Luster (village)

Luster is a village in Luster Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located on the western shore of the Lustrafjorden, at the mouth of the river Dalsdalselvi. Norwegian County Road 55 runs through the village, which is about half-way between the villages of Skjolden and Nes. Dale Church was built in the village of Luster in 1240 and it is still in use.^[2]

Dale Church

Luster
Village
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Coordinates: 61°26′35″N 07°27′35″E
Country	Norway
Region	Western Norway
County	Vestland
District	Sogn
Municipality	Luster Municipality
Elevation [1]	8 m (26 ft)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Post Code	6872 Luster

Name

The name (Old Norse: Lústr) originally belonged to the fjord (now Lustrafjorden). The name is derived from the word ljóss which means "light" or "bright" - referring to the bright color of the water from the glaciers. Prior to 1918, the name was written Lyster.^[3]

References

1. "Luster" (in Norwegian). yr.no. Retrieved 2014-02-19.
2. Store norske leksikon. "Dale sogn i Luster" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2014-02-19.
3. Rygh, Oluf (1919). Norske gaardnavne: Nordre Bergenhus amt (in Norwegian) (12 ed.). Kristiania, Norge: W. C. Fabritius & sønners bogtrikkeri. p. 8.