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A VISIT TO HAFSLO IN NORWAY

In July 2022 Kerri Cockrill visited her ancestral home town of Hafslo in Norway. Kerri is a direct descendant of the Hafslo, Norway Sterri line.

Hafslo church
Hafslo Parish Church and cemetery

Hafslo is a former municipality in the old Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. The 538-square-kilometre municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1963. It is located in the present-day Luster Municipality (in Vestland county) in the traditional district of Sogn. The former municipality included the villages of Solvorn, Hafslo, Joranger, and the whole Veitastrond valley on the west side of the Lustrafjorden. The municipality surrounded the lakes Hafslovatnet and Veitastrondvatnet. The administrative centre of the municipality was the village of Hafslo, where Hafslo Church was located. [Wikipedia]

Sterri Farm
Sterri Farm
Hafslo from Sterri Farm
View of Hafslo from Sterri Farm
Hafslo Cemetery
Hafslo Cemetery
Hafslo Cemetery with Sterri headstone insert
Hafslo Cemetery with Sterri headstone insert