Gausel
Encyclopedia
Gausel is a neighborhood in the borough Hinna
in Stavanger
, Norway
. It is located between Jåttå
, Godeset
, Forus
and the Gandsfjord
.
was relocated to Gausel, after the robbery incident
in central Stavanger in 2004.
The railway line Jæren Line, part of the Sørland Line, passes through Gausel. The former Gausel Station
was operative from 1902 and until the mid 1960s. A new station has been constructed and is scheduled to open in December 2009. It is one of the four railway stations that are part of the new double track
between Stavanger and Sandnes
, which opened in November 2009.
Gauselskogen is an old wood located at Gausel. It covers an area of 55,000 m², and was established as a nature reserve by law in 1984. It is a broad-leaf forest
, mainly oak
s, but also elms, maple
s, beech and hazel
s, a mixture of large trees and undergrowth giving rise to a rich birdlife.
heritage (Vikings ruled parts of Ireland during various historical periods). About forty objects were registered, including silver and bronze clasps, silver arm rings, a finger-ring, pearls, knives, a bit
and furnishings, cooking equipment, and parts of a reliquary
. The objects are part of the collections at Bergen Museum
.
New examinations of the location were done in 1997. These uncovered settlements from the early Iron Age
, and nearby boat graves dated from the late Iron Age
.
Hinna
Hinna is a borough of the city of Stavanger, Norway.-Neighbourhoods:Although the borders of neighbourhoods do not correspond exactly to the borough borders, Hinna roughly consists of the following neighbourhoods : Jåtten and southern Vaulen....
in Stavanger
Stavanger
Stavanger is a city and municipality in the county of Rogaland, Norway.Stavanger municipality has a population of 126,469. There are 197,852 people living in the Stavanger conurbation, making Stavanger the fourth largest city, but the third largest urban area, in Norway...
, 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 between Jåttå
Jåtten
Jåttå is a neighborhood in the borough Hinna in Stavanger, Norway.The neighborhood has a population of 13,760, distributed on an area of 12,58 km².-References:*Based on the...
, Godeset
Godeset
Godeset is a suburb of Stavanger municipality in Rogaland where one can find a number of small and service industries. Godeset skole and Gautesete skole are the schools in Godeset. Godeset was an agricultural area until around 1985. The Godeset area stretches from Jåttånuten in the north and down...
, Forus
Forus
Forus is an industrial district in the borough Hinna in Stavanger, Norway. It borders to the Gandsfjord and stretches south and west to the municipalities Sandnes and Sola...
and the Gandsfjord
Gandsfjord
Gandsfjord is a fjord in Rogaland, Norway. Gandsfjord is an arm of Boknafjorden which is adjacent to the cities Stavanger and Sandnes. The entire west side of Gandsfjord is highly developed. The east side of the fjord has many mountains and peaks. In the outer parts of the fjord there are several...
.
Demographics
Until the 1980s Gausel was primary farm land. From the 1990s increased settlement has taken place, and new service facilities have been built. The Gausel Church was built in 1996. The Stavanger branch of the cash management company NOKASNorsk Kontantservice
Nokas Cash Handling is a Norwegian company offering management, control and distribution of cash to Norwegian banks. The company is owned 100% by Nokas AS and headquartered in Oslo...
was relocated to Gausel, after the robbery incident
NOKAS robbery
NOKAS robbery is the commonly used name for the robbery of a Nokas Cash Handling cash counting center in Kongensgate in Stavanger, Norway, on 5 April 2004, at approximately 8am....
in central Stavanger in 2004.
The railway line Jæren Line, part of the Sørland Line, passes through Gausel. The former Gausel Station
Gausel Station
Gausel Station is a railway station located at Gausel in Stavanger, Norway. Located from Stavanger Station, it is served by the Jæren Commuter Rail operated by the Norwegian State Railways by up to four hourly trains in each direction. The station is located along the double track section of the...
was operative from 1902 and until the mid 1960s. A new station has been constructed and is scheduled to open in December 2009. It is one of the four railway stations that are part of the new double track
Double track
A double track railway usually involves running one track in each direction, compared to a single track railway where trains in both directions share the same track.- Overview :...
between Stavanger and Sandnes
Sandnes
is a city and municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is part of the region of Jæren.-History:Sandnes was separated from Høyland as a municipality of its own in 1860, and gained city status the same year...
, which opened in November 2009.
Nature reserve
The nature reserveNature reserve
A nature reserve is a protected area of importance for wildlife, flora, fauna or features of geological or other special interest, which is reserved and managed for conservation and to provide special opportunities for study or research...
Gauselskogen is an old wood located at Gausel. It covers an area of 55,000 m², and was established as a nature reserve by law in 1984. It is a broad-leaf forest
Temperate broadleaf and mixed forests
Mixed forests are a temperate and humid biome. The typical structure of these forests includes four layers. The uppermost layer is the canopy composed of tall mature trees ranging from 33 to 66 m high. Below the canopy is the three-layered, shade-tolerant understory that is roughly 9 to...
, mainly oak
Oak
An oak is a tree or shrub in the genus Quercus , of which about 600 species exist. "Oak" may also appear in the names of species in related genera, notably Lithocarpus...
s, but also elms, maple
Maple
Acer is a genus of trees or shrubs commonly known as maple.Maples are variously classified in a family of their own, the Aceraceae, or together with the Hippocastanaceae included in the family Sapindaceae. Modern classifications, including the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group system, favour inclusion in...
s, beech and hazel
Corylus avellana
Corylus avellana, the Common Hazel, is a species of hazel native to Europe and western Asia, from the British Isles south to Iberia, Greece, Turkey and Cyprus, north to central Scandinavia, and east to the central Ural Mountains, the Caucasus, and northwestern Iran. It is an important component of...
s, a mixture of large trees and undergrowth giving rise to a rich birdlife.
Archaeological site
At the western side of the wood Gauselskogen is an archaeological site, with most notably a rich woman's grave dating from the Viking era. The grave, also called a "queen's grave", was discovered in 1883, and is regarded among the richest women's graves from the Viking era. Several objects found in 1883 showed IrishIreland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
heritage (Vikings ruled parts of Ireland during various historical periods). About forty objects were registered, including silver and bronze clasps, silver arm rings, a finger-ring, pearls, knives, a bit
Bit (horse)
A bit is a type of horse tack used in equestrian activities, usually made of metal or a synthetic material, and is placed in the mouth of a horse or other equid and assists a rider in communicating with the animal. It rests on the bars of the mouth in an interdental region where there are no teeth...
and furnishings, cooking equipment, and parts of a reliquary
Reliquary
A reliquary is a container for relics. These may be the physical remains of saints, such as bones, pieces of clothing, or some object associated with saints or other religious figures...
. The objects are part of the collections at Bergen Museum
Bergen Museum
The Bergen Museum is a university museum in Bergen, Norway. Founded in 1825 with the intent of building large collections in the fields of culture and natural history, it became the grounds for most of the academic activity in the city, a tradition which has prevailed since the museum became part...
.
New examinations of the location were done in 1997. These uncovered settlements from the early Iron Age
Iron Age Scandinavia
The Iron Age in Scandinavia and Northern Europe begins around 500 BC with the Jastorf culture, and is taken to last until ca. AD 800 and the beginning Viking Age...
, and nearby boat graves dated from the late Iron Age
Germanic Iron Age
The Germanic Iron Age is the name given to the period 400–800 in Northern Europe and it is part of the continental Age of Migrations.-Germanic Iron :...
.