Solbergelva is a village in

Drammen Drammen () is a city and municipality in Viken (county), Viken, Norway. The port and river city of Drammen is centrally located in the south-eastern and most populated part of Norway. Drammen municipality also includes smaller towns and village ...

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

, part of the

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, Norway. The village lies north of

Drammenselva Drammenselva ( en, Drammen River) is a river in Buskerud county, southeastern Norway. Location Drammenselva is one of the largest rivers in Norway, with a drainage basin of about and a discharge of per second. Drammen River's total length is m ...

, approx. 5 miles west of

Bragernes Bragernes is one of the central areas of the city of Drammen in Viken, Norway. Location Bragernes is located on the northern side of the Drammen River (''Drammenselva'') and contains the famous town square Bragernes square (''Bragernes Torg'' ...

square, between Åssiden in the east and

Krokstadelva Krokstadelva is a town in Drammen municipality, part of the Viken county in Norway. It is situated north of the Drammenselva river and opposite Mjøndalen. Industry and commerce Historically Krokstadelva was known for its industry; including paper ...

in the west with Solbergfjellet north. It is part of

municipality and has about 6.000 inhabitants in 2017. In the center of Solbergelva lies Solberg skole, Killingrud ungdomsskole, Solbergsentret, Solberg sport-og kultursenter, sports facilities, Solberg kapell and Solberg spinderi. Annually Solbergelva hosts Solbergfestivalen, its own festival at the end of May.

Solberg SK Solberg Sportsklubb is a Norwegian sports club from Solbergelva which was founded in 1929. The club has sections for football, bandy, handball and gymnastics. Its local rivals are Mjøndalen and Birkebeineren. Bandy section Solberg play in the ...

is one of the leading

bandy Bandy is a winter sport and ball sport played by two teams wearing ice skates on a large ice surface (either indoors or outdoors) while using sticks to direct a ball into the opposing team's goal. The international governing body for bandy is ...

teams in Norway.

History

The name stems from the farm ''Solberg'' and describes in part a hill where the sun goes down.

Solberg spinderi

Solberg Spinderi was founded in 1818 under the name ''Drammens Bomuldsspinneri''. The enterprise was founded by Hovel Helseth and three other Drammen merchants who were supporters of the lay preacher

Hans Nielsen Hauge Hans Nielsen Hauge (3 April 1771 – 29 March 1824) was a 19th-century Norwegian Lutheran lay minister, spiritual leader, business entrepreneur, social reformer and author. He led a noted Pietism revival known as the Haugean movement. Hauge is also ...

. In 1821 the company moved to Solbergelva in order to be able to take advantage of hydropower resources. The history of Solbergelva is closely linked to the company ''Solberg Spinderi'', which for many years employed a substantial part of the local workforce and were responsible for the development of housing for the employees. Around the company there was a separate community with schools, chapels, housing and social care. Solberg spinderi is one of Norway's oldest companies and is still located in Solbergelva. Solberg Spinneri veveriet

Gallery

File:Solberg skole i 2019.png, alt=, Solberg school File:Solberg skole etter rehab.png, alt=, Solberg school File:Solberg kapell Fredtun lys og grønn.png, alt=, Solberg chapel Fredtun File:Solberg spinderi flyfoto nord.jpg, alt=, Solberg spinderi File:Knabben i Solbergelva, Drammen3.png, alt=, Solbergelva, seen from Solbergfjellet. File:Solberg sport kult senterDrm.png, alt=, Solberg sports and cultural center File:Muren på Geithol Batteriet 2005. Foto. Frode Caspersen.Eiker Arkiv.jpg, alt=, Geithol File:Nerdammen00.jpg, alt=, Nerdammen File:Solberg idrettspark i Solbergelva, Drammen2.png, alt=, Solberg sports park File:Solberg idrettspark i Solbergelva, Drammen1.png, alt=, Solberg sports park and cultural center

Notable people

Renate Reinsve Renate Reinsve (; born 24 November 1987) is a Norwegian actress. She made her film debut in ''Oslo, August 31st'' (2011), before starring in the critically acclaimed '' The Worst Person in the World'' (2021), with her performance earning her the ...

, actress

References

External links

Stiftelsen Verkstedet
{{authority control Geography of Viken (county)