Editing Selje (section)

==Attractions==
===Selja===
On the island of [[Selja, Selje|Selja]], a 15-minute boat trip from the village of [[Selje (village)|Selje]], lie the ruins of the [[Selje Abbey]], its tower still intact. The abbey was built by [[Benedictine]] monks early in the 12th century in honour of St. [[Sunniva]]. The legend of St. Sunniva who was martyred here lives on. Norway has two male [[saint]]s ([[Olaf II of Norway|St. Olav]] and [[Hallvard Vebjørnsson|St. Hallvard]]) and one female one, St. Sunniva, the guardian saint of [[Western Norway]]. According to legend, Sunniva, daughter of an [[List of Irish kings|Irish king]], fled when her country was conquered by heathens and the new king wanted to marry her. She came ashore on the island of Selja. The St. Sunniva cave where Sunniva is said to have died is a large cavern containing remains of walls and traces of the first church dedicated to the [[Archangel]] [[Michael (archangel)|Michael]].

The island of Selja is also home to the following sites:
*The site of the first [[Selje Church]] which was later moved to the mainland. The ruins of St. Sunniva's Church on the site where [[Olaf I of Norway|Olav Trygvasson]] built one of the first churches in [[Norway]].
*The [[ruins]] of St. Alban's Church, the [[monastery]] church dedicated to the [[England|English]] [[Saint Alban]]. The monastery ruins are still used for church ceremonies such as [[Mass (liturgy)|masses]] and [[wedding]]s.
*Several [[Viking]] graves and the remains of an [[Iron Age]] [[longhouse|long house]] have also been found on the south side of the island.<ref name="Go">{{Cite web |title=Selje Municipality in Norway |url=http://www.gonorway.com/norway/township_seo.php?county=sogn-and-fjordande&township=selje&id=763b49b767511b9 |access-date=20 July 2008 |publisher=GoNorway.com}}</ref>

===Vestkapp===
The part of Norway's mainland that is farthest west is in Selje. The West Cape ''(Vestkapp)'' is {{convert|496|m}} above sea level at the northwestern end of the [[Stad (peninsula)|Stad]] peninsula. It is a precipitous rocky [[plateau]], almost flat on top, that drops steeply down to the sea. In good weather, there is a panoramic view in all directions. It is immediately north of the village of Ervik.<ref name="Go" />

===Ervik===
[[Ervik, Sogn og Fjordane|Ervik]] is located by the ocean near the West Cape at the end of the Stad peninsula. The [[Ervik Church]] is located here in memory of those who died when the coastal express [[ship]] ''Sanct Svithun'' was wrecked here after being mistakenly bombed in 1943 by Canadian planes. Ervik has a fine sandy [[beach]] which is popular for [[surfing]], and a river rich in [[trout]] and [[salmon]].<ref name="Go" />