Solbergelva is a village in

Drammen Drammen () is a city and municipality in Viken, Norway. The port and river city of Drammen is centrally located in the south-eastern and most populated part of Norway. Drammen municipality also includes smaller towns and villages such as Konner ...

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, part of the

Viken Viken may refer to: * Viken, Scandinavia, a historical region *Viken (county), a Norwegian county established in 2020 * Viken, Sweden, a bimunicipal locality in Skåne County, Sweden * Viken (lake), a lake in Sweden, part of the part of the Göta c ...

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, Norway. The village lies north of

Drammenselva Drammenselva ( en, Drammen River) is a river in Buskerud county, southeastern Norway. Location Drammenselva is one of the largest rivers in Norway, with a drainage basin of about and a discharge of per second. Drammen River's total length is ma ...

, approx. 5 miles west of

Bragernes Bragernes is one of the central areas of the city of Drammen in Viken, Norway. Location Bragernes is located on the northern side of the Drammen River (''Drammenselva'') and contains the famous town square Bragernes square (''Bragernes Torg''), ...

square, between Åssiden in the east and Krokstadelva in the west with Solbergfjellet north. It is part of

municipality and has about 6.000 inhabitants in 2017. In the center of Solbergelva lies Solberg skole, Killingrud ungdomsskole, Solbergsentret, Solberg sport-og kultursenter, sports facilities, Solberg kapell and

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. Annually Solbergelva hosts Solbergfestivalen, its own festival at the end of May. Solberg SK is one of the leading

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teams in Norway.

History

The name stems from the farm ''Solberg'' and describes in part a hill where the sun goes down.

Solberg spinderi

Solberg Spinderi was founded in 1818 under the name ''Drammens Bomuldsspinneri''. The enterprise was founded by

Hovel Helseth Hovel Helseth (27 August 1779 – 8 November 1865) was a Norwegian industrial entrepreneur and politician. He was a pioneer in the Norwegian textile industry in the first half of the 1800s. Background Helseth was born at Nes (now Ringsaker) in Hed ...

and three other Drammen merchants who were supporters of the lay preacher

Hans Nielsen Hauge Hans Nielsen Hauge (3 April 1771 – 29 March 1824) was a 19th-century Norwegian Lutheran lay minister, spiritual leader, business entrepreneur, social reformer and author. He led a noted Pietism revival known as the Haugean movement. Hauge is als ...

. In 1821 the company moved to Solbergelva in order to be able to take advantage of hydropower resources. The history of Solbergelva is closely linked to the company ''Solberg Spinderi'', which for many years employed a substantial part of the local workforce and were responsible for the development of housing for the employees. Around the company there was a separate community with schools, chapels, housing and social care. Solberg spinderi is one of Norway's oldest companies and is still located in Solbergelva. Solberg Spinneri veveriet

Gallery

File:Solberg skole i 2019.png, alt=, Solberg school File:Solberg skole etter rehab.png, alt=, Solberg school File:Solberg kapell Fredtun lys og grønn.png, alt=, Solberg chapel Fredtun File:Solberg spinderi flyfoto nord.jpg, alt=, Solberg spinderi File:Knabben i Solbergelva, Drammen3.png, alt=, Solbergelva, seen from Solbergfjellet. File:Solberg sport kult senterDrm.png, alt=, Solberg sports and cultural center File:Muren på Geithol Batteriet 2005. Foto. Frode Caspersen.Eiker Arkiv.jpg, alt=, Geithol File:Nerdammen00.jpg, alt=, Nerdammen File:Solberg idrettspark i Solbergelva, Drammen2.png, alt=, Solberg sports park File:Solberg idrettspark i Solbergelva, Drammen1.png, alt=, Solberg sports park and cultural center

Notable people

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, actress

References

External links

Stiftelsen Verkstedet
{{authority control Geography of Viken (county)