Editing Gol, Norway

{{Infobox kommune
| name               = Gol
| native_name        =
| native_name_lang   =
| other_name         =
| official_name      =
| idnumber           = 3324
| image_skyline      = File:Gol kommunehus IMG 1579.JPG
| county             = Buskerud
| district           = Hallingdal
| capital            = Gol
| demonym            = Goling
| language           = [[Norwegian Nynorsk|Nynorsk]]
| coatofarms         = Gol_komm.svg
| munwebpage         = www.gol.kommune.no
| mayor              = Jan-Halvard Brekko 
| mayor_party        = [[Norwegian Labour Party|Ap]]
| mayor_as_of        = 2003
| area_rank          = 200
| area_total_km2      = 533
| area_land_km2       = 514
| area_water_percent  = 0.16
| population_as_of   = 2004
| population_rank    = 218
| population_total   = 4372
| populationpercent  = 0.10
| population_density_km2= 8
| population_increase= 1.4
| coordinates        = {{coord|60|45|1|N|8|59|5|E|region:NO|display=inline,title}}
| utm_zone = 32V | utm_northing = 6734977 | utm_easting = 0499179 | geo_cat = adm2nd
}}

'''Gol''' ({{Audio|Gol.ogg|pronunciation}}) is a [[List of municipalities of Norway|municipality]] in [[Buskerud]] [[Counties of Norway|county]], [[Norway]].  It is part of the [[Districts of Norway|traditional region]] of [[Hallingdal]].  The administrative center of the municipality is the village of Gol which is also the population center.  Gol was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see [[formannskapsdistrikt]]). The area of [[Hemsedal]] was separated from Gol in 1897 to become a separate municipality. The municipality of Gol is bordered to the north by the municipality of [[Nord-Aurdal]] (in [[Oppland]] county), to the east by  [[Sør-Aurdal]] (in Oppland county), to the south by [[Nes, Buskerud|Nes]], and to the west by [[Ål]] and [[Hemsedal]].<ref>{{cite web|url=  https://snl.no/Gol |title=  Gol  |publisher=  Store norske leksikon |author=  Geir Thorsnæs
|access-date= October 1, 2017}}</ref>

==General information==

===Name===
The [[Old Norse]] form of the name was ''Gǫrð''. This is probably an old river name (for the lower part of [[Hemsil]] river). The name of the river maybe derived from the word ''garðr'' m 'fence; border' - and the meaning is then 'the border river'.

===Coat-of-arms===

The [[Coat of arms|coat-of-arms]] is from modern times.  They were granted on 13 September 1985.  The arms are gold with three black [[key (lock)|key]]s in the center.  The keys are derived from the key for [[Gol stave church]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Norske Kommunevåpen|date=1990|title=Nye kommunevåbener i Norden|url=http://www.ngw.nl/int/nor/g/gol.htm|access-date=2009-01-07}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gol.kommune.no/nn-no/Om-Gol/Meir-om-Gol/Kommunevapenet/ |title=Kommunevåpenet |access-date=2009-01-07 |publisher=Gol kommune |language=no |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090218073720/http://gol.kommune.no/nn-no/Om-Gol/Meir-om-Gol/Kommunevapenet/ |archive-date=2009-02-18 }}</ref>  {{See also-text|Coat-of-arms of [[Sør-Odal]]}}

===Transport===
The [[Bergen Line]] from Bergen to Oslo runs through [[Gol Station]] which opened in 1907.  Gol is connected to [[Norwegian National Road 7]], 50 and 52  as well as  [[Norwegian county road]] 51. There are daily bus connections to [[Gjøvik]] and [[Lillehammer]].<ref>{{cite web|url=  https://www.visitnorway.com/places-to-go/eastern-norway/hallingdal/gol/|title=  Gol in Hallingdal |publisher=  Innovation Norway|access-date= October 1, 2017}}</ref>

{| style="float: center;" class="wikitable"
|+Number of minorities (1st and 2nd generation) in Gol 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>
 
|-
! style="background:#efefef;"|Ancestry
! style="background:#efefef;"|Number
|-
| {{flag|Poland}}||131
|-
| {{flag|Somalia}}||77
|-
| {{flag|Lithuania}}||56
|-
| {{flag|Syria}}||46
|-
| {{flag|Iraq}}||30
|}

[[File:Gol kirke rk 84274 IMG 1479.JPG|thumb|right|175 px|Gol Church]]

==Gol Church==
Gol Church (''Gol kirke'')  was constructed during 1882 based upon a design by architect [[Henrik Nissen]]. The church is characterized by [[neo-Gothic]] style with gables and small towers with crosses.  It was built of wood and has 500 seats.<ref>{{cite web
|url= http://www.norgeskirker.no/wiki/Gol_kirke|title=   Gol kirke|publisher=  Norges Kirker|author=  Sigrid Marie Christie, Håkon Christie
|access-date= October 1, 2017}}</ref>

The [[mediaeval]] [[Gol stave church]] (built ca. 1216) was due for demolition after the construction of the larger and new church. Gol stave church was saved from destruction by the [[Society for the Preservation of Ancient Norwegian Monuments]] (''Fortidsminneforeningen''), which bought the materials with the intention of re-erecting the church elsewhere. Financial problems were solved when King [[Oscar II of Sweden|Oscar II]] decided to pay for its relocation and restoration as the central building of his private [[open-air museum]] near [[Oslo]].<ref>{{cite web|url=  https://snl.no/Foreningen_til_norske_Fortidsminnesmerkers_Bevaring |title=   Foreningen til norske Fortidsminnesmerkers Bevaring|publisher=     Store norske leksikon |author= Lars Roede|access-date= October 1, 2017}}</ref>

The restoration was overseen by architect [[Waldemar Hansteen]]. It was completed in 1885. In 1907, the royal museum was merged with the [[Norwegian Museum of Cultural History|Norsk Folkemuseum]], which now manages the [[stave church]], still nominally belonging to the reigning monarch.<ref>{{cite web|url=  https://snl.no/Waldemar_Hansteen|title=  Waldemar Hansteen|publisher=Store norske leksikon    
|author=Bjørn Cappelen|access-date= October 1, 2017}}</ref>

[[File:Gol replica03020004.jpg|thumb|225 px|left|Gol Stave Church replica]]

==Attractions==
*Gordarike Familiepark  is a [[Amusement park|theme park]] located in downtown Gol. The theme and environment are built to reflect  the [[Viking Age]] and Middle Ages.  A modern [[replica]] of Gol stave church has been built as a [[tourist attraction]] at the park.  The replica was built in the 1980s and consecrated in 1994.<ref>{{cite web|url=   https://www.visitnorway.com/places-to-go/eastern-norway/hallingdal/listings-hallingdal/gol-stave-church/7684/  |title=   Gol Stave Church at Gordarike Familiepark, Gol|publisher=Innovation Norway |access-date= October 1, 2017}}</ref>
*[[Gol Bygdetun]] is an open-air museum  located in the village of Gol. It was built around the old ''Skaga'' farm. It is dedicated to the cultural history of Gol, and contains farm buildings of nearly all types. Barns, lofts and wooden stables  are all  featured together with a millhouse, a school house  and a log cabin.  The oldest building dates back to 17th century. Gol Bygdetun is a subsidiary of Hallingdal Museum which operating in association with Buskerudmuseet.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.hallingdal-museum.no/museum/al-bygdamuseum/ |title=''Gol Bygdemuseum'' (Hallingdal Museum) |access-date=2017-10-30 |archive-date=2015-09-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924024852/http://www.hallingdal-museum.no/museum/al-bygdamuseum/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=    http://www.hallingdal-museum.no/?s=Gol+Bygdetun|title=    Buskerudmuseet|publisher=    Stiftelsen Buskerudmuseet|access-date=    October 1, 2017|archive-date=    November 7, 2017|archive-url=    https://web.archive.org/web/20171107015629/http://www.hallingdal-museum.no/?s=Gol+Bygdetun|url-status=    dead}}</ref>

[[File:Johan willoch erichsen.jpg|140px|thumb|Johan Willoch Erichsen]]

==Notable residents==
* [[Bjørn Frøysåk]] (1634 in Gol – 1709) a Norwegian farmer and merchant
* [[Johan Willoch Erichsen]] (1842–1916 in Gol) a Norwegian Bishop of [[Lutheran Diocese of Bjørgvin|Bjørgvin]] 
* [[Lilly Heber]] (1879 in Gol – 1944)  Norwegian literary critic and historian 
* [[Hans Johan Jensen]] (1882–?) a Norwegian politician, farmer and carpenter
* [[Sigrun Eng]] (born 1951 in Sør-Fron) a Norwegian politician, member of Gol municipal council 1983 to 1991
* [[Pål Golberg]] (born 1990 in Gol) is a Norwegian [[cross-country skiing (sport)|cross-country skier]]

==Sister cities==
The following cities are [[twin towns and sister cities|twinned]] with Gol:
* {{flagicon|SWE}} - [[Årjäng Municipality|Årjäng]], [[Värmland County]], [[Sweden]]
* {{flagicon|DEN}} - [[Fanø]], [[Region of Southern Denmark|Region Syddanmark]], [[Denmark]]
* {{flagicon|FIN}} - [[Virrat]], [[Pirkanmaa]], [[Finland]]
* {{Flagicon|CAN}} - [[Bracebridge, Ontario|Bracebridge]], [[Ontario]]

==Gallery==
<gallery mode="packed">
File:Tisleifjorden dam.jpg|Tisleifjorden Dam
File:Gol stasjon 110812.jpg|Gol Train Station
File:Hemsil II kraftverk.JPG| Hemsil II Kraftverk
File:Gol Politi lensmannsgaarden IMG 1577.JPG|Gol Police Station
</gallery>

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Gol}}
{{wiktionary|Gol}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20071001004640/http://www.ssb.no/english/municipalities/0617 Municipal fact sheet] from [[Statistics Norway]]
*{{Wikivoyage inline|Buskerud}}

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[[Category:Hallingdal]]
[[Category:Municipalities of Buskerud]]
[[Category:Villages in Buskerud]]