Tranby is a village in
Lier municipality in
Viken
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*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 ...
,
Norway
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.
![Tranby kirke, Buskerud, Norway - 20070526](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/33/Tranby_kirke%2C_Buskerud%2C_Norway_-_20070526.jpg)
The village consists mainly of three residential areas located in a semi-circle around a small forest area. Tranby is a part of a greater urban area which also encompasses the village of
Hennummarka
Hennummarka is a village in Lier municipality, Norway. Located just north of the village Tranby
Tranby is a village in Lier municipality in Viken, Norway.
The village consists mainly of three residential areas located in a semi-circle around ...
. The urban area is named Tranby and has a population of 5,322.
Tranby Church (''Tranby kirke'') dates from 1855. It was designed by architects
Heinrich Ernst Schirmer
Heinrich Ernst Schirmer (27 August 1814 – 6 December 1887) was a German-born architect most noted for his work in Norway.
Schirmer worked in Norway from 1838 to 1883 and left his mark on a number of public buildings. He contributed significant ...
and
Wilhelm von Hanno
Andreas Friedrich Wilhelm von Hanno (15 December 1826 – 12 December 1882) was a German-born Norwegian architect, sculptor and painter. He was among the leading architects in Norway during the middle of the 1800s.
Biography
Wilhelm von Hanno ...
. The edifice is constructed of stone and has 360 seats. Access to the site is via Rv282 and Rv285.
Name
The name ''Tranby'' comes from the
Old Norse
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name ''Trandabýr''. The prefix ''Tranda'' may come from ''Trǫnd'' or ''Trǫnn'', meaning "something around (a physical object)". The suffix ''býr'' derives from ''bý'', which means "farm". A possible translation of ''Trandabýr'' could therefore be "something around a farm".
Education
Hallingstad school is the
elementary school
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(''Barneskole'') in Tranby. Right next to it lies Tranby school, which is the
lower secondary school
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(''Ungdomsskole'').
Notable locations
![Liertoppen Shopping Center Front 20110921](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a5/Liertoppen_Shopping_Center_Front_20110921.jpg)
The is located next to the
European route E18
European route E18 runs from Craigavon in Northern Ireland to Saint Petersburg in Russia, passing through Scotland, England, Norway, Sweden and Finland. It is about in length.
Although the designation implies the possibility of a through jour ...
, which runs past Tranby.
![Tranby obelisk](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/eb/Tranby_obelisk.jpg)
There is also an 8 m (approximately 26′3″) tall marble obelisk located at a former marble quarry in the nearby Gjellebekk forest. It was erected during
King Frederick V's visit to the area in 1749. Some of the marble from the quarry was used to help with the construction of
Frederik's Church
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, also known as The Marble Church, in Copenhagen, Denmark. Ruins of an earlier
sconce
Sconce may refer to:
*Sconce (fortification), a military fortification
*Sconce (light fixture)
*Sconcing, imposing a penalty in the form of drink
*Sconce Point
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used during the
Great Northern War
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, especially during
King Charles XII
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's invasion of Norway in 1716, can be found in the area near the obelisk.
![Damtjern i Lier - foto Remi Kristiansen](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c3/Damtjern_i_Lier_-_foto_Remi_Kristiansen.jpg)
The nearby lake is a popular location for activities like swimming and fishing.
Notable residents
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Martin Kolberg
Martin Kolberg (born 24 February 1949) is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party. He served as the party secretary from 2002 until 2009 and an MP from Buskerud from 2009 until 2021.
He was elected to the Parliament of Norway in 2009 and l ...
*
Thorbjørn Jagland
Thorbjørn Jagland (born Thorbjørn Johansen; , 5 November 1950) is a Norwegian politician from the Labour Party. He served as the secretary general of the Council of Europe from 2009 to 2019. He served as the 32nd prime minister of Norway from ...
References
Villages in Buskerud
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