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Eidsfoss
Eidsfoss is a village in Hof municipality, Vestfold county, Norway. It is located near Lake Eikeren. The village was the site of the Eidsfos Iron Works (''Eidsfos Jernverk'') which dated to 1697. The iron works was closed in 1873. The village is also the location of the historic Eidsfos Manor (''Eidsfos Hovedgård'') where the owners and manager of the iron works maintained residence for over 250 years. The manor house, which reflects both Renaissance and Baroque architecture, dates from approximately 1750. Historical overview *1697 Caspar Herman Hausmann enters into an agreement with Baron Gustav Wilhelm von Wedel (1641-1717), owner of Jarlsberg County, and oversees the founding of Eidsfos Jernverk. *1698 First furnace plate is cast, depicting the nine buildings of the ironworks and King Christian V riding a horse. *1795 Peder von Cappelen takes over Eidsfos Jernverk. *1901 Tønsberg–Eidsfoss Line (''Tønsberg–Eidsfossbanen'') between Eidsfos and Tønsberg Tønsberg , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tønsberg–Eidsfoss Line
The Tønsberg–Eidsfoss Line ( no, Tønsberg–Eidsfossbanen) or TEB is an abandoned railway between Eidsfoss and Tønsberg in Vestfold og Telemark county, Norway. In use from 21 October 1901 to 31 May 1938, the private railway connected the area of Hof to Tønsberg, the coast and the Vestfold Line of the Norwegian State Railways. The main purpose of the narrow gauge railway was to connect Eidsfos Verk to the mainline, although the railway also operated passenger trains. The line shares with the Holmestrand–Vittingfoss Line (HVB), the two which from 1934 were operated by the same company, Vestfold Privatbaner. Route The Tønsberg–Eidsfoss Line was long and ran from Tønsberg to Eidsfoss, entirely in the county of Vestfold. The line was narrow gauge and not electrified.Bjerke (1994): 226 The line ran through flat and easy terrain, with no tunnels or cuttings, and only three bridges. The steepest gradient was 16⅔ per mil, the smallest curve radius was . At Tønsberg t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eidsfoss Hovedgården-72-vsm
Eidsfoss is a village in Hof municipality, Vestfold county, Norway. It is located near Lake Eikeren. The village was the site of the Eidsfos Iron Works (''Eidsfos Jernverk'') which dated to 1697. The iron works was closed in 1873. The village is also the location of the historic Eidsfos Manor (''Eidsfos Hovedgård'') where the owners and manager of the iron works maintained residence for over 250 years. The manor house, which reflects both Renaissance and Baroque architecture, dates from approximately 1750. Historical overview *1697 Caspar Herman Hausmann enters into an agreement with Baron Gustav Wilhelm von Wedel (1641-1717), owner of Jarlsberg County, and oversees the founding of Eidsfos Jernverk. *1698 First furnace plate is cast, depicting the nine buildings of the ironworks and King Christian V riding a horse. *1795 Peder von Cappelen takes over Eidsfos Jernverk. *1901 Tønsberg–Eidsfoss Line (''Tønsberg–Eidsfossbanen'') between Eidsfos and Tønsberg Tønsberg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eidsfos Iron Works
Eidsfoss is a village in Hof municipality, Vestfold county, Norway. It is located near Lake Eikeren. The village was the site of the Eidsfos Iron Works (''Eidsfos Jernverk'') which dated to 1697. The iron works was closed in 1873. The village is also the location of the historic Eidsfos Manor (''Eidsfos Hovedgård'') where the owners and manager of the iron works maintained residence for over 250 years. The manor house, which reflects both Renaissance and Baroque architecture, dates from approximately 1750. Historical overview *1697 Caspar Herman Hausmann enters into an agreement with Baron Gustav Wilhelm von Wedel (1641-1717), owner of Jarlsberg County, and oversees the founding of Eidsfos Jernverk. *1698 First furnace plate is cast, depicting the nine buildings of the ironworks and King Christian V riding a horse. *1795 Peder von Cappelen takes over Eidsfos Jernverk. *1901 Tønsberg–Eidsfoss Line (''Tønsberg–Eidsfossbanen'') between Eidsfos and Tønsberg Tønsberg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eidsfoss
Eidsfoss is a village in Hof municipality, Vestfold county, Norway. It is located near Lake Eikeren. The village was the site of the Eidsfos Iron Works (''Eidsfos Jernverk'') which dated to 1697. The iron works was closed in 1873. The village is also the location of the historic Eidsfos Manor (''Eidsfos Hovedgård'') where the owners and manager of the iron works maintained residence for over 250 years. The manor house, which reflects both Renaissance and Baroque architecture, dates from approximately 1750. Historical overview *1697 Caspar Herman Hausmann enters into an agreement with Baron Gustav Wilhelm von Wedel (1641-1717), owner of Jarlsberg County, and oversees the founding of Eidsfos Jernverk. *1698 First furnace plate is cast, depicting the nine buildings of the ironworks and King Christian V riding a horse. *1795 Peder von Cappelen takes over Eidsfos Jernverk. *1901 Tønsberg–Eidsfoss Line (''Tønsberg–Eidsfossbanen'') between Eidsfos and Tønsberg Tønsberg , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hof, Vestfold
Hof is a former municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. It merged into Holmestrand on Jan. 1, 2018. The administrative centre of the former municipality was the village of Hof. The municipality of Hof was established on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). Hof had 3,031 inhabitants as of 1 January 2002. General information Name The municipality (originally the parish) was named after the old ''Hof'' farm (Old Norse: ''Hof''), since the first church was built here. The name is identical with the word '' hof'' which means "pagan temple (for the Norse Gods)". Coat-of-arms The coat-of-arms is from modern times. They were granted on 17 July 1992. The arms show three gold-colored water lily leaves on a red background. This was chosen to represent the many small lakes in the municipality. There are three to represent the three church parishes in the municipality. It was designed by Geir Helgen from Buskerud. Geography The former municipality of Hof covered , o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eikeren
Eikeren or Eikern is a long and deep lake in the municipalities of Hof in the county of Vestfold og Telemark and Øvre Eiker in the county of Viken, Norway. It is the largest lake in Vestfold. At the eastern end of Vestfold is the village of Eidsfoss. In this area, water flows into Lake Eikeren from the Bergsvann, Vikevann, Haugestadvann and Hillestadvann. Lake Eikeren also receives waterflow from the Hakavikelva and Steinbruelva Rivers. In the western part, Eikeren comes together with the Fiskumvannet in a narrow, strait known as ''Sundet''. Here water flows into Lake Fiskum, located at the top of Eikernvassdraget. Through this strait, water flows at an average of 7 m3 per second. From Lake Fiskum, water runs out into Vestfosselva to Vestfossen. The river then go to Hokksund, where it splits into two river that both flow in the Drammen River. Eikeren, together with Fiskumvannet, is 20 km long, up to 2,5 km wide and up to 158 m deep. In 2005, Lake Eikeren was develop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cappelen (family)
Cappelen is a Germans, German-origined Norwegian family. Johan von Cappelen immigrated to Norway in 1653, and became bailiff in Lier, Norway, Lier. A number of his descendants were businessmen, land owners, civil servants and politicians. The family is especially known for the former publishing company J.W. Cappelens Forlag. Variants of the name Cappelen are also used throughout Germany by many other families. History The family originated in Cappeln near Wildeshausen in Oldenburg Land, Oldenburg in Lower Saxony, Germany with Johan von Cappelen (1627–1688), who immigrated to Norway from Bremen in 1653. Johan von Cappelen bought several properties and ended as a bailiff in Lier, Norway, Lier in Buskerud County, Norway. The family's main branches originated from three of his sons: * Johan von Cappelen junior (1658–1698), after his father was bailiff in Lier, Norway * Ulrich Friderich von Cappelen (1668–1722), timber merchant and ran a sawmill in Skien in Telemark County, Norw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
