Flesberg Municipality
Flesberg is a municipality in Buskerud county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Numedal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Lampeland.
Flesberg Municipality
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- Flesberg
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Overview
Overview
The economy of Flesberg is dominated by forestry and agriculture, as well as the cluster of high-tech industries in neighbouring Kongsberg.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Flesberg • Id Number — 3334 • County — Buskerud • District — Numedal • Capital — Lampeland • Population Demonym — Flesberging • Language — Bokmål • Website — www.flesberg.kommune.no • Mayor — Egil Langgård • Mayor Party — Ap • Mayor As Of — 2003 • Area Rank — 190 • Area Total Km2 — 562 • Area Land Km2 — 538 • Area Water Percent — 0.17 • Population As Of — 2004 • Population Rank — 302 • Population Total — 2512 • Population Density Km2 — 5 • Population Increase — 0.2
Etymology
Etymology
The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Flesberg farm (Old Norse: Flesberg), since the first church was built here. The first element is fles which means "rock" and the last element is berg which means "mountain".
Coat-of-arms
Coat-of-arms
The coat-of-arms is from modern times. They were granted on 10 March 1989. The arms show two tømmerklaver to represent forestry – and also the letter F.
History
History
• Illustration — Flesberg Stave Church Flesberg Stave Church was built around the year 1250. After reconstruction in 1735, the church conformed with cruciform plan. The municipality of Flesberg was established on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). The area of Jondalen was transferred from Flesberg to the neighboring municipality of Kongsberg on 1 January 1964.
Geography
Geography
The municipality is divided into the parishes Flesberg, Lyngdal, and Svene. Most of the population lives in the four villages of Svene, Lampeland, Flesberg, and Lyngdal. The municipal area is 560 km². In the western part of Flesberg, the landscape rises steeply to the mountain area of Blefjell, a popular tourist destination.
Demographics
Demographics
Number of minorities (1st and 2nd generation) in Flesberg by country of origin in 2017 • Ancestry — Number • Lithuania — 49 • Somalia — 46 • Poland — 35 • Eritrea — 34 • Latvia — 16
Notable people
Notable people
• Finn Qvale (1873–1955) a military officer, cartographer and sports official • Jul Låg (1915-2000) a scientist and soil researcher • Hallvard Bakke (born 1943) a Norwegian politician
Sister cities
Sister cities
The following cities are twinned with Flesberg: • - Falkenberg, Halland County, Sweden • - Fosston, Minnesota, United States • - Lejre, Region Sjælland, Denmark • - Savitaipale, Etelä-Suomi, Finland
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Cited by Wikipedia
Notes from the source article
These works are cited by the source article, in its own numbering. They are recorded as its citations, not as sources VALÉORINE has verified.
- 1.Haugen, Einar (1967) Norwegian-English Dictionary (University of Wisconsin Press)
- 2.Flesberg kommune. Aktuelt.
- 3.Kunsthistorie. Flesberg stavkirke.
- 4.ssb.no. Immigrants and Norwegian-born to immigrant parents, by immigration category, country background and percentages of the population.
- 5.Flesberg kommune. Flesbergs vennskapskommuner. November 2017.
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