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Ã…dalsfjella
Ådalsfjella is a mountain range in southern Norway. It consist of a series of smaller peaks and mountains located within Ringerike (municipality), Ringerike in Buskerud county. Ådalsfjella is a small mountain range which stretches from within Vestre Ådal in Ådal to Vassfaret bordering Sør-Aurdal in Oppland. The mountain range lies between Lake Sperillen to the east and the valley of Soknedalen to the west. See also *Urdevassfjell References Mountain ranges of Norway Mountains of Buskerud {{Buskerud-mountain-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Urdevassfjell
Urdevassfjell is a mountain located in Ringerike (municipality), Ringerike in Buskerud, Norway. The mountain is part of the Ådalsfjella range. It is situated west of the north end of Høgfjell in Ådal and east of Eidvatnet in the village of Strømsoddbygda. References Ringerike (traditional district) Mountains of Buskerud {{Buskerud-mountain-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ringerike (municipality)
Ringerike is a Municipalities of Norway, municipality in Buskerud Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Districts of Norway, traditional region of Ringerike (traditional district), Ringerike. The administrative centre of the municipality is the List of cities in Norway, town of Hønefoss. The municipality of Ringerike was created on 1 January 1964 after the merger of the town of Hønefoss and the rural municipalities of Hole, Norway, Hole, Norderhov, Tyristrand, and Ã…dal. However, the area of Hole was removed from the municipality of Ringerike on 1 January 1977 to become a separate municipality once again. The historic area of Ringerike included not just the modern municipality of Ringerike but also Hole and Krødsherad, Modum, and Sigdal. General information Etymology The Old Norse language, Norse form of this name was ''HringarÃki''. The first element is (probably) the genitive plural of ''hringir'', the name of an old Germanic peoples, Germanic tribe. The la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buskerud
Buskerud () is a Counties of Norway, county and a current electoral district in Norway, bordering Akershus, Oslo, Innlandet, Vestland, Telemark and Vestfold. The region extends from the Oslofjord and Drammensfjorden in the southeast to Hardangervidda mountain range in the northwest. The county administration was in modern times located in Drammen. Buskerud was merged with Akershus and Østfold into the newly created Viken (county), Viken County on 1 January 2020. On 23 February 2022, the Viken County Council voted in a 49 against 38 decision to submit an application to the Norwegian government for a county demerger. Due to this, Buskerud (except the area forming the defunct municipalities of Røyken and Hurum) was re-established in 2024. Etymology The county was named after the old manor Buskerud Manor, Buskerud () (Biskopsrøysa) located on the west side of the Drammenselva, Drammen River in Åmot, Buskerud, Åmot, Modum municipality. The first element is the genitive case of ', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of the Kingdom of Norway. Bouvet Island, located in the Subantarctic, is a Dependencies of Norway, dependency, and not a part of the Kingdom; Norway also Territorial claims in Antarctica, claims the Antarctic territories of Peter I Island and Queen Maud Land. Norway has a population of 5.6 million. Its capital and largest city is Oslo. The country has a total area of . The country shares a long eastern border with Sweden, and is bordered by Finland and Russia to the northeast. Norway has an extensive coastline facing the Skagerrak strait, the North Atlantic Ocean, and the Barents Sea. The unified kingdom of Norway was established in 872 as a merger of Petty kingdoms of Norway, petty kingdoms and has existed continuously for years. From 1537 to 1814, Norway ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ã…dal
Ådal is a valley in the municipality of Ringerike (municipality), Ringerike and was a former municipality in Buskerud County, Norway. The municipality was created in 1857 by a split from Norderhov. At that time Ådal had a population of 2,382. On 1 January 1964 Ådal was merged with Hønefoss, Tyristrand, Hole, Norway, Hole and Norderhov to form the new municipality Ringerike (municipality), Ringerike. Prior to the merger Ådal had a population of 3,442. Traditionally the Ådal parish has been divided three ways. Ytre Ådal includes the village of Hallingby and is the site of Hallingby school and Hval Church (''Hval kirke''). Øvre Ådal includes the village of Nes, Ådal and is the site of Nes school, Ringmoen school and Nes Church (''Nes kirke''). Vestre Ådal is the site of Viker Church and the Ådal Mountains (''Ådalsfjellene''), a small mountain range which stretches from Ådal to Vassfarfoten on the border with Vassfaret and Sør-Aurdal in Oppland. Sperillen Sperillen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vassfaret
Vassfaret is a forested mountain valley in southern Norway. The valley is located on the border of the municipalities of Flå, Nesbyen, and Ringerike in Buskerud county and Sør-Aurdal Municipality in Innlandet county. The valley lies between the Hallingdal and Hedalen valleys in the traditional district of Valdres. The steep forest and mountain slopes on both sides of the valley have peaks reaching up to above sea level at Sørbølfjellet in Flå municipality in the furthest southwest part of Vassfaret. The area was one heavily inhabited by bears. Protected area The valley includes several nature conservation areas: * Vassfaret and Vidalen conservation area (''Vassfaret/Vidalen landskapsvernområde'') covering * Inner Vassfaret conservation area (''Indre Vassfaret landskapsvernområde''), covering * There are also 9 small nature reserves, a total of with very strict protection rules. History Vassfaret is characterized by low alpine coniferous forests, heather, and bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sør-Aurdal
Sør-Aurdal is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the Traditional districts of Norway, traditional district of Valdres. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Bagn. Other villages in the municipality include Begna, Norway, Begna, Hedalen, and Begnadalen. The municipality is the 101st largest by area out of the 356 municipalities in Norway. Sør-Aurdal is the 233rd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 2,866. The municipality's population density is and its population has decreased by 8.9% over the previous 10-year period. General information The prestegjeld, parish of ''Søndre Aurdal'' was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). On 1 January 1894, the new Etnedal Municipality was established by merging the eastern valley area of ''Nordre Etnedal'' (population: 362) from the neighboring Nord-Aurdal, Nordre Aurdal municipality and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oppland
Oppland is a former county in Norway which existed from 1781 until its dissolution on 1 January 2020. The old Oppland county bordered the counties of Trøndelag, Møre og Romsdal, Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Akershus, Oslo and Hedmark. The county administration was located in the town of Lillehammer. Merger On 1 January 2020, the neighboring counties of Oppland and Hedmark were merged to form the new Innlandet county. Both Oppland and Hedmark were the only landlocked counties of Norway, and the new Innlandet county is the only landlocked county in Norway. The two counties had historically been one county that was divided in 1781. Historically, the region was commonly known as " Opplandene". In 1781, the government split the area into two: Hedemarkens amt and Kristians amt (later renamed Hedmark and Oppland). In 2017, the government approved the merger of the two counties. There were several names debated, but the government settled on ''Innlandet''. Geography Oppland ext ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sperillen
Sperillen is a lake in the valley of Ådal in Ringerike municipality, Buskerud county, Norway.Sperillen Store Norske Leksikon, retrieved 28 March 2013 The lake has an area of about 37 km² and extending about 26 km in length. It is 129 meters deep at its deepest, and lies at 150 meters above sea level. Two rivers from , Begna from the valley of and Urula from the valley of Hedalen, flow into the lake at the northern end on either side of the town of [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mountain Ranges Of Norway
The geography of Norway is dominated by vast mountain ranges broken up by valleys and fjords. Less than 10% of the country's area is arable land, arable, and the rest is mountainous. Glaciers are the major cause for erosion, so the terrain in the Norwegian mountains consists of plateaus and lakes with peaks. These areas have an abundant and diverse fauna and flora. The altitude of the treeline comes slowly down going to higher latitudes; in northern Finnmark, the treeline reaches sea level. The treeline is also lower near the coast, and higher on the eastern slopes of the mountains. Mountain ranges also form the main boundaries among Districts of Norway, Norway's districts. They typically run north-south. Several of the ranges have had road and railroad passes since historical times; some are newer; and many close over the winter. Norwegian mountain ranges provide some of the most attractive recreational areas, both during summer and winter. Cabins and trails are operated b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
