Ulefoss is the administrative centre of Nome municipality in

Telemark Telemark is a traditional region, a former county, and a current electoral district in southern Norway. In 2020, Telemark merged with the former county of Vestfold to form the county of Vestfold og Telemark. Telemark borders the traditional ...

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the ...

, located near the border of

Grenland Grenland is a traditional district in the county of Vestfold og Telemark, in the south-east of Norway. Located in the southeastern part of the county, Grenland is composed of the municipalities Skien, Porsgrunn, Bamble, and Siljan. Sometimes the ...

. Its population is 2,699. It occupies both sides of Ulefoss falls on the river Eidselva. Ulefoss is one of Norway's oldest industrial communities, with sawmills operating from the 1400s, and mining and ironworks from the 1600s. It is still largely an industrial site, with a number of people employed in the iron foundry and mechanical industries. Ulefoss has primary school, lower secondary, and upper secondary school Søve. A variety of shops and restaurants, a library and culture centre are also located here. Øvre Verket is a group of old workers' dwellings; today a culture and crafts exhibition. The newspaper '' Kanalen'' is published in Ulefoss.

Iron foundry

Ulefos Jernværk, an iron foundry located here, was established in 1657 and produced pig iron until 1877. Wood-burning stoves were important products until the 1950s. Hydroelectric power is now used for the melting and production of iron. From 1999 the foundry has been owned by the holding company Ulefos AS.

Ulefos Hovedgaard

Ulefos Hovedgaard is an estate developed by merchant, industrialist, and politician Niels Aall as his summer residence. The manor house was completed in 1807 after a construction period of approximately 5 years. The estate is regarded as Norway's finest example of an Empire-style manor house. It was built of slag stone from Ulefos Jærnverk. His son, chamberlain Hans Aall (1805-1863) bought the manor and estate with funds inherited by his wife, the daughter of

Diderik von Cappelen Diderik von Cappelen (21 June 1761 – 3 April 1828) was a Norwegian wholesaler, merchant, shipowner, estate owner and politician in 1814. He is often referred to as Diderik von Cappelen but he spelt his name ''Didrich von Cappelen'' and is also ...

who died in 1828. Their descendants still own the surrounding forest properties, while the manor was turned over to a foundation. Today Ulefos Manor is operated by Telemark Museum.

References

External links

Ulefos Hovedgaard websiteUlefos AS website
Villages in Vestfold og Telemark Nome, Norway {{telemark-geo-stub de:Nome (Telemark)#Ulefoss