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The photograph shows surfers at Hoddviksanden beach in Hoddevik on Stadlandet, Stad municipality, Vestland, Norway. The image documents surfing activity at the beach and the exposed coastal setting
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Hoddevik-surfing-tunliweb

The photograph shows surfers at Hoddviksanden beach in Hoddevik on Stadlandet, Stad municipality, Vestland, Norway. The image documents surfing activity at the beach and the exposed coastal setting. This photograph is used as a geographic witness to the place, not as evidence of the historical date shown in the chapter.

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The photograph shows surfers at Hoddviksanden beach in Hoddevik on Stadlandet, Stad municipality, Vestland, Norway. The image documents surfing activity at the beach and the exposed coastal setting
Nature
original
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Ledger AOD.EU.HODDEVIK.V00

Hoddevik-surfing-tunliweb

The photograph shows surfers at Hoddviksanden beach in Hoddevik on Stadlandet, Stad municipality, Vestland, Norway. The image documents surfing activity at the beach and the exposed coastal setting. This photograph is used as a geographic witness to the place, not as evidence of the historical date shown in the chapter.

Visual description
The photograph shows surfers at Hoddviksanden beach in Hoddevik on Stadlandet, Stad municipality, Vestland, Norway. The image documents surfing activity at the beach and the exposed coastal setting
Nature
original
Medium
Open-licence photograph
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Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Archive of Days presentsBeta

BEFORE MODERN SPORT

Hoddevik

How work, access and surfing shaped Hoddevik.

Scroll to follow the shoreline through time

Hoddevika is a village and surf beach in Stad Municipality in Vestland county, Norway.

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BEFORE TOURISM

Before the surf map

The linked local overview does not preserve a clear account of Hoddevik before modern tourism.

This edition leaves that part of the timeline open rather than mistaking the first surviving sporting reference for the beginning of the place.

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ACCESS CHANGES

The shore becomes reachable

The surviving overview does not identify one decisive access date for Hoddevik.

This edition therefore leaves that date open rather than turning gradual change into a false single event.

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The photograph shows Hoddviksanden beach in Hoddevik on Stadlandet, Stad municipality, Vestland, Norway. The image documents the beach, waves and surfing-related activity at the shoreline
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Hoddevik-beach-surfing-tunliweb

The photograph shows Hoddviksanden beach in Hoddevik on Stadlandet, Stad municipality, Vestland, Norway. The image documents the beach, waves and surfing-related activity at the shoreline. This photograph is used as a geographic witness to the place, not as evidence of the historical date shown in the chapter.

Visual description
The photograph shows Hoddviksanden beach in Hoddevik on Stadlandet, Stad municipality, Vestland, Norway. The image documents the beach, waves and surfing-related activity at the shoreline
Nature
original
Medium
Open-licence photograph
Source
Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

Ledger AOD.EU.HODDEVIK.V01

Hoddevik-beach-surfing-tunliweb

The photograph shows Hoddviksanden beach in Hoddevik on Stadlandet, Stad municipality, Vestland, Norway. The image documents the beach, waves and surfing-related activity at the shoreline. This photograph is used as a geographic witness to the place, not as evidence of the historical date shown in the chapter.

Visual description
The photograph shows Hoddviksanden beach in Hoddevik on Stadlandet, Stad municipality, Vestland, Norway. The image documents the beach, waves and surfing-related activity at the shoreline
Nature
original
Medium
Open-licence photograph
Source
Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

ORGANISED SPORT

Surfing reads the same coast differently

Hoddevika has good surf as it is exposed to west swells, but remains very wind-sheltered due to the surrounding high mountains.

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THE LIVING MAP

The mapped place

Hoddevik is recorded at 62.073° N, 5.136° E. A surf map fixes a name to one stretch of moving water, but the place changes with tide, swell direction, wind and the shape of the seabed.

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The photograph shows surfers at Hoddviksanden beach in Hoddevik on Stadlandet, Stad municipality, Vestland, Norway. The image documents surfing activity at the beach and the exposed coastal setting
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Ledger AOD.EU.HODDEVIK.V00

Hoddevik-surfing-tunliweb

The photograph shows surfers at Hoddviksanden beach in Hoddevik on Stadlandet, Stad municipality, Vestland, Norway. The image documents surfing activity at the beach and the exposed coastal setting. This photograph is used as a geographic witness to the place, not as evidence of the historical date shown in the chapter.

Visual description
The photograph shows surfers at Hoddviksanden beach in Hoddevik on Stadlandet, Stad municipality, Vestland, Norway. The image documents surfing activity at the beach and the exposed coastal setting
Nature
original
Medium
Open-licence photograph
Source
Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

Ledger AOD.EU.HODDEVIK.V00

Hoddevik-surfing-tunliweb

The photograph shows surfers at Hoddviksanden beach in Hoddevik on Stadlandet, Stad municipality, Vestland, Norway. The image documents surfing activity at the beach and the exposed coastal setting. This photograph is used as a geographic witness to the place, not as evidence of the historical date shown in the chapter.

Visual description
The photograph shows surfers at Hoddviksanden beach in Hoddevik on Stadlandet, Stad municipality, Vestland, Norway. The image documents surfing activity at the beach and the exposed coastal setting
Nature
original
Medium
Open-licence photograph
Source
Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

TODAY

Hoddevik now

The white sand beach and a local surf-hostel add to Hoddevika's appeal.

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THE LEDGER

Sources and credits

This exhibition is built from local, institutional and sporting records. The source ledger keeps the claims visible and leaves space for correction as further local evidence emerges.

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Artefacts in order of appearance

  • Hoddevik-surfing-tunliweb

    AOD.EU.HODDEVIK.V00 · original · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

  • Hoddevik-beach-surfing-tunliweb

    AOD.EU.HODDEVIK.V01 · original · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

Editorial record

Full European Beta edition. Place evidence is adapted from the linked Hoddevika overview under CC BY-SA 4.0 and remains subject to named historical and local review. Cartography is generated from the PeakWave location catalogue.