Tjoflot


Tjoflot is a village in Voss Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village is located near the Hardangerfjord on the Oksen Peninsula, about south of the village of Granvin. The mountain Oksen is located immediately to the northeast of the village. The village obtained a road connection in 1984.

History

The village was located in Ullensvang Municipality for a long time. In 1913, it became part of Kinsarvik Municipality. On 1 January 2020, the Tjoflot area was transferred from Ullensvang Municipality to the newly-enlarged Voss Municipality.

Name

The origin of the village name Tjoflot, as the toponym is written today, is uncertain. Descendants from Ytrabødn, the main farm in the settlement, usually write their surname as Tjoflot or Tjoflaat.
Genealogical records show that the toponym was previously spelled Þiodaflar in 1378, Thiodhaflar in 1427, Tiodaaflaa in 1463, Tyofflo in 1521, and Thioflodt in 1667. The locals say that Tjod means 'people' and that the name originates from the location of an old assembly site at a level area where such an assembly could be held.

Notable people

Notable people that were born or lived in Tjoflot include: