Flesberg is a municipality in the traditional and electoral district Buskerud in Viken county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Numedal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Lampeland. The economy of Flesberg is dominated by forestry and agriculture, as well as the cluster of high-tech industries in neighbouring Kongsberg.

General information

Etymology

The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old ''Flesberg'' farm ( Old Norse: ''Flesberg''), since the first church was built here. The first element is ''fles'' which means " rock" and the last element is ''berg'' which means " mountain".

Coat-of-arms

The coat-of-arms is from modern times. They were granted on 10 March 1989. The arms show two ''tømmerklaver'' to represent forestry – and also the letter F.

History

Flesberg Stave Church was built around the year 1250. After reconstruction in 1735, the church conformed with cruciform plan. The municipality of Flesberg was established on 1 January 1838 (see

formannskapsdistrikt () is the name for Norwegian local self-government districts that were legally enacted on 1 January 1838. This system of municipalities was created in a bill approved by the Parliament of Norway and signed into law by King Carl Johan on 14 January ...

). The area of

Jondalen Jondalen is a valley in Kongsberg municipality, Norway, outside the city of Kongsberg. Its history is closely tied to Kongsberg and the Kongsberg Silver Mines. The river Jondalselva runs through the valley. Jondalen Church was built in 1882. Jon ...

was transferred from Flesberg to the neighboring municipality of Kongsberg on 1 January 1964.

Geography

The municipality is divided into the parishes Flesberg, Lyngdal, and

Svene Svene is a village in the municipality of Flesberg in Buskerud, Norway. It is located in Numedal, 10 kilometres from Kongsberg. Its population (2017) is 376. Former ski jumper Per Bergerud Per Bergerud (born 28 June 1956) is a Norwegian former ...

. Most of the population lives in the four villages of Svene, Lampeland, Flesberg, and Lyngdal. The municipal area is . In the western part of Flesberg, the landscape rises steeply to the mountain area of Blefjell, a popular tourist destination.

Demographics

Notable people

Finn Qvale Finn Qvale (18 April 1873 – 20 January 1955) was a Norwegian military officer, cartographer, and sports official. He was born in Flesberg, finished his secondary education in 1891, and graduated as an officer in 1894. He attended the Norwegian M ...

(1873–1955) a military officer, cartographer and sports official * Jul Låg (1915-2000) a scientist and soil researcher *

Hallvard Bakke Hallvard Bakke (born 4 February 1943 in Flesberg) is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He was Minister of Trade and Shipping 1976–1979, and Minister of Culture 1986–1989. From 2006 to 2010, he was the chairman of the Norwegian B ...

(born 1943) a Norwegian politician

Sister cities

The following cities are

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with Flesberg: * - Falkenberg, Halland County,

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* -

Fosston Fosston is a city in Polk County, Minnesota, United States. It is part of the Greater Grand Forks region. The population was 1,434 at the time of the 2020 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area ...

, Minnesota, United States * - Lejre, Region Sjælland, Denmark * - Savitaipale, Etelä-Suomi, Finland

References

External links

Municipal fact sheet
from

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* {{Buskerud Municipalities of Buskerud Municipalities of Viken (county)