__NOTOC__ Hønefoss is a town and the administrative center of the municipality of Ringerike in Buskerud county, Norway. Hønefoss is an industrial center of inner

Østlandet Eastern Norway ( nb, Østlandet, nn, Austlandet) is the geographical region of the south-eastern part of Norway. It consists of the counties Vestfold og Telemark, Viken, Oslo and Innlandet. Eastern Norway is by far the most populous region o ...

, containing several factories and other industry. As of 1 January 2008, Hønefoss has 14,177 inhabitants. In 1852, Hønefoss received town status and was separated from Norderhov. In 1964, Hønefoss ceased being a separate municipality and became part of Ringerike.

Etymology

The town is named after Hønefossen, a waterfall on the Begna River. The first element is the name of the old farm ''Hønen'' ( Old Norse ''*Hœnvin''), the last element is ''foss'' meaning 'waterfall'. The name of the farm is a compound of a word ''*hœn-'' (with an unknown meaning) and ''vin'' f ' meadow'.

Location

Hønefoss is located 63 kilometres northwest by road from the Norwegian capital of Oslo. Hønefoss is situated north of Lake

Tyrifjorden Tyrifjorden (Lake Tyri) is a lake in Norway. It lies northwest of Oslo and is the nation's fifth largest lake with an area of 139 km2. It has a volume of 13 km3, is 295 meters deep at its deepest, and lies 63 meters above sea level. T ...

. At Hønefoss, the Begna flows together with the Randselva river just below Hønefossen forming the Storelva river which flows into Nordfjord, the upper west branch of Lake

Tyrifjord Tyrifjorden (Lake Tyri) is a lake in Norway. It lies northwest of Oslo and is the nation's fifth largest lake with an area of 139 km2. It has a volume of 13 km3, is 295 meters deep at its deepest, and lies 63 meters above sea level. T ...

Transportation

European route E16 runs near Hønefoss on its way from Oslo to Bergen. Hønefoss is connected to Norwegian national road 35 (Rv 35) which passes within town limits. Norwegian National Road 7 from Granvin in Hordaland ends at Hønefoss. Hønefoss Station is located at the intersection between the Bergen Line ('' Bergensbanen''), the

Randsfjord Line The Randsfjorden Line ( no, Randsfjordbanen) is an railway located in Viken county in Norway connecting Drammen to Hønefoss and Hadeland in Innlandet county. The railway is primarily used for passenger trains, and the only scheduled trains on th ...

and the

Roa–Hønefoss Line The Roa–Hønefoss Line ( no, Roa–Hønefossbanen, formerly ) is a long, single track railway line between Roa and Hønefoss in Norway. At Roa Station, the line connects to the Gjøvik Line, while at Hønefoss Station, it connects to the Rand ...

. The rail station was opened in 1868 when the

was extended from Tyristand to

Randsfjord Randsfjorden is Norway's fourth-largest lake with an area of . Its volume is estimated at just over , and its greatest depth is . The lake is located at an elevation of above sea level. It is located in Innlandet and Viken counties in the munic ...

. The current station building was put into operation in 1909, in connection with the opening of the Bergen Line between Oslo and Geilo.

Economy

Hønefoss is home to several factories and other industry, with

Norske Skog Follum Norske Skog Follum is a paper mill located in Follum in Norway. The mill is part of the Norske Skog Corporation and opened in 1873 with the name Follum Fabrikker (also Follum træsliberi). It has three paper machines and produces 410,000 tonnes ...

maintaining its headquarters in the city. Dating from 1873, Norske Skog Follum was one of the largest producers of

newsprint Newsprint is a low-cost, non-archival paper consisting mainly of wood pulp and most commonly used to print newspapers and other publications and advertising material. Invented in 1844 by Charles Fenerty of Nova Scotia, Canada, it usually has an ...

in Europe. The paper mill closed in 2012. ''

Ringerikes Blad ''Ringerikes Blad'' ( en, Ringerike's Newspaper) is a local newspaper published in Hønefoss, Norway. Johan Jørgen Krohn founded ''Ringerikes Blad'' in 1845. It covers Ringerike, Hole and Jevnaker. It has a circulation of 12684, of whom 12227 ...

'' is a regional newspaper covering Ringerike, Hole and Jevnaker. Established in 1845, the newspaper is published daily in Hønefoss. As of 2006, the newspaper has a daily circulation of 12,684. the newspaper is an affiliation of the media company, Amedia.

Climate

Hønefoss has a humid continental climate ( Dfb) with relatively warm summers and cold winters with snow on the ground. The all-time high was recorded July 2018. The all-time low was recorded January 2010.

Sport

* Hønefoss BK is a

football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...

club that as of 2016 plays in

Norwegian Third Division The Norwegian Third Division, also called 3. divisjon, is the fourth highest division of the men's football league in Norway. Like the rest of the Norwegian football league system, the season runs from spring to autumn, running approximately from ...

. *

Ringerike Panthers The Ringerike Panthers are an ice hockey team in Hønefoss, Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the ...

is located in Hønefoss, they play in the first tier of Norwegian hockey.

Cultural attractions

Ringerikes Museum (''Ringerikes Museum'') is located nearby in the former Norderhov Rectory. The museum is noted for its icon collection, its rune stones and its collection of the private belongings of

Jørgen Engebretsen Moe Jørgen is a Danish, Norwegian, and Faroese masculine given name cognate to George People with the given name Jørgen * Jørgen Aall (1771–1833), Norwegian ship-owner and politician * Jørgen Andersen (1886–1973), Norwegian gymnast * Jørgen ...

. Jørgen Moe was a Norwegian author, who is best known for the '' Norske Folkeeventyr'', a collection of Norwegian folk tales which he edited in collaboration with Peter Christen Asbjørnsen. It is affiliated with the Buskerud Museum (''Buskerudmuseet''). Buskerud Photography Archive (''Buskerud fylkesfotoarkiv'') is a central archive for photography and photo-historical material from Buskerud. The archives accommodates approx. 200,000 photographs dating from the 1850s. Buskerud fylkesfotoarkiv has shared office space with the Ringerikes Museum in Norderhov and is affiliated with the Buskerud Museum (''Buskerudmuseet''). Veien Cultural Heritage Park (''Veien Kulturminnepark'') is in located in Hønefoss. The park contains over 100 grave mounds from the Early Iron Age, as well as a reconstructed longhouse and a museum. It is affiliated with the Buskerud Museum (''Buskerudmuseet''). Ridder Farm (''Riddergården'') is located on the north side of Hønefoss. This had been a family farm dating to 1730. The farm was largely developed by Fredrik Ridder (1756–1798), who had inherited it from his father. This was also the home of the manager of the local sawmill for generations. Ringerike Municipality has managed the property since 1964 in associated with Ringerike Museum.

Notable residents

* Anders Andersen (1846 in Hønefoss – 1931) a saw mill worker and politician *

Erika Stang Erika Stang (1 September 1861 – 28 October 1898) was a Norwegian composer and pianist. Stang was born in Honefoss to Fredrikke Dorothea Kamstrup and Johan Stang. She studied music with Agathe Backer Grøndahl and Hans Barth in Berlin and taugh ...

(1861-1898), composer *

Leif Dietrichson Leif Dietrichson (1 September 189018 June 1928) was a Norwegian military officer and aviation pioneer. He is most famous for joining Roald Amundsen and Lincoln Ellsworth in the 1925 North Pole Expedition. In 1928, Dietrichson disappeared with Amun ...

(1890 in Hønefoss – 1928) a Norwegian military officer and aviation pioneer * Karsten Alnæs (born 1938 in Hønefoss) an author, historian and journalist *

Per Inge Bjørlo Per Inge Bjørlo (born 20 November 1952, in Ålesund) is a Norwegian sculptor, painter, graphic designer and visual artist. He grew up in Spjelkavik outside Ålesund, and is now living in Hønefoss. He graduated from Bergen Academy of Art and Desi ...

(born 1952) a sculptor, painter and graphic designer, lives in Hønefoss * Svein Olav Blindheim (born 1954) a jazz double bassist, composer and writer, lives in Hønefoss * Geir Lippestad (born 1964 in Hønefoss) a controversial lawyer, politician and social activist * Michele Waagaard (born 1980 in Hønefoss) a Thai model, pop star, actress and radio host *

Lars Fredrik Frøislie Lars Fredrik Frøislie (born 28 July 1981 in Hønefoss, Norway) is a Norwegian musician. His main instruments are keyboards and drums. He is also a music producer and runs Termo Records together with Jacob Holm-Lupo. Frøislie mainly uses vintag ...

(born 1981 in Hønefoss) a musician, plays keyboards and drums *

Nils Bech Nils Bech (born April 8, 1981, in Hønefoss) is a Norwegian singer, signed to James Murphy's DFA Records. Bech became famous for performing a classic Christmas anthem O Holy Night for the Norwegian TV series Skam. His version of O Holy Night rece ...

(born 1981 in Hønefoss) a Norwegian singer * Amal Aden (born 1983) Somali–Norwegian writer, lived in Hønefoss since 2002 *

Emilie Marie Nereng Emilie Marie Nereng, also known as "Voe" (born 3 November 1995) is a Norwegian blogger and musician from Hønefoss. She began blogging in March 2009 and by 2010 was Norway's most read blog. In October 2009 alone she had 3.5 million hits. In Ju ...

(born 1995 in Hønefoss) blogger, musician and model

Sport

Trygve Brodahl Trygve Brodahl (20 August 1905 in Hønefoss – 11 April 1996) was a Norwegian cross-country skier who competed during the 1930s. He won a silver medal at the 1930 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in 17 km and a silver in the 4 × 10 ...

(1905 in Hønefoss – 1996) cross country skier *

Sverre Brodahl Sverre Brodahl (26 January 1909 – 2 November 1998) was a Norwegian Nordic skier who competed in the 1930s. He won two medals at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen with a silver in the 4 × 10 km, and a bronze in the Nordic ...

(1909–1998 in Hønefoss) a Nordic skier, team bronze and silver medallist at the

1936 Winter Olympics The 1936 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IV Olympic Winter Games (german: IV. Olympische Winterspiele) and commonly known as Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1936 ( bar, Garmasch-Partakurch 1936), were a winter multi-sport event held from 6 to 16 ...

Frode Andresen Frode Andresen (born 9 September 1973) is a former Norwegian biathlete and cross-country skier. Early life Andresen was born in the Netherlands, and lived one year each in Cape Town, South Africa; Lagos, Nigeria; and Nairobi, Kenya, because o ...

(born 1973) Norwegian biathlete and cross-country skier, lives in Hønefoss * Frode Lafton (born 1976) a former footballer, 523 caps with Hønefoss BK which he now manages * twins Anne Line Gjersem & Camilla Gjersem (born 1994) figure skaters * Anders Jacobsen (born 1985 in Hønefoss) ski jumper, team bronze medallist at the

2010 Winter Olympics )'' , nations = 82 , athletes = 2,626 , events = 86 in 7 sports (15 disciplines) , opening = February 12, 2010 , closing = February 28, 2010 , opened_by = Governor General Michaëlle Jean , cauldron = Catriona Le May DoanNancy GreeneWayne Gretz ...

, won the Four Hills Tournament *

Andrea Schjelderup Dalen Andrea Schjelderup Dalen (born 19 June 1992) is a Norwegian professional ice hockey forward and captain of Djurgårdens IF Hockey Dam in the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL). She has been a member of the Norwegian national ice hockey team si ...

(born 1992), professional ice hockey player for

Djurgårdens IF Djurgårdens Idrottsförening, commonly known simply as Djurgårdens IF, Djurgården (), and (especially locally) Djurgår'n (), Dif or DIF – is a Swedish sports association with several sections, located in Stockholm. Name The club is named ...

and holder of the single season SDHL goal record

Gallery

File:Hotell Ringerike 00.jpg, Scandic Hotell Hønefoss File:Høgskolen i Buskerud og Vestfold - Hønefoss.jpg, University College in Buskerud and Vestfold File:Hønefoss Bryggeri 01.jpg, Hønefoss Brewery File:Hønefoss Kraftstasjon I00.jpg, Hønefoss Power Station File:Ringerike tingrett.jpg, Ringerike District Court File:HønefossSkole01.jpg, Hønefoss School File:Honefoss-stasjon-1tb.jpg, Hønefoss Train Station File:Kartverket hovedinngang.JPG, Kartverket File:Kooperativen Hønefoss.JPG, Hønefoss Cooperative File:Samfunnshuset i Hønefoss (fasade mot Hønefoss Bru).jpg, Samfunnshuset File:SpareBank 1 Ringerike 00.jpg, SpareBank 1 File:Skøiengården 00.jpg, Skøiengården File:Storgaten 2 Honefoss 00.jpg, Storgaten 2 File:Thistedgaarden 00.jpg, Thistedgaarden

References

External links

Ringerikes Museum

Chamber of Commerce, Trade and Industry in Ringerike, Hole and Jevnaker Community
{{DEFAULTSORT:Honefoss Cities and towns in Norway Former municipalities of Norway Populated places in Buskerud Populated places established in 1852 1852 establishments in Norway

Etymology

Location

Transportation

Economy

Climate

Sport

Cultural attractions

Notable residents

Sport

See also

Gallery

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