Sørfjorden,
Hardanger, Norway, ca 1921
Sent to Petra Landaas Lee in November 1921 this used postcard contains a greetings for Christmas and the New Year to Petra her husband and little Marjorie. The card was sent from Nesttun a community within the greater Bergen area. Jenny says her mother was at that time 79 years old and still cooking and baking all the things for the holidays. Jenny also mentions that it has been a very long time she has heard from Petra. The card does not have any information about the photographer or the distribution and printing of the card.
The Ullenvang hotel is situated right on the fjord
The 24 mile or 38 km long Sørfjorden is an inner arm of the main Hardangerfjod and is located in Ullensvang, Vestland. It is the longest arm that branches off and stretches from just north of Kinsavik to Odda in the south. Several villages that line the sides of the fjord have fruit farms and orchards growing apples and cherries. The hillsides are steep to very steep. When we visited in 2014, we noticed that some of the apple orchards had ladders up the hillsides so the trees could be tended and the fruit picked at harvest time.
This orchard continued up the hillside. It was not quite as steep as others we saw.
Nesttun is an urban area 10 km or slightly more than 6 miles south of Bergen city center. It was the center of Fana before the merge with Bergen in 1972. Today there is a pedestrian only shopping mall, small shops, a library and a church. Flooding from the river that flows through Nesttun is a recurring problem. The Bergen Light Rail system will connect and allow access to the shopping mall.
For additional information, see:
https://en.wikipedia.org/Nesttun
https://wikipedia.org/Sørfjorden_(Hardanger)
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