Holmsbu is a small village located 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 ...

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. Holmsbu is situated in the municipality of

Asker Asker ( no, Asker), properly called Askerbygda in Norwegian, is a district and former municipality in Akershus, Norway. From 2020 it is part of the larger administrative municipality Asker, Viken (also known as Greater Asker) in Viken county, ...

on the west side of the peninsula of

Hurumlandet Hurumlandet is a peninsula in Viken county, Norway. It is situated west of the Oslofjord and east of the Drammensfjord. It comprises the southern parts of the municipality Asker. It is connected to Follo through the subsea Oslofjord Tunnel. Befo ...

on Drammensfjord. The village had 309 residents as of 1 January 2014. The seaport village was granted city status (''ladested'') in 1847 and lost its status in 1964. Old wooden buildings along the waterfront are largely preserved. The village has attracted both artists and tourists. Holmsbu Bad is a hotel dating back to 1880. The hotel is situated overlooking Holmsbu harbor and Drammensfjorden. Holmsbu Art Gallery (''Holmsbu Billedgalleri'') was designed and constructed during the period 1963 to 1973. The art gallery focuses on the art work of Holmsbu Painters

Oluf Wold-Torne Oluf Wold-Torne (7 November 1867 – 19 March 1919) was a Norwegian painter, illustrator, educator and designer. He was known primarily for landscapes and still-lifes and was influenced by Cézanne. Biography He was born in Son (now Vestby), No ...

(1867–1919),

Thorvald Erichsen Thorvald Erichsen (18 July 1868 - 23 December 1939) was a Norwegian Post-Impressionist painter; known primarily for landscapes and still-lifes. Biography Thorvald Erichsen was born at Trondheim, Norway. He was the son of Ernst Erichsen (1820-1 ...

(1868–1939) and

Henrik Sørensen Henrik Sørensen (12 February 1882 – 24 February 1962) was a Norwegian painter. Personal life Sørensen was born in Fryksände in Sweden as a son of Severin Sørensen and Helene Høibraaten. He was married to Gudrun Klewe, and is father of ...

. Holmsbu Art Gallery, which received the

Houen Foundation Award The Houen Foundation Award ( no, Houens fonds diplom) is Norway's most important award for architecture. It was established in 1893 by Anton Christian Houen (1823–1894). A successful merchant and businessman, Houen established several phil ...

, was designed by Norwegian architect Bjart Mohr and was opened in 1973. Holmsbu Church (''Holmsbu Kirke'') is constructed of wood and was built in 1887. The church has long plan and 300 seats. Holmsbu chapel (''Holmsbu kapell'') was inaugurated on March 23, 1887. The chapel is located in the hilly landscape on the outskirts of the village of Holmsbu ca. 500 m east of Drammensfjorden and ca. 7 km south of the main church.

Gallery

Image:Holmsbu kirke.jpg, Holmsbu Church Image:Holmsbu grave chapel.JPG, Holmsbu Chapel Image:Holmsbu_TRS_030621_004.jpg, Holmsbu Harbour Image:Holmsbu havn sett mot syd.JPG, Holmsbu Marina Image:Holmsbu Bad TRS 030621 008.jpg, Holmsbu Bad Image:Holmsbu mot Verket og Svelvik.JPG, Holmsbu looking toward Verket and Svelvik Image:Støa in Holmsbu.jpg, Støa in Holmsbu, centre of the Holmsbu painters Image:Cafe Juno Holmsbu.JPG, Cafe Juno Image:Holmsbu 160720086790.jpg, Holmsbu guesthouse

References

External links

Holmsbu Painters

Holmsbu: an overlooked art treasure
Former cities in Norway Villages in Viken (county) Villages in Buskerud Villages in Asker Villages in Hurum Hurum {{Buskerud-geo-stub