Moi is the

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municipality in

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county,

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. The village is located at the northern end of the lake Lundevatnet, one of the deepest

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s in Norway. The European route E39 highway passes through Moi. The Sørlandet Line also runs through Moi, stopping at Moi Station. The village has a population (2019) of 1,926 and a

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of .

Industry

The largest employer in Moi is NorDan, which is the largest window factory in northern

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. After the

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, Moi developed a relatively large timber industry. Moi is also home to Moen Bjøllefabrikk, a

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manufacturer, which was the official supplier of animal bells used to cheer on athletes at the Lillehammer

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, and in partnership with Cowbells.com for the

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2002 Winter Olympics. Additionally, Norway's only active clog factory is located just north of Moi in the village of Eik.

Attractions

*'' Lund kirke'', the local church, is approximately 200 years old and built in the traditional Norwegian country style in wood and painted white. *''Lund bygdemuseum og kulturbank'', the local museum, is located by the church in the old barn of the priest's farm. It has an extensive display of agricultural tools as well as objects from

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. Attached to the museum is Haien, an old farm, which is very well preserved.

Notable residents

*Several musicians are from Moi: ** Elvira Nikolaisen ** Emil Nikolaisen ( Serena Maneesh) **Ivar Nikolaisen (Silver, The Good The Bad and The Zugly, Kvelertak) **Hilma Nikolaisen (Serena Maneesh) **Øystein Stensheim ( Det Norske Solistkor). * Pete Sanstol, Norway's only

boxing Boxing is a combat sport and martial art. Taking place in a boxing ring, it involves two people – usually wearing protective equipment, such as boxing glove, protective gloves, hand wraps, and mouthguards – throwing Punch (combat), punch ...

world champion, was born in Moi. On 7 June 2005, the village raised a monolith in its city park to his memory. * Boye Brogeland, a world champion

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player, was born in Moi in 1973.

References

External links

The municipality's official site
* https://www.moenbjollefabrikk.no Villages in Rogaland Lund, Norway {{Rogaland-geo-stub