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Tranby is a village in Lier municipality in Viken, Norway.
The village consists mainly of three residential areas located in a semi-circle around a small forest area. Tranby is a part of a greater urban area which also encompasses the village of
The is located next to the European route E18, which runs past Tranby.
There is also an 8 m (approximately 26′3″) tall marble obelisk located at a former marble quarry in the nearby Gjellebekk forest. It was erected during King Frederick V's visit to the area in 1749. Some of the marble from the quarry was used to help with the construction of Frederik's Church, also known as The Marble Church, in Copenhagen, Denmark. Ruins of an earlier 
The nearby lake is a popular location for activities like swimming and fishing.
The village consists mainly of three residential areas located in a semi-circle around a small forest area. Tranby is a part of a greater urban area which also encompasses the village of Hennummarka
Hennummarka is a village in Lier municipality, Norway. Located just north of the village Tranby
Tranby is a village in Lier municipality in Viken, Norway.
The village consists mainly of three residential areas located in a semi-circle around ...
. The urban area is named Tranby and has a population of 5,322.
Tranby Church (''Tranby kirke'') dates from 1855. It was designed by architects Heinrich Ernst Schirmer and Wilhelm von Hanno
Andreas Friedrich Wilhelm von Hanno (15 December 1826 – 12 December 1882) was a German-born Norwegian architect, sculptor and painter. He was among the leading architects in Norway during the middle of the 1800s.
Biography
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. The edifice is constructed of stone and has 360 seats. Access to the site is via Rv282 and Rv285.
Name
The name ''Tranby'' comes from the Old Norse name ''Trandabýr''. The prefix ''Tranda'' may come from ''Trǫnd'' or ''Trǫnn'', meaning "something around (a physical object)". The suffix ''býr'' derives from ''bý'', which means "farm". A possible translation of ''Trandabýr'' could therefore be "something around a farm".Education
Hallingstad school is theelementary school
A primary school (in Ireland, the United Kingdom, Australia, Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica, and South Africa), junior school (in Australia), elementary school or grade school (in North America and the Philippines) is a school for primary ed ...
(''Barneskole'') in Tranby. Right next to it lies Tranby school, which is the lower secondary school (''Ungdomsskole'').
Notable locations
The is located next to the European route E18, which runs past Tranby.
There is also an 8 m (approximately 26′3″) tall marble obelisk located at a former marble quarry in the nearby Gjellebekk forest. It was erected during King Frederick V's visit to the area in 1749. Some of the marble from the quarry was used to help with the construction of Frederik's Church, also known as The Marble Church, in Copenhagen, Denmark. Ruins of an earlier sconce
Sconce may refer to:
*Sconce (fortification), a military fortification
*Sconce (light fixture)
*Sconcing, imposing a penalty in the form of drink
*Sconce Point
Fort Victoria is a former military fort on the Isle of Wight, England (), built to ...
used during the Great Northern War, especially during King Charles XII's invasion of Norway in 1716, can be found in the area near the obelisk.
The nearby lake is a popular location for activities like swimming and fishing.
Notable residents
*Martin Kolberg
Martin Kolberg (born 24 February 1949) is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He served as the party secretary from 2002 until 2009 and an MP from Buskerud from 2009 until 2021.
He was elected to the Parliament of Norway in 2009 and l ...
*Thorbjørn Jagland
Thorbjørn Jagland (born Thorbjørn Johansen; , 5 November 1950) is a Norwegian politician from the Labour Party. He served as the secretary general of the Council of Europe from 2009 to 2019. He served as the 32nd prime minister of Norway from ...
References
Villages in Buskerud {{buskerud-geo-stub