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Hallingdal
Hallingdal () is a valley as well as a traditional district located in the traditional and electoral district Buskerud county in Norway. It consists of six municipalities: Flå, Nes, Gol, Hemsedal, Ål and Hol. Hallingdal is one of the major valleys of eastern Norway, on an area of 5,830 square kilometers. Hallingdal lies in the northern part of the county of Buskerud. The valley stretches from Gulsvik by Lake Krøderen to the border with Hordaland and Sogn og Fjordane. Central to the geography is relatively flat mountain area which lies above sea level. The valley is V-shaped and is drained by the Hallingdal River which originates in the western parts of Hardangervidda and flows eastwards later southwards through Hallingdal. Etymology The Old Norse form of the name was ''Haddingjadalr''. The first recorded case beginning with ''Hall-'' is from 1443. The first element seems to be the genitive case of the name of the people '' Haddingjar'' or of the male name ''Hadd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hallingdalselva
Hallingdalselva () is a river which flows through the valley and traditional district of Hallingdal in Buskerud County, Norway. Within the valley, the river is often referred to as the Great River (''Storåne''). Hallingdal River rises from within the Hardangervidda mountain plateau. Hallingdal River is formed by the confluence of the Usta River which flows from Lake Ustevatn and the Holselva River from Lake Strandavatnet. Hallingdal River flows from the north into Lake Krøderen (''Krøderfjorden'') at Gulsvik. Lake Krøderen discharges via the Snarumselva (Snamum river) at the south end of the lake. A number of rivers flow into the Hallingdal River including the Votna, Lya, Hemsil, Todøla and Rukkedøla. Hallingdal River has a total length of and a catchment area of . The river falls in its journey to Krøderen, which is above sea-level. There are many hydro-electric power stations in the valley with an annual power production of about 4 TWh. The whole river s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nes, Buskerud
Nesbyen is a Municipalities of Norway, municipality in Buskerud Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Districts of Norway, traditional region of Hallingdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Nesbyen. The parish of ''Næs'' was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). The area of Flå was separated from Nes on 1 January 1905 to become a separate municipality. General information Name The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old ''Nes'' farm (Old Norse: ''Nes''—now the village of Nesbyen), since the first church was built there. The name is identical with the word ''nes'' which means ''headland''. Prior to 1889, the name was spelled ''"Næs"''. Coat-of-arms The Coat of arms, coat-of-arms is from modern times. They were granted on 29 June 1979. The arms show a yellow-gold triangle pointing to the left on a red background. This represents a sandy peninsula or headlands (yel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buskerud
Buskerud () is a Counties of Norway, county and a current electoral district in Norway, bordering Akershus, Oslo, Innlandet, Vestland, Telemark and Vestfold. The region extends from the Oslofjord and Drammensfjorden in the southeast to Hardangervidda mountain range in the northwest. The county administration was in modern times located in Drammen. Buskerud was merged with Akershus and Østfold into the newly created Viken (county), Viken County on 1 January 2020. On 23 February 2022, the Viken County Council voted in a 49 against 38 decision to submit an application to the Norwegian government for a county demerger. Due to this, Buskerud (except the area forming the defunct municipalities of Røyken and Hurum) was re-established in 2024. Etymology The county was named after the old manor Buskerud Manor, Buskerud () (Biskopsrøysa) located on the west side of the Drammenselva, Drammen River in Åmot, Buskerud, Åmot, Modum municipality. The first element is the genitive case of ', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nesbyen
Nesbyen is a town and the administrative center in Nesbyen (municipality), Nesbyen municipality in the county of Buskerud, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Hallingdal. Summary Having a population of about 3,500 inhabitants, Nesbyen is located on Norwegian National Road 7 and the Bergen Line railroad which runs between Oslo and Bergen, Norway, Bergen. Nesbyen Station was opened in 1907 when the Bergen Railway was opened to Gulsvik. Gamle Nes is the oldest part of the town and most buildings in Gamle Nes date to before 1900. Nesbyen was an early administrative center for Hallingdal. Most of Nesbyen is surrounded by mountains on several sides, with good roads to most mountain areas. Hallingnatten is the municipality's highest point, 1,314 meters above sea level. Hallingdal Museum, founded in 1899 and one of the oldest open-air museums in Norway, is stationed in Nesbyen. The Hallingdal Museum organization has professional, administrative, and operational res ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gulsvik
Gulsvik is a village in the municipality of Flå in Buskerud, Norway. It is located in Hallingdal at the north end of Lake Krøderen. The center of the village lies at Gulsvik Rail Station. Bergensbanen railway terminated at Gulsvik Station from 1908 until the line was completed in 1909. With its location at the top of Krøderen (lake), Lake Krøderen, Gulsvik was a key port on the lake. When the ferry over Lake Krøderen was established, Gulsvik became the natural port on the northern side, with accommodations for tourism. Hallingporten is a 65 m long tunnel on Norwegian National Road 7 (''Riksvei 7'') just north of Gulsvik. The tunnel has a distinctive shape. The reason for this is that the current road tunnel has been added where there was previously a tog tunnel. The Hallingporten upper level is thus the old tog tunnel. There were skirmishes here in April 1940 during the Norwegian Campaign, Fighting in Hallingdal. The name Gulsvik is connected to the original farm of Gulsvi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flå
Flå is a municipality in Buskerud county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Flå. The municipality of Flå was established when it was separated from the municipality of Nes on 1 January 1905. The municipality lies at the most southeasterly point in the valley and traditional region of Hallingdal. General information Name The Old Norse form of the name was ''Flóða sokn'' (''sokn'' means parish). This is the plural genitive case of ''flœð'' meaning "flood" (probably because flooding has been a problem for many farms in the river valley). Prior to 1921, the name was written ''"Flaa"''. Coat-of-arms The coat-of-arms is from modern times. They were granted on 1 March 1985. The arms show a black bear on a gray/silver background. This was chosen because there used to be many bears in the Vassfaret area. Prior to 1985, the municipality used a logo with a bear walking through the area. History Ancient routes went to Vestlandet throu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gol, Norway
Gol () is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Buskerud Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Districts of Norway, traditional region of Hallingdal. The administrative center of the municipality is the village of Gol which is also the population center. Gol was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). The area of Hemsedal was separated from Gol in 1897 to become a separate municipality. The municipality of Gol is bordered to the north by the municipality of Nord-Aurdal (in Oppland county), to the east by Sør-Aurdal (in Oppland county), to the south by Nes, Buskerud, Nes, and to the west by Ål and Hemsedal. General information Name The Old Norse form of the name was ''Gǫrð''. This is probably an old river name (for the lower part of Hemsil river). The name of the river maybe derived from the word ''garðr'' m 'fence; border' - and the meaning is then 'the border river'. Coat-of-arms The Coat of arms, coat-o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hemsedal
Hemsedal is a Municipalities of Norway, municipality in Buskerud Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Districts of Norway, traditional region of Hallingdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Trøym. Hemsedal lies on the Norwegian National Road 52 (Rv 52). Hemsedal is located northwest of Oslo and from Bergen. In 1897, Hemsedal was separated from the municipality of Gol, Norway, Gol to become a municipality of its own. General information Name The Old Norse form of the name was ''Hemsudalr''. The second element is ''dalr'', which means "dale" or "valley"; the first element is usually taken as the genitive case of the river name ''Hemsa'' (now Hemsil) of unknown derivation, although Sophus Bugge believed that it might derive from the Old Norse ''hemsa'', ''hefnsa'' or ''hofn'', meaning "going to pasture". The Norwegian language, Norwegian word ''hems'' ("bed built in a small loft room") is named after the valley of Hemsedal. Coat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krøderen (lake)
Krøderen (also Krøderfjorden) is a lake in the municipality of Krødsherad in Buskerud, Norway. Summary The lake stretches about north from the village of Krøderen in Krødsherad on its southern end and reaches north to the village of Gulsvik in Flå municipalities of Norway, municipality in the valley of Hallingdal. The lake has a surface area of about 44 km2; and a maximum depth of . The primary river flowing into it is Hallingdalselva to the north. Its outlet is via the Snarumselva at the south end of the lake. Snarumselva flows into the Drammen River by Geithus in Modum. At Noresund, along Norwegian National Road 7 (Rv7), there is a bridge over the lake. Krøderen is only about wide at a point. Sole Hotel (''Sole Hotell Krødsherad'') is located along the national road between Krøderfjorden and Norefjell. Sole Hotel was originally a former doctor's home dating back to the beginning of the 1900s. In 1966, the facility opened as Norway's first conference hotel. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hol, Norway
Hol is a Municipalities of Norway, municipality in Buskerud Counties of Norway, county, Norway. Administrative history The area of Hol was separated from the municipality Ål in 1877 to become a separate municipality. In 1937 a part of neighboring Uvdal with 220 inhabitants moved to Hol municipality. The area was transferred from Uvdal to Hol in 1944. Uvdal was reunited with Nore to form the new municipality of Nore og Uvdal. General information Name The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old ''Hol'' farm (Old Norse: ), since the first church was built here. The name is identical with the word , which means 'round (and isolated) hill'. Villages and hamlets in Hol municipality * Dagali * Geilo * Hagafoss * Hol * Hovet, Buskerud, Hovet * Kvisla, Buskerud, Kvisla * Myrland * Strønde * Sudndalen * Vedalen Geography Hol is bordered to the north by Lærdal, to the north and east by Ål, to the south by Nore og Uvdal, and to the west by Eidfjord, Ulvik and A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Counties Of Norway
There are 15 counties in Norway. The 15 county, counties are administrative division, administrative regions that are the first-level administrative divisions of Norway. The counties are further subdivided into 357 municipalities of Norway, municipalities (). The island territories of Svalbard and Jan Mayen are outside the county divisions and they are ruled directly from the national level. The capital city of Oslo is both a county and a municipality. In 2017, the Solberg's Cabinet, Solberg government decided to abolish some of the counties and to merge them with other counties to form larger ones, reducing the number of counties from 19 to 11, which was implemented on 1 January 2020. This sparked popular opposition, with some calling for the reform to be reversed. The Storting voted to partly undo the reform on 14 June 2022, with Norway to have 15 counties from 1 January 2024. Three of the newly merged counties, namely Vestfold og Telemark, Viken (county), VikenLars R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valdres
Valdres () is a traditional district in central, southern Norway, situated between the districts of Gudbrandsdalen and Hallingdal. The region of Valdres consists of the six municipalities of Nord-Aurdal, Sør-Aurdal, Øystre Slidre, Vestre Slidre, Vang and Etnedal. Valdres has about 18,000 inhabitants and is known for its excellent trout fishing and the local dialect. Its main road is E16 and Fylkesveg 51. Valdres is located approximately midway between Oslo and Bergen. The valley is protected to the west and north by the Jotunheimen mountains and the Valdresflye plateau and to the south by the Gol mountain ridge (''Golsfjellet''). The main rivers are Begna and Etna. Historically, Valdres has had an agricultural economy, but tourism has grown in prominence in later years. Beitostølen, a highly developed tourist area for winter tourists and who have hosted FIS Cross-Country World Cup multiple times is located in Valdres. Etymology The name of the district comes fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
