Eidsfoss is a village in Hof municipality, Vestfold county, Norway. It is located near Lake Eikeren. Eidsfoss Hovedgården-72-vsm

The village was the site of the

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 ...

(''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 Caspar Herman Hausmann was a Danish-Norwegian General, lumber merchant and squire. He was born 10 January 1653 at Segeberg in the Danish duchy of Holsten (now Holstein), which was then in union with Denmark-Norway. He died 9 September 1718 in Chr ...

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 Christian V (15 April 1646 25 August 1699) was king of Denmark and Norway from 1670 until his death in 1699. Well-regarded by the common people, he was the first king anointed at Frederiksborg Castle chapel as absolute monarch since the decree ...

riding a horse. *1795 Peder von Cappelen takes over Eidsfos Jernverk. *1901

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 ar ...

(''Tønsberg–Eidsfossbanen'') between Eidsfos and Tønsberg is opened. This was shut down in 1938. *1903 Steamer S/S Stadshauptmand Schwartz begins to operate on regular routes on Lake Eikeren. *1904 Eidsfos Church is inaugurated by Bishop A. Chr. Bang (1840-1913). *1915 First power station is commissioned. *1977 Authorities grant permission for the demolition of the workers’ houses on Bråtagata. *1979 Old Eidsfos Foundation (''Stiftelsen Gamle Eidsfos'') is established, aiming to preserve and restore the old ironworks community. The houses are saved.

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