Ålhus
Sign in to saveÅlhus is a small village in Sunnfjord Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located along the European route E39 highway on the northern side of the lake Jølstravatnet, in a largely agricultural area. Ålhus is located about west of the villages of Helgheim and Skei and about northeast of the villages of Vassenden and Langhaugane.
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Ålhus is a small village in Sunnfjord Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located along the European route E39 highway on the northern side of the lake Jølstravatnet, in a largely agricultural area. Ålhus is located about west of the villages of Helgheim and Skei and about northeast of the villages of Vassenden and Langhaugane.
==History== Ålhus was chosen as the millennium site for the old Jølster Municipality, due to its historical significance. Audun Hugleiksson erected a stone castle called Audunborg here in the 13th century. The 18th-century Ålhus Church is also located in the village. Nikolai Astrup, the famous Norwegian painter, grew up here.
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