Halten, Sør Trøndelag
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Halten is an old fishing village constituted of several uninhabited islands in the municipality of Frøya in Sør Trøndelag county, Norway
. Halten is located at the northern end of the Froan
islands and constitute the northernmost part of the string of islands north of Frøya, which stretch from Sula
in the south to Halten in the north. Halten lighthouse
is located on Halten.
In 1779, Henrik Borthen bought Froan
as a whole and the region remained in the family's possession until 1927 when a Sør-Trøndelag agricultural company bought free the islands. Tobias Ulrik Borthen was responsible for most of the expansion and upgrading of the village, from 1868 and up until World War I
. Tobias Borthen built a dock and a big Trønderlån (Skanklåna) which housed the local store and management and contained a radio station which was an important part of Haltens contact with the environmental society.
At the peak of its activity, Halten was the biggest fishing village off the coast of Trøndelag
, with as much as up to 1,000 inhabitants in the main fishing seasons. The population reached a point where a hospital was established on Halten, though it was scarce compared to today's standards. The decline in activity on Halten started when fishing vessels got more and more modernised and had cabins which eliminated the need for housing for the visiting fishermen. In 1963, Skanklåna burned down to the ground, this marks the beginning of the end of Halten as a community and the dislodging escalated in strength. In 1988, Torstein Erbo the current manager of Halten decided to shut down the fish delivery plant. The two last inhabitants left Halten in 1988.
is served in Fiskarheimen (the old local community house) during the day and there is a folk dance in an old loft down on the dockhouse at night.
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...
. Halten is located at the northern end of the Froan
Froan
Froan is a populated archipelago in Frøya, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway. The islands lie in the sea about west of the Fosen peninsula. Froan consists of several hundred islands and islets. The islands run for about in a northeasterly direction, parallel to the coastline. Halten lies at the northern...
islands and constitute the northernmost part of the string of islands north of Frøya, which stretch from Sula
Sula, Sør-Trøndelag
Sula is an island group in the municipality of Frøya in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located about west of Mausund and about northwest of the island of Frøya....
in the south to Halten in the north. Halten lighthouse
Halten lighthouse
Halten lighthouse is a lighthouse situated in the now uninhabited fishing village of Halten in the municipality of Frøya in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway...
is located on Halten.
History
The earliest written confirmation of human traffic on Halten is from 1548, and it shows a payment of a charge for access to the islands. However it is believed that Halten has been made use of much earlier than that.In 1779, Henrik Borthen bought Froan
Froan
Froan is a populated archipelago in Frøya, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway. The islands lie in the sea about west of the Fosen peninsula. Froan consists of several hundred islands and islets. The islands run for about in a northeasterly direction, parallel to the coastline. Halten lies at the northern...
as a whole and the region remained in the family's possession until 1927 when a Sør-Trøndelag agricultural company bought free the islands. Tobias Ulrik Borthen was responsible for most of the expansion and upgrading of the village, from 1868 and up until World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
. Tobias Borthen built a dock and a big Trønderlån (Skanklåna) which housed the local store and management and contained a radio station which was an important part of Haltens contact with the environmental society.
At the peak of its activity, Halten was the biggest fishing village off the coast of Trøndelag
Trøndelag
Trøndelag is the name of a geographical region in the central part of Norway, consisting of the two counties Nord-Trøndelag and Sør-Trøndelag. The region is, together with Møre og Romsdal, part of a larger...
, with as much as up to 1,000 inhabitants in the main fishing seasons. The population reached a point where a hospital was established on Halten, though it was scarce compared to today's standards. The decline in activity on Halten started when fishing vessels got more and more modernised and had cabins which eliminated the need for housing for the visiting fishermen. In 1963, Skanklåna burned down to the ground, this marks the beginning of the end of Halten as a community and the dislodging escalated in strength. In 1988, Torstein Erbo the current manager of Halten decided to shut down the fish delivery plant. The two last inhabitants left Halten in 1988.
Present-day Halten
A lot of people connected to Halten stay there during the summer, its also an attractive destination for visiting tourist. The houses on Halten all have special names like; Vestindien, Banken, Høiskolen, Telemonhei, Minde, Klasbua, Sykehuset, Tempelet, Svana, Havna, Ostindien, Bakklund, Britania and many more. The third Saturday of July each year is "Haltenday", when RommegrotRommegrot
Rømmegrøt is Norwegian porridge made with sour cream, whole milk, wheat flour, butter, and salt.Rømme is Norwegian word meaning a heavy sour cream made from cream or blend of whole milk and cream which is acidified. Grøt translates as porridge. Traditionally, rømmegrøt is a delicacy prepared for...
is served in Fiskarheimen (the old local community house) during the day and there is a folk dance in an old loft down on the dockhouse at night.