NORWAY-L Archives

Archiver > NORWAY > 2000-09 > 0970061213


From: "Viggo M. Fosse" <>
Subject: Re: Gjerwick
Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2000 15:26:53 +0200


Brian,
The most likely Norwegian placename would be GJERVIK (>Gjerwick, in US).

There are two farms with that name in Western Norway, that I know of :
(1) In ASKVOLL parish/municipality, Sogn og Fjordane fylke/"county".
(2) Next to KNARVIK which is the administrative centre in LINDÅS/Lindaas
parish/municipality (north of Bergen), Hordaland fylke/"county".

An other (less likely) possibility would be GJERDEVIK :
(3) in FUSA parish/municipality to the east of Bergen, in Hordaland.
(4) in ØLEN parish/municipality in southern part of Hordaland.

If you provide some name/s and approx dates I may be able to advise.

Viggo
in Bergen, Norway


-----Original Message-----
From: Brian Larson <>
To: <>
Date: 27. september 2000 14:43
Subject: Gjerwick


>has anyone heard of Gjerwick, Norway? I find a Gjerstad on my map but no
>Gjerwick. last part sounds sort of English. Not sure where my wife got the
>name, but she wanted me to look it up. Dogpile search produced nothing.
>==============================
>
>Brian F Larson
>
>
>
>
>==== NORWAY Mailing List ====
>NORWEGIAN interest BOOKSTORE
>http://members.tdn.com/dagwood/NorwayList.htm
>
>

This thread: