Ålesund, Møre og Romsdal, Norway — Northern Europe (a Nordic Country in Scandinavia)

Mot Havet

Seaward (English)

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, August 15, 2023

1. Mot Havet Sculpture and Markers

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Den 13, August 1885 forliste 7 åpne fiskbåter i en kraftig nordvest storm utenfor kysten av Ålesund 33 fisher omkom, 29 enker og 113 barn satt tilbake. 'Mot havet' fr rest til minne om dette tragisk forlism.

Av de forulykkede 33 fiskerne var størstedelen fra Buholmen, Buholmstraanada, og Røysa, det vil si de næmeste nabolaget til skulpturen "Mot Havet" seal derfor også sta som et minnesmerke over disse bbydelene i Ålesund og den nøysomme og stolte fiskerbefolkning som levde her.

Skulpturen er laget av Kirsten og ble avduket i 1989. Den vant førstepris i den utlyst konkurranse om et "Buholmmonument" i 1985. Skulpturen er reist med støtte fra norsk kulturråd Ålesund kommune. Aalsunds byselskap. Ålesund fiskerforening Ålesund fiskehandleres forening og en rekke private givere.

On August 13, 1885, 7 open fishing boats sank in a severe north-westerly gale off the coast of Ålesubd. 33 lost their lives, 29 widows and 113 children were left to mourn. "Seaward" was erected in memory of those who died in the tragedy.

Most of the 33 fishermen were from Buholmen, Buholmstrada and Roysa, the nearby area to the east of the monument. "Seaward", therefore, stands also as a tribute to the proud and thrifty fisher folk who lived in this part of Ålesund.
The sculpture is the work of Kisten Kokkin and was unveiled in 1989, the design having won first prize in an open competition for a Buholmen monument in 1985.

"Seaward" was erected with financial support from the Norwegian Council for Cultural Affairs, Ålesund Town Council, Ålesund Residents' Association, Ålesund Fishermen's Association , Ålesund Fishermen's, Ålesund Fishmongers' Association and a number of private contributors.

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This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Disasters • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Lost at Sea series list. A significant historical date for this entry is August 13, 1885.

Location. 62° 28.27′ N, 6° 9.608′ E. Marker is in Ålesund, Møre og Romsdal. It is on Ålesundsvegen (Route E136) close to Rådstugata. The monument is in Kiperviktorget Square. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Ålesund, Møre og Romsdal 6003, Norway. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

on the Atlantic Arc,

in Europe,

in Atlantic Europe,

in Scandinavia,

in the Nordic Countries,

in the Schengen Area,

and in the Western World.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Kiperviktorget (a few steps from this marker); St. Olavs plass 1 (about 240 meters away, measured in a direct line); Kongens gata 10B (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Brunholmgata 10 (approx. half a kilometer away); Nedre Strandgate 2 (approx. half a kilometer away); Nudre Strandgate 1 (approx. half a kilometer away); Aksel Holms plass (approx. half a kilometer away); Kongens gate 28

Mot Havet Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, August 15, 2023

2. Mot Havet Marker

(approx. half a kilometer away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ålesund.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, August 15, 2023

3. Mot Havet Marker

Mot Havet and Seaward Markers image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, August 15, 2023

4. Mot Havet and Seaward Markers

Mot Havet Sculpture image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, August 15, 2023

5. Mot Havet Sculpture

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