Krøderen (also Krøderfjorden) is a
lake in the municipality of
Krødsherad in
Buskerud, Norway.
Summary
The lake stretches about north from the village of Krøderen in
Krødsherad on its southern end and reaches north to the village of
Gulsvik in
Flå municipality in the valley of
Hallingdal. The lake has a surface area of 42.88 km² and a depth of 119 meters. The primary river flowing into it is
Hallingdalselva
Hallingdalselva ( en, Hallingdal River) is a river which flows through the valley and traditional district of Hallingdal in Buskerud County, Norway. Within the valley, the river is often referred to as the Great River (''Storåne'').
Hallingdal ...
to the north. Its outlet is via the
Snarumselva at the south end of the lake. Snarumselva flows into the Drammen River by
Geithus in
Modum
Modum is a municipality in Buskerud in Viken county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Vikersund. The municipality of Modum was established on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt).
The area has a long tr ...
.
At
Noresund, along
Norwegian National Road 7 (Rv7), there is a bridge over the lake. Krøderen is only about wide at a point.
Sole Hotel (''Sole Hotell Krødsherad'') is located along the national road between Krøderfjorden and
Norefjell. Sole Hotel was originally a former doctor's home dating back to the beginning of the 1900s. In 1966, the facility opened as Norway's first conference hotel.
Etymology
The
Old Norse form of the name must have been ''*Krœðir''. This name is probably derived from the verb ''kryda'' 'stream/press together' related to
Old English
Old English (, ), or Anglo-Saxon, is the earliest recorded form of the English language, spoken in England and southern and eastern Scotland in the early Middle Ages. It was brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain, Anglo ...
''crudan'' 'to press, push'. In that case the name is probably referring to the narrow strait of
Noresund.
Gallery
See also
*
Krøderen Line
References
External links
Best Western Sole Hotell & Herregaard website
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Lakes of Viken (county)
Krødsherad