Monument to Georg Fjellberg

Great views and local history meet at the Georg Fjellberg monument along the road between Jøsenfjorden and Gullingen.

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Georg Fjellberg was one of many who sacrificed their lives for their homeland during World War II. He participated in the mobilization in Røldal in 1940 and was ordered to take care of several rifles. He hid them in the hills near Fjellberg.

The resistance movement in Stavanger became aware of the weapons, and in 1941, several members of this movement were arrested. During interrogations, the Germans learned about Georg's weapons cache. He was arrested along with 15 others and sent to Oslo in November 1941. He received the death penalty, and on December 29, the 33-year-old Georg Fjellberg, along with 10 others, was executed on Platmyr in Nannestad.

After the war, fellow villagers and friends from far and wide raised funds and erected the memorial monument.

Just behind the monument, you can enjoy a splendid view of Hjorteland, Fjellberg, and Ulladalen.