Grytting
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Grytting is a village in Hadsel
municipality, Norway
. It is located approximately between the towns Stokmarknes
and Sortland
, and just south of Gjerstad
.
Most of the inhabitants there are employed in either agriculture or the fishing industry. Elbjørg has a home bakery there, and her bread is known locally to be one of the best in that area. One Horse Centre (Grytting Hestesenter og hovslager) is located there as well, just across the road of Elbjørg's home bakery.
Cross country skiing and ski jumping are common sports. The community maintains two ski jump hills and a 3,5 kilometre prepared ski track. A local school served children until 1989, but it was closed and is now used as a kindergarten.
In the Viking era there was a large settlement, with only some ruins left today. A local guide is needed since it is quite hidden. The only things to be seen are some old Viking graves around the Lunnan area.
The area was inhabited early due to a lagoon, perfect for boats in bad weather. Wildlife includes fresh water fish (trout, salmon), sea fish (cod, coalfish, crustacean), grouse and moose. It is an attractive area for fishing and hunting.
Hadsel
Hadsel is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the Vesterålen traditional region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Stokmarknes, and the other village on the island of Hadseløya is Melbu. Hadsel was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838...
municipality, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. It is located approximately between the towns Stokmarknes
Stokmarknes
is a small town on the island of Hadsel in Nordland, Norway. It is the municipality centre of the Hadsel municipality. Township was declared in 2000. It is home to Hurtigruten. The local hospital for the Vesterålen region is situated in Stokmarknes....
and Sortland
Sortland
is a town and municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the Vesterålen traditional region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Sortland. In 1997, the municipality decided to declare township for Sortland...
, and just south of Gjerstad
Gjerstad, Nordland
Gjerstad is a village in Hadsel municipality, Norway. It is located approximately between the towns Stokmarknes and Sortland, and just north of Grytting....
.
Most of the inhabitants there are employed in either agriculture or the fishing industry. Elbjørg has a home bakery there, and her bread is known locally to be one of the best in that area. One Horse Centre (Grytting Hestesenter og hovslager) is located there as well, just across the road of Elbjørg's home bakery.
Cross country skiing and ski jumping are common sports. The community maintains two ski jump hills and a 3,5 kilometre prepared ski track. A local school served children until 1989, but it was closed and is now used as a kindergarten.
In the Viking era there was a large settlement, with only some ruins left today. A local guide is needed since it is quite hidden. The only things to be seen are some old Viking graves around the Lunnan area.
The area was inhabited early due to a lagoon, perfect for boats in bad weather. Wildlife includes fresh water fish (trout, salmon), sea fish (cod, coalfish, crustacean), grouse and moose. It is an attractive area for fishing and hunting.