Hol, Norway

Template:Other uses of Template:Infobox kommune Hol is a municipality in Buskerud county, Norway.

Administrative history

The area of Hol was separated from the municipality Ål in 1877 to become a separate municipality. In 1937 a part of neighboring Uvdal 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.

**Number of minorities (1st and 2nd generation) in Hol by country of origin in 2017**<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Ancestry	Number
Template:Flag	177
Template:Flag	70
Template:Flag	65
Template:Flag	43
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General information

Name

The municipality (originally the parish) is named after the old Hol farm (Old Norse: Template:Lang), since the first church was built here. The name is identical with the word Template:Lang, which means 'round (and isolated) hill'.

Villages and hamlets in Hol municipality

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Dagali
Geilo
Hagafoss
Hol
Hovet
Kvisla
Myrland
Strønde
Sudndalen
Vedalen

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Geography

Hol is bordered to the north by Lærdal, to the north and east by Ål, to the south by Nore og Uvdal, and to the west by Eidfjord, Ulvik and Aurland.

Lakes

Ustevatn – in the municipality of Hol
Nygardsvatnet – in the municipality of Hol
Strandavatnet – in the municipality of Hol
Ørteren – in the municipality of Hol
Nyhellervatnet – on the border between Hol and Aurland, Vestland county
Pålsbufjorden – in the municipalities of Hol and Nore og Uvdal
Øvre Hein – in the municipalities of Hol and Nore og Uvdal
Djupsvatnet – in the municipalities of Hol and Ål
Flakavatnet – in the municipalities of Hol and Ulvik, Hordaland county

Mountains

Coat of arms

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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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

File:Hol gamle kyrkje.jpg

Hol Church

Notable residents

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Photo of Terje Isungset taken by Knut Bry 2015

In sport

Margit Hvammen (1932 in Geilo – 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
Ådne Søndrål (born 1971), former speed skater and gold medallist at the 1998 Winter Olympics
Håvard 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 Sjåstad Christiansen (born 1992 in Geilo), biathlete
Tiril Sjåstad Christiansen (born 1995 in Geilo), freestyle skier

Other people

Knut Henriksen Dybsjord (1809–1866), mayor and temperance movement activist
Pål Olson Grøt (1813–1906), Rosemåling painter
Olav Sletto (1886–1963), novelist and educator
Knut Bry (born 1946 in Hovet), fine-art photographer and film director<ref>IMDb Database retrieved 15 August 2020</ref>
Terje Isungset (born 1964), musician, percussionist and composer

Attractions

Hallingskarvet National Park – national park in the municipalities of Hol (Buskerud), Ulvik (Hordaland) and Aurland (Sogn og Fjordane)
Hol Bygdemuseum – located along the road from Ål to Geilo in the small village of Hagafoss. The museum is built as an old farm (Template:Lang) with buildings of the local type. There are a total of 17 buildings, of which two, Template:Lang and Template:Lang, have decorative wall paintings on the walls.
Dagali Museum – 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 – alpine resort in Dagali, also offering sled-racing, with one of Norway's longest sled-racing hills.
Dr Holms Hotel – resort hotel in the ski resort town of Geilo