The uniqueness of these farms lie in the farmers ambition to build big.

Nowhere in the world is such a collection of large farms as in Halsingland.

The 18th and 19th centuries were prosperous for the farmers of Halsingland.

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Often the farmers would build more than one dwellings, sometimes housing several generations.

These rooms were usually the most highly decorated in the farmstead.

The subjects were often biblical but with the people depicted in the latest fashions of the time.

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Seven of them have been nominated to UNESCOS list of World Heritage.

Sources:Wikipedia,UNESCO,Halsingegardar

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