The Fetsund Booms ( no, Fetsund Lenser) are a Norwegian national cultural heritage monument, log driving museum, and wetland center at the outlet of the

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Fetsund Fetsund forms the center of the municipality Lillestrøm Viken, Norway. The name comes from the local geography, ''Fet'' means "where water meets grass". As for the ''-sund'' part, it simply means 'strait, inlet'. Accordingly, Fetsund is located a ...

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. The Fetsund Booms were set up as a timber sorting facility in 1861 and operated until 1985, when log driving came to an end on the Glomma River. Today the facility is part of the Akershus Museum. The

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for the municipality of Fetsund is located next to the Vinkelen building at the facility. It is a flood marker in the form of a stone about high with markings to record the highest flood levels on the Glomma River.

History

Log driving on the Glomma River began in the 1300s, but increased when frame saws were introduced in the 16th century. In the beginning, the timber was tied together in the Glomma River at the

Bingen Booms The Bingen Booms ( no, Bingen lenser) is a system of log booms on the Glomma River below Sørumsand in the municipality of Sørum, Norway. The first boom system at the site may have already been built in the 14th century, and was certainly in p ...

at Sørumsand. From there, the timber rafts were towed by boats to the many sawmills along the lake and in Lillestrøm. When the railway bridge in Fetsund was built in 1861, the booms at Bingen were moved to Fetsund. At Bingen, catch booms were set up that could release timber as needed at Fetsund. Today the Fetsund Booms are protected as Norway's only remaining log-driving facility. The Fetsund Booms are also believed to be the only preserved log-driving facility of their kind in the world. They are preserved as outstanding cultural heritage and a living museum with workshops for traditional crafts, cafes, and museum shops. The Fetsund Booms are located in an attractive natural area at the entrance to northern Europe's largest inland

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. There is also a nature trail with cultural highlights in the area.

References

External links

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Fetsund Booms
website
To millioner tømmerstokker ved Sørumsand og Fetsund
(Two Million Pieces of Timber at Sørumsand and Fetsund; silent film)
Historical photos of the Fetsund Booms
at the National Library of Norway
Fetsund Booms
at Kulturminnesøk {{Authority control Museums in Viken Fet Timber rafting Listed buildings and structures in Norway Cultural heritage of Norway 1861 establishments in Norway