Hol (Norway)

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coat of arms map
Coat of arms of the municipality of Hol
Hol (Norway)
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Hol
Basic data
Commune number : 3044
Province  (county) : Viken
Administrative headquarters: Hol
Coordinates : 60 ° 37 ′  N , 8 ° 18 ′  E Coordinates: 60 ° 37 ′  N , 8 ° 18 ′  E
Surface: 1,854.54 km²
Residents: 4,441  (Feb 27, 2020)
Population density : 2 inhabitants per km²
Language form : neutral
Website:
politics
Mayor : Petter Rukke  ( Ap ) (2015)
Location in the province of Viken
Location of the municipality in the province of Viken

Hol is a municipality in the province ( Fylke ) Viken in Norway . Hol has 4441 inhabitants (as of February 27, 2020) and extends over an area of ​​868 km². The administrative seat is the town of the same name.

Old stave church of Hol

coat of arms

The coat of arms was approved on July 5, 1991 and shows three silver anvils on a light blue background. They symbolize the formerly numerous blacksmiths in the area.

geography

Most of the residents live in the villages of Hol, Hovet , Geilo , Ustaoset and Haugastøl . Other localities are Dagali, Hagafoss and Kvisla.

Hol is bordered by the municipalities of Lærdal in the north, Ål in the north and east , Nore og Uvdal in the south and Eidfjord , Ulvik and Aurland in the west .

traffic

Geilo, Ustaoset and Haugastøl are stops on the Bergen Railway .

Worth seeing

  • On the site of the old church in Hol, a small stave church was mentioned as early as 1328 . In the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries it was rebuilt and expanded several times. It was thoroughly renovated in 1888 and 1938. The baptismal font and the pulpit above the altar date from the Renaissance period (1697), the altarpiece from 1703.

Personalities

Web links

Commons : Hol  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Statistisk sentralbyrå - Befolkning