Hol is a municipality in Buskerud county, Norway.
Administrative history
The area of Hol was separated from ÃÂ
l Municipality in 1877 to become a separate municipality. In 1937 a part of neighboring Uvdal Municipality with 220 inhabitants moved to Hol Municipality. The area was transferred from Uvdal to Hol in 1944. Uvdal was reunited with Nore to form the new municipality of Nore og Uvdal Municipality.
General information
Name
The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Hol farm (Old Norse: ), since the first church was built here. The name is identical with the word , which means 'round (and isolated) hill'.
Villages and hamlets in Hol municipality
Geography
Hol is bordered to the north by Lærdal Municipality (in Vestland county), to the north and east by ÃÂ
l Municipality, to the south by Nore og Uvdal Municipality, and to the west by Eidfjord Municipality, Ulvik Municipality and Aurland Municipality (all in Vestland county).
Climate
Lakes
Mountains
Coat of arms
The coat of arms of Hol is from modern times; the arms were granted on 5 July 1991. They show three silver anvils on a blue background and were designed by Trond Andersson. The three anvils are stacked one above the other, with the top one being largest and the bottom one smallest. The anvil was chosen to symbolize the former smithies in the municipality, which were famous for the production of axes, blades, and knives. Iron mining was already practiced in the area in the Viking Age.
Notable residents
In sport
- Margit Hvammen (1932 in Geilo â 2010) alpine skier
- Aud Hvammen (born 1943 in Geilo), alpine skier
- Anne Brusletto (born 1951 in Geilo), alpine skier
- Martin Hole (born 1959), former cross country runner
- ÃÂ
dne SøndrÃÂ¥l (born 1971), former speed skater and gold medallist at the 1998 Winter Olympics
- HÃÂ¥vard Bøkko (born 1987 in Hovet), speed skater
- Roger S. Kleivdal (born 1988), snowboarder
- Christoffer Fagerli Rukke (born 1988), speed skater
- Hege Bøkko (born 1991 in Hovet), speed skater
- Vetle SjÃÂ¥stad Christiansen (born 1992 in Geilo), biathlete
- Tiril SjÃÂ¥stad Christiansen (born 1995 in Geilo), freestyle skier
Other people
Attractions
- Hallingskarvet National Park â national park in the municipalities of Hol (Buskerud), Ulvik (Hordaland) and Aurland (Sogn og Fjordane)
- Hol Bygdemuseum â located along the road from ÃÂ
l to Geilo in the small village of Hagafoss. The museum is built as an old farm () with buildings of the local type. There are a total of 17 buildings, of which two, and , have decorative wall paintings on the walls.
- Dagali Museum â museum with ten buildings located in the middle of Dagali, on the edge of Hardangervidda. The buildings came from Dagali, Skurdalen, Tunhovd, and Uvdal; the oldest dates to the 18th century.
- Dagali Skisenter â alpine resort in Dagali, also offering sled-racing, with one of Norway's longest sled-racing hills.
- Dr Holms Hotel â resort hotel in the ski resort town of Geilo
Sister cities
The following cities are twinned with Hol:
Gallery
See also
References
External links