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Ørje
Ørje is the administrative centre of Marker, Norway, Marker municipality, Norway, not far from the Sweden, Swedish border. Its population (2013) is 3872 Ørje was founded in the 1880s around a timber-processing mill. Engebret Soot had built the first Norwegian canal locks at Ørje in the years 1857-1860 (:no:Ørje sluser). The total lift of the locks are 10 meters (30 feet) divided on 3 steps. The locks are situated between the lakes "Rødenessjøen" and "Øymarksjøen" as a part of the Halden Canal Waterway System. In the decades following World War II, Ørje developed substantial industry and commerce. Today, the service sector, including tourism have partly replaced manufacture and agriculture/forestry as the most important economic sectors. Ørje is known for its canal museum (''Haldenvassdragets Kanalmuseum'') and steamboat club, military fortifications from 1905 and locks. Ørje has also become well-known due to a pedestrian crossing sign installed at Storgata 59 by the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Ørje Fortress
Ørje Fortress (''Ørje fortene'') lies in Marker, Norway, Marker municipality in Østfold, Østfold county, Norway. The construction of the fort started in December 1901 and was completed the following year. The fortification guarded the heavily trafficked route through the community of Ørje, which was an important entry point from Sweden. The fortifications consist of two parts: the northern fort and southern fort. The northern fort (''Ørjekollen fort'') lay southwest from the Ørje bridge and sluice (''Ørje sluser'') on the Halden Canal. The southern fort (''Lihammeren fort'') was at Likollen, 1 km further south. Both were positioned on elevated positions and were armed with four canons. Each of the forts had two 105 mm guns and two 75 mm rapid fire fortification guns. In accordance with the Karlstad Treaty (''Karlstadkonvensjonen''), the forts were taken out of service and demolished in 1905. A demilitarized zone was established. The guns were dismounted and relocated t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Halden Canal
The Halden Canal near Halden, Norway, began construction in 1852. The canal allows boats to travel parallel to the Swedish border of 75 km from Tistedal to Skulerud. Engebret Soot (1786 - 1859) was responsible for this canal, as well as the earlier Soot Canal. Tistedal is located 4 km from the sea at Halden. Boats can be transported by road here and from Ørje to Dalsland Canal. Halden Canal was added to the list of priority technical and industrial cultural heritage by the Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage. Locks Four sets of locks (''sluser'') control the water in the canal. Between 1857 and 1860 the Strømsfoss and Ørje locks were built. In 1865, the Stenselv river portion of the canal, with two locks at Krappeto, was completed. The locks in the Halden Canal can pass vessels which are 24 m in length, 6 m in beam and of 1.6 m draft. ''Ørje sluser'' is located at the north of the system, near Ørje. These facilities include a canal lock museum and three ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Marker, Norway
Marker is a Municipalities of Norway, municipality in Østfold Counties of Norway, county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Ørje. Marker was created as a new municipality on 1 January 1964 following the merger of the two former municipalities of Rødenes and Øymark. The municipality borders Sweden, Aurskog-Høland municipality in Akershus county, and Aremark, Eidsberg, Rakkestad, and Rømskog municipalities in Østfold county. European route E18 passes through the municipality. The municipality's biggest attractions are the fortresses at Basmo Fortress, Basmo and Ørje Fortress, Ørje. Basmo Fortress lies on an isolated mountain outcrop between lakes Rødenessjøen and Øgderen, Hemnessjøen in the northwestern part of the municipality. General information Name The Norse language, Norse form of the name was ''Markir'', which is the plural form of ''mǫrk'' f 'woodland, borderland' (see > March (territory), March). Coat-of-arms Marke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
