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Sundbyfoss Station
Sundbyfoss is a village in Holmestrand Municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. The village is located along the lake Hillestadvannet, about south of the village of Hof. The village of Gullhaug lies about to the southeast and the town of Holmestrand lies about to the southeast. The village of Hvittingfoss in Kongsberg Municipality lies about to the west. Hillestad Church lies about east of the village. The village has a population (2024) of 562 and a population density of . Sundbyfoss is named after the local waterfall on the river Sundbyelva. The waterfall provided the basis for early industry in the village. Today, Sundbyfoss is mainly a residential area. The largest industrial enterprise is the "Haslestad Bruk" sawmill A sawmill (saw mill, saw-mill) or lumber mill is a facility where logging, logs are cut into lumber. Modern sawmills use a motorized saw to cut logs lengthwise to make long pieces, and crosswise to length depending on standard or custom sizes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of the Kingdom of Norway. Bouvet Island, located in the Subantarctic, is a Dependencies of Norway, dependency, and not a part of the Kingdom; Norway also Territorial claims in Antarctica, claims the Antarctic territories of Peter I Island and Queen Maud Land. Norway has a population of 5.6 million. Its capital and largest city is Oslo. The country has a total area of . The country shares a long eastern border with Sweden, and is bordered by Finland and Russia to the northeast. Norway has an extensive coastline facing the Skagerrak strait, the North Atlantic Ocean, and the Barents Sea. The unified kingdom of Norway was established in 872 as a merger of Petty kingdoms of Norway, petty kingdoms and has existed continuously for years. From 1537 to 1814, Norway ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holmestrand (town)
is a town in Holmestrand Municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. The town is the administrative centre of the municipality. It is located along the shore of the Ytre Oslofjord, about northwest of the town of Horten and about south of the village of Sande i Vestfold. The large town of Drammen lies about to the north. The town has a population (2024) of 8,258 and a population density of . History Located around the Oslofjord, Holmestrand developed as a timber/lumber port starting around 1550, when the Dutch came here for timber. In 1663, the place became a customs office under the nearby city of Tønsberg. In 1716, the northern part of Holmestrand was reduced to ashes after a large fire spread through the area. In 1744, King Christian VI designated it a ladested. In 1752, the new King Frederik V granted it kjøpstad (town) status. In the era of sailing ships, the town had a period of prosperity, but when the transition to steamships it was left in a backwater as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holmestrand–Vittingfoss Line
The Holmestrand–Hvittingfoss Line () or HVB is an abandoned railway between Holmestrand to Hvittingfoss in Norway. It consisted of two sections: a line from Holmestrand (town), Holmestrand to Hillestad, Vestfold, Hillestad and a section from Hof, Vestfold, Hof to Hvittingfoss. The two parts were connected by a section of the Tønsberg–Eidsfoss Line. At Holmestrand Station, the line connected to the Vestfold Line of the Norwegian State Railways. HVB was opened on 30 September 1902 and closed on 1 June 1938. The main purpose of the line was the transport of wood pulp at Hvittingfoss, although it was also used for passenger transport until 1931. Route The narrow gauge railway executed a steep climb from Holmestrand to Hvittingfoss. It had a maximum gradient of 2.5 percent, a minimum curve radius of and a track weight of . At Holmestrand, the line followed a zig-zag pattern up the hill, forcing the trains to back into Holmestand Station. Located up from Holmestrand is a —th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tønsberg–Eidsfoss Line
The Tønsberg–Eidsfoss Line () or TEB is an abandoned railway between Eidsfoss and Tønsberg Tønsberg (), historically Tunsberg, is a List of towns and cities in Norway, city in Tønsberg Municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. It is located about south-southwest of the capital city of Oslo on the western coast of the Oslofjord near ... in Vestfold county, Norway. In use from 21 October 1901 to 31 May 1938, the private railway connected the area of Hof, Vestfold, 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
