Solbergelva is a village in

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. The village lies north of

Drammenselva Drammenselva () is a river in Buskerud Counties of Norway, county, southeastern Norway. Location Drammenselva is one of the largest rivers in Norway, with a drainage basin of about and a Discharge (hydrology), discharge of per second. Drammen R ...

, approx. 5 miles west of

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square, between

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in the east and

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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 Solberg spinderi. Annually Solbergelva hosts Solbergfestivalen, its own festival at the end of May.

Solberg SK Solberg Sportsklubb is a Norwegian sports club from Solbergelva which was founded in 1929. The club has sections for football, bandy, handball and gymnastics. Its local rivals are Mjøndalen and Birkebeineren. Bandy section Solberg play in the ...

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 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 al ...

. 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

Renate Reinsve Renate Reinsve (; born 24 November 1987) is a Norwegian actress. She made her film debut in the Joachim Trier film ''Oslo, August 31st'' (2011). Her breakout role came in Trier's romantic drama ''The Worst Person in the World (film), The Worst Pe ...

, actress

References

External links

Stiftelsen Verkstedet
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