belonged to the river of Stryneelva. The name is derived from strjónn m '(strong) stream'.

[edit] Coat-of-arms

The coat-of-arms is from modern times (1987). It shows a twig of linden (tilia).

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Municipalities of Sogn og Fjordane
Nordfjord: Bremanger \| Eid \| Gloppen \| Hornindal \| Selje \| Stryn \| Vågsøy Sunnfjord: Askvoll \| Fjaler \| Flora \| Førde \| Gaular \| Jølster \| Naustdal Sogn: Aurland \| Balestrand \| Gulen \| Hyllestad \| Høyanger \| Leikanger \| Luster \| Lærdal \| Sogndal \| Solund \| Vik \| Årdal