Gjesdal
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Gjesdal is a municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Jæren. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Ålgård. Other villages in Gjesdal include Dirdal, Frafjord, Gilja, Gjesdal, and Oltedal. The municipality lies about 25 kilometres (16 mi) to the southwest of the city of Stavanger in southwestern Norway.
View of the Gjesdal landscape
Høgsfjorden in front, Frafjorden in the back, looking east. Gjesdal includes everything in the forefront and right side, Forsand is on the left-back of the fjord.
View of Oltedal
View of the Månafossen waterfall
Jæren
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Jæren is a traditional district in Rogaland county, Norway. The other districts in Rogaland are Dalane, Ryfylke, and Haugalandet. Jæren is one of the 15 districts that comprise Western Norway.
One of the many beaches along the Jæren coastline.
Further inwards, the lowland meets the rocky areas. The sculpture is of the poet Arne Garborg
The childhood home of poet Arne Garborg is a typical traditional house in Jæren