Dyrsku'n is an annual

agricultural show An agricultural show is a public event exhibiting the equipment, animals, sports and recreation associated with agriculture and animal husbandry. The largest comprise a livestock show (a judged event or display in which selective breeding, bree ...

held in

Seljord Seljord is a municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is located in the traditional districts of Upper Telemark and Vest-Telemark. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Seljord. Other villages in the municipalit ...

, Norway. It originates from the first exhibition held in 1866. Dyrsku'n was primarily a showcase for the breed Telemark cattle. Today's show has a wider agricultural scope, and attracts about 70–80,000 visitors. Dyrskun 1

Name

''Dyrsku'n'' is a local dialect form of the word ''dyreskue'' in Standard Norwegian, which means "animal showcase." The word ''dyreskue'' in itself is a generic term and could, especially in the past, also refer to similar shows elsewhere. A comparable term is ''fesjå'', which means "cattle showcase" in

Nynorsk Nynorsk (; ) is one of the two official written standards of the Norwegian language, the other being Bokmål. From 12 May 1885, it became the state-sanctioned version of Ivar Aasen's standard Norwegian language (''Landsmål''), parallel to the Da ...

and a number of dialects. Dyrskun 24

History

In 1866 State Agronomist Johan Lindeqvist organized the first cattle show in Seljord, an exhibition of the breed Telemark cattle. This event was the first of the later annual Dyrsku'n show. The show is held each year in September. Dyrskun 15

From 1867 the festival had a cowshed with room for 200 cattle. This was expanded to 300 cattle in 1897. From 1947 other cattle breeds were allowed, in addition to the Telemark cattle. In 1962 Dyrsku'n included an exhibition of home

arts and crafts The Arts and Crafts movement was an international trend in the Decorative arts, decorative and fine arts that developed earliest and most fully in the British Isles and subsequently spread across the British Empire and to the rest of Europe and ...

articles for the first time. The number of visitors exceeded 20,000 first time in 1970, and 50,000 first time in 1981. In 2002 the number of visitors first time exceeded 75,000. Dyrskun 11

Dyrskuplassen

The site ''Dyrskuplassen'' was donated to the municipality of Seljord in 1865 by farmer Even Høyesen. From 1866 the site has been the location of the annual agricultural exhibition Dyrsku'n. The site is an ancient graveyard, and according to publications from the 18th century there were around 150 gravemounds in the area. In 1893 archeologist

Nicolay Nicolaysen Nicolay Nicolaysen (14 January 1817 - 22 January 1911) was a Norway, Norwegian Archaeology, archaeologist and Norway's first state employed antiquarian. He is perhaps best known for his excavations of the ship burial at Gokstad ship burial, Gok ...

administered excavation of thirty gravemounds at the site. In addition to the agricultural exhibition (Dyrsku'n), ''Dyrskuplassen'' hosts a variety of activities, such as markets, concerts, religious gatherings and festivals. Among annual summer festivals are the Seljord Festival (thirteenth anniversary in 2013), and the Country Festival (held fifteen times).

Pictures 2022

Dyrskun 6.jpg, Working machines. Dyrskun 9.jpg, Equipment stores, eG. nightside scopes for rifles. Dyrskun 10.jpg, Tuned Valtra tractor. Dyrskun 12.jpg, Beautiful cows. Dyrskun 13.jpg, Bull at virtual fuck. Dyrskun 17.jpg, Beautiful Fjordhorses. Dyrskun 20.jpg, Traditional clothing.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dyrskun Telemark 1866 establishments in Norway Festivals in Norway Exhibitions Agriculture in Norway Seljord Festivals established in 1866 Autumn in Norway