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'''Mostad''' was a village on the island of [[Værøy]] in [[Lofoten]], [[Norway]]. |
'''Mostad''' was a village on the island of [[Værøy]] in [[Lofoten]], [[Norway]]. |
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In its prime around [[1900]] over 120 people lived here. Because of no roads and very unsatisfactory harbours, a few years after the war the village was abandoned. The last citizens left Mostad in the [[1950s|fifties]]. Today the place is an |
In its prime around [[1900]] over 120 people lived here. Because of no roads and very unsatisfactory harbours, a few years after [[World War One|the first world war]] the village was abandoned. The last citizens left Mostad in the [[1950s|fifties]]. Today the place is an [[El Dorado]] for those who seek wilderness and beauty. |
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[[Image:Scan10010.JPG|right|thumb|400px|The only road in the village, Husbekkveien, from around 1900.]] |
[[Image:Scan10010.JPG|right|thumb|400px|The only road in the village, Husbekkveien, from around 1900.]] |
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Revision as of 14:05, 13 November 2006
Mostad was a village on the island of Værøy in Lofoten, Norway.
In its prime around 1900 over 120 people lived here. Because of no roads and very unsatisfactory harbours, a few years after the first world war the village was abandoned. The last citizens left Mostad in the fifties. Today the place is an El Dorado for those who seek wilderness and beauty.
In the period 1950-60 several houses were moved to the other side of the island, Sorlandet, where living was much easier. Today only a few houses are left.
Catching puffins was a subsidiary source of income beside fishing. Catching puffins involved the use of the unusual puffin dog, also termed the Mostad dog. Puffin meat was cured in salt and lasted way into the autumn. Today, there are about 600 puffin dogs in Norway. All of them can be traced back to Mostad. Going ashore on Mostad is generally combined with a fishing trip or an expedition by boat to the bird cliffs.
Mostad can also be reached by foot. Since 1996, simple overnight accommodation has been available at the schoolhouse in Mostad.