Fossum Ironworks

	Fossum Ironworks Fossum may refer to: Places * Fossum, Akershus, Norway * Fossum, Oslo, Norway * Fossum, Telemark, Norway * Fossum Bridge, Østfold, Norway * Fossum Township, Minnesota, United States Other uses * Fossum (surname) * Fossum IF Fossum Idrettsforening is a Norwegian sports club from Fossum, Grini, Østerås and Eiksmarka in Bærum. It has sections for cross-country skiing, biathlon, ski jumping, alpine skiing, Nordic combined, orienteering, and football, and was found ... , sports club from Bærum, Norway {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Akershus Akershus () is a traditional region and current electoral district in Norway, with Oslo as its main city and traditional capital. It is named after the Akershus Fortress in Oslo. From the middle ages to 1919, Akershus was a fief and main county that included most of Eastern Norway, and from the 17th century until 2020, Akershus also had a more narrow meaning as a (sub) county that included most of the Greater Oslo Region. After 2020 the former county of Akershus was merged into Viken along with the former counties of Østfold and Buskerud. In 2022 the Storting voted to dissolve Viken and reestablish Akershus county. Originally Akershus was one of four main fiefs in Norway and included almost all of Eastern Norway. The original Akershus became a main county (''Stiftamt'' or ''Stift'') in 1662 and was sometimes also known as ''Christiania Stift''. It included several subcounties (''Amt'' or ''Underamt''); in 1682 its most central areas, consisting of modern Oslo and Akershus, beca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Oslo Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of in 2019, and the metropolitan area had an estimated population of in 2021. During the Viking Age the area was part of Viken. Oslo was founded as a city at the end of the Viking Age in 1040 under the name Ánslo, and established as a ''kaupstad'' or trading place in 1048 by Harald Hardrada. The city was elevated to a bishopric in 1070 and a capital under Haakon V of Norway around 1300. Personal unions with Denmark from 1397 to 1523 and again from 1536 to 1814 reduced its influence. After being destroyed by a fire in 1624, during the reign of King Christian IV, a new city was built closer to Akershus Fortress and named Christiania in honour of the king. It became a municipality ('' formannskapsdistrikt'') on 1 January 1838. The city fu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Fossum, Telemark Fossum is a neighborhood in Skien, Telemark, Norway. Historically the neighborhood was associated with Fossum Ironworks (''Fossum Jernverk''), the iron mines which dated from the 16th century and with Fossum Works (''Fossum Verk''), the ironworks. Fossum Ironworks, which was one of the oldest ironworks in Norway, closed down in 1867. Fossum Manor (''Fossum hovedgård'') is a manor house located north of Skien which has given its name to the neighborhood. The manor house was built as a residence for Severin Løvenskiold. Construction was started in 1804. It was designed by Danish architect Christian Frederik Hansen and was completed in 1818. The manor been owned by the Løvenskiold family for centuries and prominent family members have been born here. The local sports team is Fossum IF, which is often called "Fossum (Skien)" to distinguish from the more prominent club Fossum IF in Bærum Bærum () is a municipality in the Greater Oslo Region in Norway that forms an affluen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Fossum Bridge Fossum Bridge (''Fossum bru'') is a bridge crossing the river Glomma at Askim in Viken county, Norway. The old wooden bridge was an arch bridge with two spans which opened in 1856. That bridge was partly destroyed in the Battle of Fossum Bridge during the Nazi invasion of Norway in April 1940. The current bridge dates from 1961 and is a suspension bridge A suspension bridge is a type of bridge in which the deck (bridge), deck is hung below suspension wire rope, cables on vertical suspenders. The first modern examples of this type of bridge were built in the early 1800s. Simple suspension bridg ... with a main span of 125 metres. References Related readingHaugen, Dag B. (1990) ''Indre Østfold i krig : en berettelse om kampene i Indre Østfold for 50 år siden'' Bridges completed in 1856 Road bridges in Viken Suspension bridges in Norway {{Viken-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Fossum Township, Minnesota Fossum Township is a township in Norman County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 187 at the 2000 census. Fossum Township was organized in 1881, and named after Fossum, in Norway. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and 0.03% is water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 187 people, 75 households, and 62 families residing in the township. The population density was 5.2 people per square mile (2.0/km2). There were 83 housing units at an average density of 2.3/sq mi (0.9/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 91.98% White, 0.53% African American, 4.81% Native American, 2.14% from other races, and 0.53% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.74% of the population. There were 75 households, out of which 28.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.7% were married couples living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Fossum (surname) Fossum is a Norwegian surname. Notable people with the surname include: Casey Fossum (born 1978), American baseball player Eric Fossum (born 1957), American professor and inventor * Iver Fossum (born 1996), Norwegian association footballer * Jon Fossum (1923–2007), Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party Karin Fossum (born 1954), Norwegian author Marita Fossum (born 1965), Norwegian author Michael E. Fossum (born 1957), American astronaut Per Fossum (1910–2004), Norwegian alpine skier who competed in the 1936 Winter Olympics Sindre Fossum Beyer (born 1977), Norwegian politician for the Labour Party Thor Fossum Thor Fossum (29 June 1916 – 21 August 1993) was a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He was born in Bærum. He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament The Storting ( no, Stortinget ) (lit. the Great Thing) is the supreme legis ... (1916–1993), Norwegian politician * Tryggve Fossum, Norwegian computer architect {{surname, Fossum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]