Feiring, Norway | |
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 Feiring Church in Eidsvoll | |
  Feiring, Norway Location in Akershus | |
| Coordinates: 60°29′N11°09′E / 60.483°N 11.150°E | |
| Country | Norway |
| Region | Østlandet |
| County | Akershus |
| Municipality | Eidsvoll |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Feiring is an area in the Eidsvoll municipality in Akershus county, Norway.
Feiring has around 1000 inhabitants. Feiring lies on the west side of the lake Mjøsa. In 1870 the area became a municipality in its own right when it was split from Hurdal. Feiring had an area of 102.45 km2. It then merged into the municipality Eidsvoll in 1964. Norwegian National Road 33, the state road between Minnesund and Østre Toten, which runs through Feiring, was built in the 1890s.
Feiring church (Feiring Kirke) was built in 1870. The original plan had been to restore the old church from 1693, but after debate in the local council it was decided to build a new church. All the same, much of the material which was used to build the new church was borrowed from the old church, which was made of timber.
In the 17th century about 20 copper-mines were set up to the north and north-west of the church, with the smelting works by Flesvikelva. From 1806 to 1818 Carsten Anker ran the Feiring Iron Works by Skreikampen. Feiring Ironworks is one of the best preserved post-Industrial Revolution ironworks in Norway. The housing stands almost completely untouched to this day. The ironworks sites and the remains of the smelter have been restored and Eidsvoll Historical Society has erected information-posts around the work area. In recent years an annual historical play has been performed in the grounds of the ironworks. Ironworks Weekend (Jernverkshelga) is held in August. [1] The treatment and rehabilitation centre for heart disease, Feiringklinikken (The Feiring clinic), run by the Norwegian Heart and Lung Patient Organization used to lie in the centre of Kirkebygda, down towards Lake Mjøsa, but during the spring of 2018 it moved to Jessheim.
One can still see the mile-marker by Norwegian National Road 33, which indicates the border between Østre Toten and Eidsvoll municipalities. The border signpost between Feiring and Eidsvoll has been removed, so that visitors no longer know when they are driving into the heartlands of Romerike.
The Norse form of the name was Fegringar. The name is derived from fagr 'fair; beautiful', and the meaning is 'the beautiful district'.
Akershus is a county in Norway, with Oslo as its administrative centre, although Oslo itself is not a part of Akershus. It is named after the Akershus Fortress in Oslo. From the middle ages to 1919, Akershus was a fief and main county that included most of Eastern Norway, and from the 17th century until 2020 and again from 2024, Akershus also has a more narrow meaning as a smaller central county in the Greater Oslo Region. In 2020, the county of Akershus was merged into Viken along with the counties of Østfold and Buskerud. In 2022, the Storting voted to dissolve Viken and reestablish Akershus county. Akershus was reestablished in 2024 with slightly altered borders now including the municipalities of Jevnaker and Lunner plus the former municipalities of Røyken and Hurum which merged with Asker in 2020.
Oppland is a former county in Norway which existed from 1781 until its dissolution on 1 January 2020. The old Oppland county bordered the counties of Trøndelag, Møre og Romsdal, Sogn og Fjordane, Buskerud, Akershus, Oslo and Hedmark. The county administration was located in the town of Lillehammer.
Eidsvoll is a municipality in Akershus county, Norway. It is part of the Romerike traditional region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Sundet.
Gjøvik is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Toten. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Gjøvik. Some of the villages in Gjøvik include Biri, Bybrua, and Hunndalen.
Østre Toten is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Toten. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Lena. Other villages in the municipality include Kapp, Kolbu, Kraby, Lensbygda, Nordlia, Skreia, and Sletta.
Vestre Toten is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Toten. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Raufoss. Other villages in the municipality include Bøverbru, Eina, and Reinsvoll.
Marker is a municipality in Østfold county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Ørje. Marker was created as a new municipality on 1 January 1964 following the merger of the two former municipalities of Rødenes and Øymark.
Mjøsa is Norway's largest lake, as well as one of the deepest lakes in Norway and in Europe. It is the fourth-deepest lake in Norway. It is located in the southern part of Norway, about 100 kilometres (62 mi) north of the city of Oslo. Its main tributary is the river Gudbrandsdalslågen flowing in from the north; the only distributary is the river Vorma in the south. Inflows would theoretically need 5.6 years to fill the lake. With an average depth of about 150 metres (490 ft), most of the lake's volume is under sea level. The average outflow of the lake (measured from 1931–1982) is 316 cubic metres per second (11,200 cu ft/s) which is about 9,959,000,000 cubic metres per year (1.1145×1010 cu ft/Ms). Mjøsa contains about 56.2 km3 (13.5 cu mi) of water compared to the 14.8 km3 (3.6 cu mi) in the lake Røssvatnet, the second largest lake by volume in Norway.
Lena is a village in Østre Toten Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway, about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) to the southwest of the village of Kapp and lake Mjøsa. The 1.41-square-kilometre (350-acre) village has a population (2021) of 1,245 and a population density of 884 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,290/sq mi). The urban area of Lena also includes part of the village of Kraby, just to the east.
Skreia is a village in Østre Toten Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located on the western shore of the large lake Mjøsa, about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) southeast of the village of Lena and about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) to the south of the village of Kapp. In the summers, there is a ferry from Skreia across the lake to the town of Hamar.
Kapp is a village in Østre Toten Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located along the shore of the large lake Mjøsa, about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) across the lake from the town of Hamar. The town of Gjøvik lies about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) to the northwest of Kapp. Kapp has summer ferry connections to Gjøvik, Tingnes, and Hamar.
Nordlia is a village in Østre Toten Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located on the shore of the lake Mjøsa, about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) to the southeast of the town of Gjøvik, about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) to the northwest of the village of Kapp, and about 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) north of the village of Lena. Nordlien Church is located in the village.
Einavatnet is a lake which lies in Vestre Toten Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The 13.82-square-kilometre (5.34 sq mi) lake lies at an elevation of 398 metres (1,306 ft) above sea level. The lake lies in the southern portion of the municipality, about 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) south of the municipal centre, Raufoss. The village of Eina lies at the northern end of the lake. The Eina Church is located on the eastern shore of the lake. The Norwegian National Road 4 runs along the eastern shore of the lake. The river Hunnselva flows north out of the lake towards the town of Gjøvik where it drains into the large lake Mjøsa.
Kolbu is a village in Østre Toten Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located in the traditional region of Toten, about 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) to the southwest of the village of Lena, the administrative centre of the municipality. The village lies in the western part of the municipality in an agricultural area, not far from the municipal border with Vestre Toten. Kolbu Church is a cruciform church from 1730 that is located just outside the village centre.
Peder Jensen Fauchald was a Norwegian politician.
Ole Larsen Hammerstad was a Norwegian politician.
Kraby is a village in Østre Toten Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The village is located about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) east of the village of Lena along Norwegian County Road 33. The village is named after the local farmsteads named Kraby. Hoff Church is located in the village.
The Ulvin Tunnel is a 3,985-meter (13,074 ft) railway tunnel running through Morskogen and Ulvin in Eidsvoll, Norway. The single-tube tunnel carried double track of the Dovre Line, allowing it to bypass the village of Morskogen. Construction was part of a 17-kilometer (11 mi) new double track between Langset and Kleverud. This was built jointly with the new European Road E6 four-lane motorway. The Ulvin Tunnel will allow for higher speeds and more traffic on the Dovre Line.
Lillehammer is a town which is the administrative centre of Lillehammer Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. The town is located along the river Gudbrandsdalslågen at the northern end of the lake Mjøsa in the southern Gudbrandsdal valley. Prior to the county merger on 1 January 2020, Lillehammer was the administrative centre of Oppland county.
Toten Deanery is a deanery within the Diocese of Hamar in the Church of Norway. This deanery covers several municipalities in the southern part of the diocese. It includes churches in the municipalities of Gjøvik, Vestre Toten, and Østre Toten. The deanery is headquartered at Gjøvik Church in the town of Gjøvik in Gjøvik Municipality.
Aage Lunde; Tosterud, Maja (1983-1986) Feirings historie (Eidsvoll : Utgitt av Eidsvoll kommune, 4 books) ISBN 82-90320-01-9
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