Editing Hole, Norway (section)

==Coat-of-arms==
The [[Coat of arms|coat-of-arms]] is from modern times, as they were granted on 24 May 1985. The arms show four gold [[Crown (headgear)|crowns]] on a red background. They are a symbol for the four [[List of Norwegian monarchs|Norwegian Kings]] who lived in the municipality in the 9th-11th centuries:<ref>{{cite web|author=Norske Kommunevåpen|year=1990|title=Nye kommunevåbener i Norden|url=http://www.ngw.nl/int/nor/h/hole.htm|access-date=2009-01-07}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hole.kommune.no/index.php?id=45959|title=Om bruk av våpenet|publisher=Hole kommune|access-date=2009-01-07|language=no|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090312013352/http://www.hole.kommune.no/index.php?id=45959|archive-date=2009-03-12}}</ref>

*[[Halfdan the Black]] lived during the 9th century married Ragnhild, the daughter of [[Sigurd Hart]].  [[Berserker]]s killed Sigurd Hart and subsequently kidnapped his daughter Ragnhild.  Halfdan the Black saved Ragnhild and married her.  King Halfdan the Black ended his life in 860 by going through the ice on [[Randsfjorden]] with his men, his horse, and [[sled]]ge.  His body-or some part thereof-was possibly buried at the Stein farm on ''Halvdanshaugen'' ("The Mound of Halvdan").
*[[Sigurd Syr]] lived during the 11th century.  He was the great-great-grandchild of [[Harald I of Norway|Harald Hårfagre]] (900-940).  Although a king, Sigurd Syr was mainly interested in agricultural matters, which was quite exceptional for a king at that time.  His nickname ''Syr'' meant:  "The one who is digging in the field".  He was known as a peaceful and very wise man.  Sigurd Syr married the widow [[Åsta Gudbrandsdatter]], who had a little son, Olav, today known as St. Olaf.  Åsta and Sigurd Syr were the parents of Harald Hårdråde.
*[[Olaf II of Norway|St. Olav]] (or Olav Haraldsson) reigned from 1015 to 1030.  His mother was the above-mentioned Åsta and his stepfather was King Sigurd Syr.  However, Olaf Haraldsson's real father was [[Harald Grenske]], who had been killed in 995.  His widow, Åsta, gave birth to Olaf at the same year, but we do not know for sure if Olaf was born at Harald Grenske's place in [[Vestfold]] or in Hole.  Olaf Haraldsson is one out of four saints in Norwegian history and world known.
*[[Harald III of Norway|Harald Hårdråde]] reigned from 1046 to 1066 and was the half brother of Olaf Haraldsson.  He was born at King Syr's farm.  As a king he was known for his tough rule.  He was only 15 years old when he fought in the [[battle of Stiklestad]] in 1030 and experienced the death of his half brother.

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|+ '''Number of minorities (1st and 2nd generation) in Hole by country of origin in 2017'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ssb.no/statistikkbanken/selectvarval/Define.asp?subjectcode=&ProductId=&MainTable=FolkInnvkatLand&nvl=&PLanguage=1&nyTmpVar=true&CMSSubjectArea=befolkning&KortNavnWeb=innvbef&StatVariant=&checked=true |title=Immigrants and Norwegian-born to immigrant parents, by immigration category, country background and percentages of the population |language=en |publisher=ssb.no |access-date=29 July 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150702101705/https://www.ssb.no/statistikkbanken/selectvarval/Define.asp?subjectcode=&ProductId=&MainTable=FolkInnvkatLand&nvl=&PLanguage=1&nyTmpVar=true&CMSSubjectArea=befolkning&KortNavnWeb=innvbef&StatVariant=&checked=true |archive-date=2 July 2015 }}</ref>
 
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| {{flag|Poland}}||255
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| {{flag|Russia}}||64
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| {{flag|Denmark}}||63
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| {{flag|Lithuania}}||58
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| {{flag|Sweden}}||53
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| {{flag|Germany}}||43
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| {{flag|Philippines}}||35
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