On the tracks of
Hamsun... we here
suggest to you a travel of discovery: Use your holiday or
a long weekend to track down relics of Knut Hamsun. It
could be a bust, a monument, a place where he lived for
some time, a street named after him, places where he
found inspiration for his novels.... Do continue the list
yourself. To get you started (on the tracks of...), you
will find on this page some of the places, we have had
joy and pleasure out of visiting or places we just find
inevitable.
If YOU know of places with a relation
to Hamsun, we would be happy to hear from you: hedvig.rasmussen@hamsun.at .
If the word discovery is too
old-fasioned, the word pilgrimage too religious, paper
chase too childish - we could call this a cultural hike.
Here you get a description, where to find the places, a
photo and some short information. So: Lace your boots
(alternatively: get into the car) and...START!
The list below is sorted according to
city names - Norway and the rest of the world mixed.
Enjoy!
Click on the symbols to the right
to read about the places.
City |
Place |
Category |
Public |
Read more |
Aurdal |
Frydenlunds hotell |
Hamsun room, Victoria statue |
yes |
 |
Bodø |
Knut Hamsuns vei |
street named after
Hamsun |
yes |
 |
Bøverdalen |
Elveseter |
original relief
original bust
bronze |
yes |
 |
Drøbak |
Maurbakken |
Hamsun's residence |
private |
 |
Drøbak |
Reenskaug hotel |
temporary stay |
ask |
 |
Eidfjord |
Fossli Hotel |
guestbook with Hamsun's signature |
ask |
 |
Elverum |
Marie Hamsuns veg |
street named after Marie Hamsun |
yes |
 |
Elverum |
Bakkelund |
Hamsun's residence |
private |
 |
Grimstad |
Nørholm |
Hamsun's residence |
private |
 |
Grimstad |
Nørholm |
poet's cottage |
private |
 |
Grimstad |
Nørholm |
Knut Hamsun's grave and bust |
private |
 |
Grimstad |
Kirkeheia |
hiking trail |
yes |
 |
Grimstad |
Paradis |
hiking trail |
yes |
 |
Grimstad |
The library |
the court room |
yes |
 |
Grimstad |
Knut Hamsuns plass |
square named after Hamsun |
yes |
 |
Grimstad |
Knut Hamsuns plass |
bust |
yes |
 |
Grimstad |
Storgata |
letter box and plaque |
yes |
 |
Grimstad |
Bietorvet |
Victoria statue |
yes |
 |
Grimstad |
Town hall, the mayor's office |
portrait |
ask |
 |
Grimstad |
Norsk Hagebruks Museum |
Hamsun's tractor |
yes |
 |
Grimstad |
Tjore |
monument |
yes |
 |
Grimstad |
Skiftenes |
Hamsun's cave and plaque |
yes |
 |
Hamarøy |
Town hall, Oppeid |
orientation board |
yes |
 |
Hamarøy |
Town hall, Oppeid |
portrait |
yes |
 |
Hamarøy |
Hamsund |
bust |
yes |
 |
Hamarøy |
Parents' house |
original bust |
yes |
 |
Hamarøy |
Hamsund |
childhood home, plaque |
yes |
 |
Hamarøy |
Skogheim |
Hamsun's residence, plaque |
yes |
 |
Hamarøy |
Knut Hamsuns vei |
street named after
Hamsun |
yes |
 |
Hamarøy |
Fiskecamping |
Hamsun-cottage |
ask |
 |
Hamarøy |
Hamsun Galleriet |
temporary stay / art gallery |
yes |
 |
Hamarøy |
Tranøy Galleri |
art gallery |
yes |
 |
Hamarøy |
Kirkestien |
hiking trail |
yes |
 |
Hamarøy |
The churchyard Presteid |
parents' grave |
yes |
 |
Hamarøy |
Presteid |
The Hamsun centre |
yes |
 |
Hamarøy |
The Hamsun centre |
bust |
yes |
 |
Harstad |
Rikard Kaarbøsplass 2 |
plaque |
yes |
 |
Hurtigruten |
M/S Midnatsol |
Hamsun lounge |
yes |
 |
Hurtigruten |
M/S Nordlys |
Hamsun lounge |
yes |
 |
Kjerringøy |
Kjerringøy trading post |
bust |
yes |
 |
Kjerringøy |
Harr's Hamsun galleri |
gallery and museum |
yes |
 |
Klagenfurt |
Zammelsberg |
monument |
yes |
 |
Kongsberg |
Knut Hamsuns vei |
street named after Hamsun |
yes |
 |
København |
St.Hansgade 18 |
plaque |
yes |
 |
Koppang |
Banegårdsparken |
monument |
yes |
 |
Larvik |
|
Hamsun's residence |
private |
 |
Lillehammer |
Storgata/Langes gata |
plaque |
ja |
 |
Lillehammer |
Friluftsmuseet Maihaugen |
Garmo stave-church |
ja |
 |
Lillesand |
Hotel Norge, room 302 |
Hamsun's hotel room / plaque |
ask |
 |
Lillesand |
Jomfru Guldbrandsen's hotel |
plaque |
yes |
 |
Lom |
Garmo |
monument / relief |
yes |
 |
Lom |
Garmo |
Hamsun's birthplace |
yes |
 |
Lom |
Fossheim hotell |
bust |
ask |
 |
Lom |
Knut Hamsunsveg |
street named after Hamsun |
yes |
 |
Mo i Rana |
Knut Hamsuns vei |
street named after Hamsun |
yes |
 |
Narvik |
Hamsuns vei |
street named after
Hamsun |
yes |
 |
Oslo |
Thereses gate 49 |
plaque |
yes |
 |
Oslo |
Gyldendal |
bust |
ask |
 |
Oslo |
Nasjonalgalleriet |
several portraits and bust |
yes |
 |
Oslo |
Vigelandsmuseet |
bust |
yes |
 |
Øystese |
Kulturstien |
relief |
yes |
 |
Paris |
Rue de Vaugirard |
plaque |
yes |
 |
Raufoss |
Knut Hamsuns veg |
street named after Hamsun |
yes |
 |
Sollia |
Brænd Gård |
temporary stay, plaque |
yes |
 |
Sortland |
Sortland hotell |
bust / Hamsun foyer |
ask |
 |
Sortland |
Jennestad Hovedgård |
Edvarda statue
several Hamsun portraits |
yes |
 |
Stokmarknes |
Knut Hamsuns gate |
street named after Hamsun |
yes |
 |
Sulsted |
Knut Hamsuns Vej |
street named after Hamsun |
yes |
 |
Tbilisi |
Hotel London |
plaque |
yes |
 |
Tbilisi |
Irakli Ochiauri's atelier |
frieze |
private |
 |
Tromsø |
Storgata 106 |
plaque |
yes |
 |
Tromsø |
Skippergata 19 |
printing house |
private |
 |
Trondheim |
Knut Hamsuns veg |
street named after Hamsun |
yes |
 |
Vågå |
Skultbakken |
parents' farm |
from outside |
 |
Vågå |
Skultbakken |
statue |
from outside |
 |
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