Torpo is a small village in Ål municipality, in

Viken Viken may refer to: *Viken, Scandinavia, a historical region *Viken (county), a Norwegian county established in 2020 *Viken, Sweden, a bimunicipal locality in Skåne County, Sweden *Viken (lake), a lake in Sweden, part of the part of the Göta cana ...

County, Norway, and can be reached by using highway 7. The name Torpo was adopted July 1, 1935 from the old name Torpe. At this date the train station and local post office started using the new adopted name. Torpo is located in

Hallingdal Hallingdal ( en, Halling Valley) is a valley as well as a traditional district located in the traditional and electoral district Buskerud in Viken county in Norway. It consists of six municipalities: Flå, Nes, Gol, Hemsedal, Ål and Hol. ...

between the municipal centers of Ål and Gol. It is adjacent to the villages of Lien and Opheim. The village has 405 inhabitants per 1 January 2009. Previously Torpo was a stopover on the

Bergen Railway The Bergen Line or the Bergen Railway ( no, Bergensbanen or nn, Bergensbana), is a long scenic standard gauge railway line between Bergen and Hønefoss, Norway. The name is often applied for the entire route from Bergen via Drammen to Oslo, ...

. The station, which is in Art Nouveau style, is closed but still standing. Torpo is the site of two notable churches. Torpo Church (''Torpo kirke'') was built in 1880 using plans by architect A. Keitel Moss based on a design by Conrad Fredrik von der Lippe (1833–1901). It was constructed of wood and has 200 seats. In the 1960s it was restored with plans drawn up by architect Peter Helland-Hansen.

Torpo Stave Church Torpo Stave Church ( no, Torpo stavkyrkje) is a stave church located in Torpo, a small village in Ål municipality in Viken county, Norway. Torpo is located along Norwegian National Road 7, the Norwegian national road which runs between Oslo an ...

is the biggest attraction in the village. Torpo Stave Church was built around 1190–1200. It has a steady stream of visiting tourists during the summer.''Torpo stavkirke''
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Hallingdal Villages in Buskerud Ål {{Buskerud-geo-stub