Editing Eidsvoll (section)

==History==
The parish of ''Eidsvold'' was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see [[formannskapsdistrikt]]). The municipality of [[Feiring, Norway|Feiring]] was merged with Eidsvoll on 1 January 1964.

Eidsvoll is mentioned in Old Norse manuscripts. In the 11th century, it became the site of court and [[Thing (assembly)|assembly]] (''ting'') for eastern parts of Norway, replacing [[Vang, Hedmark|Vang]], now a part of [[Hamar]] in [[Hedmark]].  Because of its access to the river [[Vorma]] and the lake [[Mjøsa]], Eidsvoll has long provided a thoroughfare to northern parts of inland Norway.  Historically  the main industry of Eidsvoll was [[agriculture]], though the soil is rich in clay. Eastern parts of Eidsvoll were for a short time the site of a minor [[gold rush]] when [[gold]] was found in 1758, and these areas are still known as ''Gullverket''.

[[Eidsvoll Verk]] was opened to [[Smelting|smelt]] [[iron ore]] by King [[Christian IV of Denmark]] in 1624, relying on the excellent water power from the [[Andelva]] river. In 1688, it was owned by the director of the [[Kongsberg Silver Mines]], ''Schlanbusch'', and remained in his family until 1781. [[Carsten Anker]] came into possession of works in 1794, at which time it was in decay since many of the surrounding [[forest]]s required for [[charcoal]] had been depleted.  He restored it and set up the production of stoves and similar iron goods. He also took residence in Eidsvoll in 1811, rebuilding  the manor house which is now the [[Eidsvollsbygningen]], the site where the [[Riksforsamlingen|constitutional assembly]] met to [[Norway in 1814|draft and sign]] the [[Constitution of Norway]] on 17 May 1814. Eidsvollsbygningen  is today a famous museum.<ref>60.300779 North, 11.170519 East</ref>

In 1854, Eidsvoll became the end point for the first [[Rail transport in Norway|railroad line in Norway]] from [[Oslo]].  This became the transit point for travel with the [[steamship]] [[Skibladner]] to [[Hamar]], [[Gjøvik]], and [[Lillehammer]] on the lake [[Mjøsa]]. In addition to the historic Eidsvoll Church, Eidsvoll is the site of the Langset Church (''Langset kirke'') which dates to 1859  and the Feiring Church (''Feiring Kirke'') which dates to 1875.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.norgeskirker.no/wiki/Langset_kirke|title= Langset kirke|publisher= Norges Kirker|author= Sigrid Marie Christie, Håkon Christie|access-date= October 1, 2016|archive-date= October 13, 2016|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20161013073247/http://www.norgeskirker.no/wiki/Langset_kirke|url-status= live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.norgeskirker.no/wiki/Feiring_kirke|title= Feiring kirke|publisher= Norges Kirker|author= Sigrid Marie Christie, Håkon Christie|access-date= October 1, 2016|archive-date= September 24, 2016|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160924091241/http://www.norgeskirker.no/wiki/Feiring_kirke|url-status= live}}</ref>