The history of Munkedal and Munkedal Manor

In 1234, the Norwegian king Håkon Håkonsson had a monastery built in Dragsmark on Bokenäset. A monastic county was formed where land properties from e.g. Munkedal was included.
These landed properties provided the monks with sustenance, they sailed via the Gullmarsfjord into Munkedal where they, among other things, caught salmon. It is believed that these monks gave the place its name, which was originally called Foss parish.