Nordre Ekre  Nordre Ekre (cadastral unit number 189, property unit number 1) is a farm in the lower part of the valley Heidal in Sel municipality, Norway. Some of the buildings on the farm date back from the 18th century. In 2004 the then owners were awarded the Norwegian Heritage sign of quality, Olavsrosa, for outreach activities and sustainable use of Norwegian heritage. Nordre Ekre has been an agritourism farm since 1995, in the early years based mainly on self-catering. Today the farmland is leased to neighbouring farmers, and the tourist offering has been expanded with a restaurant. The guest rooms have also been upgraded, but with the emphasis on retaining the original style, with exposed log walls and the original soapstone fireplaces. Nordre Ekre farm hotel and restaurant is one of five farms that form the partnership «Gardshotell i Gudbrandsdalen/Farm hotels in Gudbrandsdalen». Nordre Ekre has been designated as «Travellers' choice» four years in a row (2013–2016) by the travel website TripAdvisor. The first part of the name, «Nordre», is Norwegian for Northernmost or Northern. The oldest documented use of the main name, «Ekre», in the dative case and in the spelling of the period, is from 1333 when Sigurd, Hafthor Thoressön's vassal, wrote «Ek var a Eckru» (I was at Ekra). The name suggests that the farm originally was an arable piece of land, that had been separated from another farm. Oluf Rygh provided this etymology in "Norske Gaardnavne" (Norwegian Farm names) from 1897: «Ekra f., to field with grass, derived from Ager, derived from akr.» Rygh listed several documented forms of the name, e.g. «Ekren» in 1520, and «Ecre» in 1578. Nordre Ekre has roots dating back to the Iron Age. At that time there was only one Ekre-farm. In the 14th century this farm was a meeting place for things (assemblies) and court proceedings. The Ekre farm has been divided several times. The first documented division was in the early 1600s. The farm later was divided into Nordre and Søre (=southern) Ekre.